A recent testimonial
from professional acoustic artist Nigel
Mazlyn-Jones
.... what a beautiful sound has matured out of the cutaway sunburst
acoustic you made in 1997. It has grown on me to the point that it is
now my favorite guitar from a playing and a sound point of view. The
craftsmanship all round is wonderful and the sound hole marquetry is
a special delight to the eye. The tonal accuracy and overall balance
across all the frequencies from very high to very low is really noticeable
especially when I record with it, usually on a pair of matching Audio
Technica 4033 large diaphragm mikes. It also has much more volume and
warmth than anyone would expect from a small bodied cutaway acoustic
that would normally be perfect for jazzy crisp sounds cutting through,
but in the passing years the warmth has increased noticeably. It still
has a crisp top as well but the warmth has surprised me and those who
have heard the un doctored raw recordings of it on my studio Tannoy
monitors. So thanks for a fine instrument that has got right under my
skin in the last 14 years and made itself a great friend to me as it
has started to write songs all on its own! Now I will embark on retrofitting
a good internal mike and transducer. Thanks and good luck with all you
do.

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