McPherson 4.5 Bear Claw Sitka/Flamed Black Acacia #1619, from McPherson

McPherson Guitars don't disappoint, and this extraordinary beauty is no exception. It features a remarkable Bear Claw Sitka Spuce top, with flamed Black Acacia backs and sides. The guitar is beautifully played by flat-picking legend, John Garris in the Sound Pure Recording Studios, and recorded using a simple minimalist microphone setup including the Earthworks SR40 Cardioid Microphones, and the Earthworks 1024 4-channel microphone preamp, feeding a Lynx Aurora 16 A/D converter. No special processing was done to make this recording. The guitar, and all the equipment used in making the recording are all available for purchase from Sound Pure. They can be reached toll free at 888-528-9703. The instrument specs include the following: Depth: 4" at block and 4.5" at tail block; Scale Length: 25"; Overall Length: 41" ;Neck Width: Standard 1 3/4" at nut, 2 5/32" at 12th; Neck Width: Wide 1 7/8" at nut, 2 5/32" at 12th; Electronics: L.R. Baggs RTS2 system. Ribbon transducer pick-up, pre-amp and volume control; Tuners: Schaller M6G Gold Tuning Machines; Gold Strap Button; Case: Custom fit Ameritage case with built in humidification system; Inlay: McPherson mother of pearl inlay on head cap and mirror image on bridge plate.

Join Matt McPherson on a discussion about acoustic guitar bracing and stereophonics. The bracing on these instruments is indeed one of the most unique and impressive aspects of these guitars, and a key part of what makes a McPherson a McPherson. 

The CharterOak M900t Vacuum Tube Pencil Microphones record gorgeous sounding fingerstyle acoustic guitars in the recording studio through a millennia HV3r microphone preamplifier. The Charter Oak M900t has a warm vintage coloration, that is rich on top, with a thick and full midrange character, making it a wonderful choice for reproducing warm finger-style playing with a very tame top end, but at the same time not terribly sacrificing detail. The M900t kit includes the mics, power supply, shockmounts, Gotham audio mic cable, and three capsules (modified, but based on the original M900)- cardioid, hyper-cardioid, and omni. The entire line of Charter Oak Microphones and Signal Processors are available for purchase through Sound Pure by simply calling us toll free at 888-528-9703.

The new Earthworks SR40 Cardioid Microphones record dazzling Acoustic Guitars in the recording studio, and then in an untreated space in this great video demo. In this video we utilize a variety of preamps including Earthworks own 1024 Mic Preamp, the Sebatron 4000e VU, and then the Vintech X73i (in the untreated space). The near perfect cardioid pattern provides some off-axis control of reflections in both the studio and the untreated Sound Pure Guitar showroom, but is completely flat and neutral in each quadrant of its near-perfect cardioid pattern, meaning that the off axis sounds and reflections picked up by the microphone remain as neutral, flat and beautiful, yielding a truly detailed and accurate overall picture. Call us today to discuss this dazzling new microphone from Earthworks, or any of their other amazing equipment, toll free at 888-528-9703.

SEGAS 2011 at the Sound Pure booth Moog Music, McPherson Guitars, Collings Guitars, Flickinger Toneboxes, Wes Lambe, Eastman Guitars, and much more. Ross Gruet shows some new products at the Southeastern Guitar and Amp Show including the new Moog Cluster Flux MF-108M, Moog's E1 infinite sustain guitar with Saul Zonana, Rich Flickinger's new Velvet Mite 10 watt amp head and speaker cabinet and the new Germanium Griffin Fuzz Boost Pedal, and new creations made by luthier Wes Lambe. Watch our other videos on SEGAS 2011 to see interviews with manufacturers and learn about new products.