Paul Beard Travel Reso

[sliding bill]

A friend of mine is considering one of these.
An amazing beast it seems.
Offered with a 23inch scale as well as a 25 inch (standard Beard custom length but at $200 extra).
The small quarterman (9inch) and spider give it a Dobro (ish ) sound.
McIntyre or Barcus Berry choice of on board pickups.
Seems to fit the bill for someone who needs a transportable resophonic guitar but who also would welcome a bit of lap steel electric too.

I have never seen one "in the flesh" and I cannot give my pal the advice he needs.

Has anyone played one or owned one ?

I have the utmost respect for Paul Beard and I am sure that the guitar is of the highest build quality etc.

I just wonder what you slidy people out there think of this particular guitar.

Any advice welcomed.


All the best

Bill Dalton
Bolton
England

[Ted Smith]

Bill, I've sold one for Paul at Grass Valley, very very beautiful instruments with excellent amplified sound for stage use. It was a drool guitar for everybody.

[Howard Parker]

The travel reso is a neat instrument and is fitted with a mando resonator and cut down spider. It also sounds very cool when outfitted with a p/u.

It'll never compete with a full bodied reso in a band situation.

You _knew_ that though.

h


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Howard Parker
www.resoguit.com
ListOwner RESOGUIT

[Chris Walke]

Does he build an 8-string version?