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Topic: Copper Mountain by Beard Guitars |
Howard Parker
From: Maryland
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Posted 26 Sep 2016 10:37 am
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Paul has released a spec sheet on the new "Copper Mountain" line. Composite body with a birch top. Hand built in the Beard shop. Picture is up on the company's FB page. This is a baffled guitar.
Full disclosure..I've played it and I think it is very cool. It sounds like a....resonator guitar. smiley The square and round neck guitars share a common cutaway body, probably to keep costs down.
We'll have a bunch at IBMA.
I know the square neck will retail for $1,499.
Usual Beard specs. I'll have them very soon.
That is all!!
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Cartwright Thompson
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Posted 26 Sep 2016 2:23 pm
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Looks interesting, but a square neck with a cutaway.... |
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Paul DiMaggio
From: Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 26 Sep 2016 4:03 pm
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I am baffled by the cutaway on a squareneck, almost as much as the guitar is baffled. |
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gary pierce
From: Rossville TN
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Posted 26 Sep 2016 4:43 pm
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Looks like a composite body on a Ovation guitar, and no pickup included. |
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Brad Bechtel
From: San Francisco, CA
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Posted 27 Sep 2016 4:03 am
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No pickup included, but the Fishman Nashville pickup is available.
It looks interesting to me. That's a good price for a Beard guitar and in my opinion hits a sweet spot in the market.
I'm not bothered by the cutaway at all. _________________ Brad’s Page of Steel
A web site devoted to acoustic & electric lap steel guitars |
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Ken Pippus
From: Langford, BC, Canada
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Posted 27 Sep 2016 8:52 am
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I would bet Beard will sell many more roundnecks for this model, and the cutaway will be a selling feature in that market. |
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Tony Dingus
From: Kingsport, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 4 Oct 2016 5:48 pm
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I saw/listened to Josh Swift demo this guitar on facebook at the IBMA last week. The guitar sounds great. Josh gave it a good report.
Tony |
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Howard Parker
From: Maryland
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Posted 5 Oct 2016 5:34 am
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FWIW Beard brought six of the squarenecks to IBMA last week. He returned home with none of them.
No one seemed to care about the cutaway. The guitar sounds nothing like many would expect. Surprised everyone that played them.
Me thinks Beard has a winner here.
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Mark Eaton
From: Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 5 Oct 2016 7:15 am
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Howard, as I posted about on Reshangout, the initial kneejerk reaction about the squareneck having a cutaway was to be expected - as if the idea of this question coming up never crossed Paul's mind during the design and manufacturing process.
So aside from people sitting down and playing them and then loving the guitars, how many times during the IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association convention in Raleigh, NC) did you have to answer questions about the cutaway? _________________ Mark |
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Howard Parker
From: Maryland
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Posted 5 Oct 2016 7:49 am
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Funny you should ask. Maybe about 30-40% of the time.
Paul explained it was a cost savings move. He had a price point in mind. A prototype full body was made and was determined that there really wasn't a sonic difference between the two. More cost efficient to deal with a single design. He also pointed out that the guitar is instantly recognizable and the cutaway would just be considered a unique design element in the squareneck world and a desired feature in the roundneck market.
It shouldn't surprise anyone that knows Paul that this design was a long time in coming and there was opportunity for a number of "players" to try the guitar and offer feedback. The feedback was positive and here we are.
There was a question about the nature of the "composite" body. I do not know the formulation but it is NOT carbon fiber.
Hope that helps.
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Howard Parker
From: Maryland
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Posted 5 Oct 2016 8:11 am
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Try THIS VIDEO. I copied this from the Beard FB page so the video is compressed. You'll get decent camera audio.
I'll leave this up for a while. |
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Godfrey Arthur
From: 3rd Rock
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Posted 9 Oct 2016 7:39 am
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Howard Parker wrote: |
Try THIS VIDEO. I copied this from the Beard FB page so the video is compressed. You'll get decent camera audio.
I'll leave this up for a while. |
Pretty consistent up and down the neck. No dead spots. Guy can play! _________________ ShoBud The Pro 1
YES it's my REAL NAME!
Ezekiel 33:7 |
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Howard Parker
From: Maryland
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Posted 9 Oct 2016 7:46 am
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Josh Swift. Doyle Lawson's right hand man. Super guy.
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K Maul
From: Hadley, NY/Hobe Sound, FL
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Posted 10 Nov 2016 9:53 am
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I LIKE this idea. Might be an excellent instrument to fly with. _________________ Kevin Maul: Airline, Beard, Clinesmith, Decophonic, Evans, Excel, Fender, Fluger, Gibson, Hilton, Ibanez, Justice, K+K, Live Strings, MOYO, National, Oahu, Peterson, Quilter, Rickenbacher, Sho~Bud, Supro, TC, Ultimate, VHT, Williams, X-otic, Yamaha, ZKing. |
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Dale Foreman
From: Crowley Louisiana, USA
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Posted 10 Nov 2016 10:53 am Beard
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Are thee guitars available for retail? Where can I get one? _________________ Rittenberry Prestige(2) |
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Howard Parker
From: Maryland
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Posted 10 Nov 2016 11:12 am
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Beard Guitars or their dealers. _________________ Howard Parker
03\' Carter D-10
70\'s Dekley D-10
52\' Fender Custom
Many guitars by Paul Beard
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