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If you're looking for one of the most complex and rich sounding guitars on the planet, you may well have come to the right place. This Grand Concert cutaway just smokes. The set of rosewood on this guitar is simply spicy and has overtones that will rattle the room. Usually a Sitka top will put a lid on all that but this remarkably bear-clawed top behaves more like an Adirondack top, with a bit more clarity. If you're looking for booming bass response with tons of bright clarity on the top-end, this is the guitar for you. Handles a flatpick and fingers with equal and surprisingly different results. Playing some bluegrass, I felt like I was playing some modern Brazilian speed demon, and when I switched to my fingers I was amazed by how much clarity I was getting out of my notes. They sure know how to make a great guitar out there in California!
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Also in this recording Goodall Grand Concert Cutaway RGCC5455 Acoustic Guitar Neumann SKM 184 Stereo Mic Set (Nickel) A Designs MP-2A Stereo Tube Preamp Lynx Aurora 16 I/O D/A and A/D Converter
Ryan Cavanaugh plays a Goodall RGCC Acoustic Guitar, #5455, in the Sound Pure Studios live room. Recorded with Neumann KM184 Matched Pair Mics to A Designs MP-2A, into Lynx Aurora 16 AD Converter.
Also in this recording Lauten Audio Oceanus LT-381 Microphone Phoenix Audio DRS8 mk2 Microphone Preamp Goodall TMhB Baritone sn5500 Acoustic Guitar Goodall Grand Concert Cutaway RGCC5455 Acoustic Guitar Ribbecke Halfling Pinbridge Archtop Guitar
The Lauten Oceanus is a Large Diaphragm Vacuum Tube microphone with a unique and modern design. The Oceanus can be used in a variety of applications from vocals, to acoustic guitar, to drum overheads, this microphone is versatile enough to handle any type of recording. The Oceanus has a warm, smooth and articulate sound like many other famous tube mics, but it brings a modern new age twist of its own. Lauten has made sure that the Oceanus can be used in many applications by giving this microphone variable polar patterns, which makes it useful for a variety of stereo configurations. Make sure you check out our other videos featuring the Lauten Microphones. If you have any questions about this microphone or any other gear or guitars we carry, give is a call here at Sound Pure.
Also in this recording Neumann SKM 184 Stereo Mic Set (Nickel) Goodall Grand Concert Cutaway RGCC5455 Acoustic Guitar A Designs MP-2A Stereo Tube Preamp Lynx Aurora 16 I/O D/A and A/D Converter
Neumann KM184 microphones record stereo acoustic guitars using a wide spaced configuration. These brilliant microphone have a lot of brightness on top, but plenty of body and smoothness making them an optimal choice for recording everything from acoustic instruments, drums (overheads and high hats in particular), stereo room and instrument miking (whether XY or ORTF), percussion, strings, upright bass. Anywhere a typical small diaphragm cardioid condenser microphone will shine, these will sparkle. Based on the Original Neumann KM84 Vintage Microphones, these boast improved frequency response and improved signal to noise ratios, utilizing a very well-implemented transformerless design. Released around the turn o the millennium, this is still one of the most favored acoustic guitar recording microphone, and used here at the Sound Pure Recording Studios with great success. Used for countless applications- please call us at Sound Pure if you have any questions about any Neumann Microphone. We are available toll free at 888-528-9703, and our sales team consists of serious recording engineers and studio professionals that are ready to help you with your studio needs.
Also in this recording A Designs MP-2A Stereo Tube Preamp Neumann SKM 184 Stereo Mic Set (Nickel) MJ Franks OOO Acoustic Guitar Peluso CEMC6 Solid State Microphone Goodall Grand Concert Cutaway RGCC5455 Acoustic Guitar Lynx Aurora 16 I/O D/A and A/D Converter
The A Designs MP2A Dual Channel Vacuum Tube Microphone Preamplifier is a wonderfully detailed and open-sounding tube microphone preamp that has a very clean sound, with very subtle tube color, warmth, and three-dimensionality. It is not heavy, colored, or conjested in the mids and low-mids. This makes it a great choice on acoustic instruments including guitar, piano, orchestra, percussion- wherever you are looking for articulation, detail without the heavy, sluggish, and sometimes muddy response you sometimes get from vacuum tubes. This a seriously high-end piece, that should be given a serious listen.
From Goodall Guitars
The Grand Concert series, recently refined and beautifully proportioned, is everything you can imagine and more. A wonderful blend of clarity and balance with punch and a smooth, rich bass. This instrument is larger than the Parlor and smaller than the Concert Jumbo. It has a singing, lyrical treble with excellent sustain and is comfortable to hold. Though a small guitar, the Grand Concert does not exhibit the tight, nasal tonal quality in the midrange and bass associated with smaller guitars.
While the Grand Concert series is considered ideal for the fingerstylist due to its sensitive, dynamic responsiveness, it is equally appropriate for the flatpicker or plectrum player. It is used by Bluegrass flatpickers and has surpassed traditional dreadnought guitars with respect to power, clarity, sustain and projection.
Master "Bear Claw" Sitka Spruce Top
East Indian Rosewood Back and Sides
25.5" scale
1.75" nut width
Abalone Rosette
Bent Custom Cutaway
Gotoh 510 Chrome Mini Tuners with Ebony Buttons
Curly Koa Binding
Ebony: Fretboard Binding, Peghead Veneer, Bridge, Fretboard, End Pins
Bone Nut and Saddle
Mahogany Satin Finish Neck
Clear Pickguard
Ameritage Case w/ Humidity Control
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