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The idea of programming resonance level via carbon-fiber construction is just cool. That being said my wife is buying me one of Brian May's guitars retrospectively for our anniversary. :) I told her to hold off until the Studio is done in the late Winter/early Spring, "When I can really put it to work," as I put it. Needless to say EarthLight Studios UK will be pretty-well soundproofed... :) -------------------------------------------------- From: "Daryl Shawn" <highhorse@mhorse.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 6:06 PM 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 > > >