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Is that guitar being played? It doesn't look like to me. And what a tone - yuk! peace G > Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:06:56 -0800 > From: highhorse@mhorse.com > To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > Subject: OT: Blackbird guitars > > Since we've discussed portability a lot on the list, as well as the > unrelated topic of guitar pickups that split the signal per string, I > thought I'd mention my experience auditioning a Blackbird guitar > yesterday. Blackbirds are small-bodied (but full-scale) carbon-fiber > acoustic guitars, made by hand in San Francisco. I became aware of them > just a few weeks ago through this video shot by Henry Kaiser of his > Blackbird being played underwater in Antarctica (!). > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCPiPh2sWDk > > Carbon fiber is incredibly stiff stuff, and survived this experience > unscathed. (Yesterday, the maker was giving it direct full-force kicks > to the body to show how tough it is, which almost made me lose my lunch, > but it didn't show a mark). It's also incredibly light - the > nylon-string I played weighs only three pounds. As a guitar, it's > surprisingly loud, and though the body is about six inches shorter and > four inches narrower than a regular guitar, it has a great bass > response, as well as a really unique and clear high end. It's a very > modern sound, which wouldn't be mistaken for a concert classical, but I > kinda fell in love with it. Complex chords are really detailed, and the > whole body vibrates, even the neck (which is hollow - there's a tiny > soundhole where you'd expect a truss rod to be). I've tried out most of > the travel guitar options, and this definitely is the one offering the > best tone, and durability, plus a really cool look. > > They offer the RMC pickup system with it, which has an individual > saddle-mounted pickup for each string. That can be broken out > separately, and used either in its analog form, or to drive MIDI. > Especially given its nice acoustic clarity, I think it would work > extremely well for individual string processing, like dropping the bass > strings down an octave. > > The guitar ain't cheap - with the RMC, about $2000 US - but if I'm lucky > I may figure out a way to acquire one for my travels. > > http://www.blackbirdguitar.com > > gear on, > > Daryl Shawn > www.swanwelder.com > www.chinapaintingmusic.com > > > > View your other email accounts from your Hotmail inbox. Add them now. |