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Bediaz Weissenbro
Posted: 5 Nov 2013 9:37 am
by Brad Bechtel
This certainly looks interesting. Their Facebook posting says
Posted: 6 Nov 2013 8:09 am
by Mike D
I don't get turning the cones and cover 90º. Seems like a lot of hacking for no real improvement in tone and certainly not playability. Looks to me like the only reason was to fit the well into the shape of the guitar (function follows form).
Posted: 6 Nov 2013 10:47 am
by Brad Bechtel
It seems to be a different body shape, narrower at the top (almost like a metal body Weissenborn with a tricone wedged into it). I don't particularly like the offset basket weave sound holes above the cone assembly - they appear mismatched.
Still, I'd love to hear how this sounds compared to a standard tricone.
Posted: 6 Nov 2013 11:09 am
by Mike Neer
That's the Bedazzled version.
Posted: 6 Nov 2013 3:33 pm
by Michael Maddex
Brad Bechtel wrote:It seems to be a different body shape, narrower at the top (almost like a metal body Weissenborn with a tricone wedged into it). I don't particularly like the offset basket weave sound holes above the cone assembly - they appear mismatched.
Still, I'd love to hear how this sounds compared to a standard tricone.
The mismatched basket weave looks funny to me, too. Anyway, here's a short sound clip:
http://bediaz-music.de/product_info.php ... cts_id=101
Enjoy!
Posted: 6 Nov 2013 4:05 pm
by Alan Brookes
It sounds better than it looks. That thin waiste with a big lower bout and a much smaller upper one reminds me of a tubby woman in a very tight corset.
Posted: 6 Nov 2013 4:33 pm
by Brad Bechtel
I hesitate to make a judgment based on one video, but it doesn't sound much like what I think of as a tricone sound. I expect more tonal complexity from multiple cones than I am hearing in the video.
Still, it's a unique instrument for sure.
Posted: 6 Nov 2013 4:39 pm
by Mike D
Because of the way they turned the cover you're forced to play way ahead of the bridge, which is sometimes where you want to play, but you can't play near the bridge at all. I also wonder how much not having the two cones on the bass side makes in the sound.
Posted: 9 Nov 2013 11:04 am
by Alan Brookes
Mike D wrote:...I also wonder how much not having the two cones on the bass side makes in the sound.
Probably a lot. I always thought that the main reason for the two cones on the bass side of a tricone was to amplify the bass more and lead to a better-equalized instrument.