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Love my Sheppard Minstrel Cutaway, Amazon Rosewood with Caucasian Spruce top--amazingly versatile in mixed venues and different styles of music!
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Thanks so much! There are a lot of incredbile guitars out there. I just want to do my part to document the ones I come across and make sure people are aware of how incredible some of these things are. There's definitely more to the high-end modern voiced guitar world than Jim Olson and Somogyi's Angels. |
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Thanks, Chad! After playing this one, I see why you love it! Last edited by usb_chord; 11-11-2013 at 01:25 PM. |
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Thanks so much for the nice comments Brian! Wonderful playing too!!!
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What a beautiful guitar. Congratulations
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Congrats Brian and Gerald... Wonderful player, wonderful guitar...
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Thanks again everyone! The next installment is coming soon..
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Everything! The only thing they really have in common is both being 6 string cutaways built by a solo luthier. The Borges is dry...the Sheppard is "wet". The Borges projects the majory of its sound out front, the Sheppard sourrounds the player. The Borges has a focus on clarity and note separation, the Sheppard is more lush and blended. With the experience you have, I doubt anything I'm saying is surprising. It's the classic modern vs. traditional comparison. |
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Lovely Sheppard
I love the sound of Gerald's guitars. Thanks for posting such a nice sounding video. You played that song with a lot of feeling. It reminded me that I wanted to learn that song, Hana. Gorgeous.
I have an Englemann/Brazilian Beneteau concert standard, and I love the sound of that guitar as well. Like your guitar, the Beneteau envelops me in a powerful wash of overtones, but without sacrificing clarity. I described the sound I wanted to Marc, and he suggested Englemann. I'm glad I listened to him. Your guitar is sweeter sounding though, whereas the Beneteau is more woody and earthy. Congratulations, and great choice picking Cocobolo, one of my favorite woods.
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Oh man what a beaut.....engelmann spruce seems to get overlooked and I think it's one of the very best out there. Beautiful playing, too...hard to go wrong with that particular composer.
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Great job, Brian. Thank you for sharing!
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Marc makes fantastic guitars. Besides the hand full I've come across at various guitar shops, Don Ross passed through town a few months ago and I got to play his mahogany model. It was VERY nice. I agree - Englemann can be wonderful stuff. The best sounding ones will make you completely forget about the generally broader headroom of other spruces.. I should learn more of Kishibe-san's material one day! Thank YOU for the kind words! |
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I'm not sure how I missed this the first time around, but all I can saw is WOW!
Every one of Gerald's guitars I've seen has been a work of art - I've only heard a handful of recordings, but they were equally as impressive. You've got one of those understated elegance guitars there Mr B..... Hang on to that one! BTW - I see you've drifted into the wide nut and saddle camp
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Lovely guitar
Lovely guitar and fantastic playing. To quote Chad "my kind of fingerstyle"
heard tones of celtic which I absolutely love. Thanks for sharing Cheers Paul
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