The Gibson J-45 has been a guitarist’s choice almost since its introduction. Though its tonal representation isn’t always the most harmonically complete, it has a warm, enveloping sound that works extremely well accompanying a singer.
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The Gibson Les Paul Standard has endured decades of use, in and out of fashion, and has remained one of the guitarist’s workhorse designs. Using a maple cap on a mahogany body, with mahogany for the neck and rosewood for the fingerboard, the Les Paul Standard can deliver a tone covering the full spectrum.
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The Guild Bluesbird first appeared in 1967 as the M-75 with a hollow body. Over the years, it’s become an interpretation of the classic single cut electric.
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We’ve received a pair of new Evan Kingma classical guitars, and they are impressive. Here we’re looking at number 4, a model built with German Spruce top and Flamed Maple for the back and sides. It features a 650mm scale lenmgth and 52mm nut width, a 5-fan bracing pattern, Der Jung tuners, and a French Polish finish.
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Today we have a very rare treat, something that I have heard on recordings, perhaps seen on stage, but never up close. This is a Bozo Podunavic Bell Western 12-string, built in the USA.
Bozo guitars, built by Bozo Podunavac in California or later Florida, are not at all common, but were used by a number of highly influential guitarists. The notable player for me was Leo Kottke, whose incredible skill with the 12-string still astounds all of us here – regardless of how fast and hard he’s playing, every note is clear, clean and audible.
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