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| Subject: | Re: [RESOGUIT-L] Beard | | Date: | Tuesday, November 20, 2007 10:27:02 (-0500) | | From: | Ken Shafranko <shafrankok @..com>
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I've had my mahogany Beard E for about 10 years. I think it was two years
ago at Gettysburg I had a chance to play one of the early MA6's that Paul
had on display there. I got to play mine side by side with the MA6 and I
can second Howard's comments about the guitar being evenly balanced and
having a distinct and clear bottom and top end. Nothing in my estimation
would cause you to come near the word 'muddy' when describing the sound of
this instrument. The volume from this instrument impressed me as being
noticeably louder than my E. Not enormously different but distinctly
louder. I could not detect that it felt any different to play, that is, the
string spacing seemed identical to what I have become accumstomed to and the
mass of the instrument seemed pretty close to what I usually feel in my lap.
Did it make me play any better? No. Did it sound better? It sounded
different. I still like the one I have a lot. Would I like to have the
MA6? Certainly.
My 2 cents.
Ken Shafranko
----- Original Message -----
From: "Howard Parker" <hlpdobro@intr.net>
To: <resoguit-l@elistas.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 9:19 AM
Subject: Re: [RESOGUIT-L] Beard
> jrhurwitz@aol.com wrote:
>> As I am currentrly planning to purchase a Beard Model E in Maple, based
>> on David's comments in his e-mail I would appreciate some commentary on
>> the differences (pros and cons)?between the Beard Mike Auldridge model
>> and the Model E.
>>
>
> The below is "imho" and reflects these guitars as I play them.
>
> In my hands the Maple E is a bright agressive guitar. Maple tends to
> throw brightness around. It's tonal characteristics favor the mid-to
> highs. It has a very, very big sound. In my hands, I have to push this
> guitar around to "get tone". It loves to be pushed around.
>
> The Auldridge guitar, who's exterior dimensions are the same is the most
> evenly balanced guitar out there are does not require an agressive attack
> to get the most out of the guitar...It has huge bass end and just glistens
> up on the high end. You can certainly play this guitar agressively, no
> problemo..Ask Jerry. I remember the Birchmere gig with him on the
> "Fluxanator".
>
> To make matters more complex, you might consider the mahogany E, which has
> some of the characteristics of the maple and Auldridge. There's also the
> spruce/mahogany spruce/rosewood and a bunch of other E's out there which
> throw their own subtle, but unique characteristics.
>
> I'm leaving room for Bob McEvoy to chime in :-) about his E.
>
> I'm speaking for myself here. I've played a bunch of E's as well as
> Auldridges (if that's what you are teetering on)
>
> --
> - - -
> Howard Parker
> hlpdobro@intr.net
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