New Tippin Bravado, Dream Series Blackwood #2 - Small Jumbo Acoustic Guitar
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Audio played by Al Petteway
Artists who play instruments by this builder: Peter Janson, Al Petteway, Martin Simpson, Henrik Bridger
This Tippin guitar is on tour with Peter Calo (playing with Carly Simon). Visit our blog to read Peter's reports from the road. This tour includes a performance on Good Morning America and the Today Show both with Carly Simon. This is #2 of our Blackwood Dream Series from master luthier Bill Tippin and it has it all. It starts with premium 2 piece African Blackwood with superb color and grain. Rick Snakewood bindings join the African Blackwood to it's master grade Adirondack Red Spruce top which brings with it power, clarity and all the headroom you can ask for. Bill also bound the neck and his elegant headstock with Snakewood as well. For those who don't know Snakewood is extremely valuable and rare. To further accent this stunning instrument Bill added very line Mother Of Pearl Sparkle as the top border, rosette lines, backstrip and tail wedge accents. There is also a first fret flame made from real gem quality Opal border with M.O.P. Sparkle and this is echoed on the bottom of the backstrip as well. Finish touched include a bookmatched Brazilian Rosewood headplate and Gold Waverlys with Black Pearl Buttons. This is as good as it gets and the Bravado body, with it's SJ size, puts forth a big, beautiful, balanced tone and the African Blackwood and Adirondack work perfectly together to create a lush but strong voice.
This Tippin guitar is on tour with Peter Calo (playing with Carly Simon). Visit our blog to read Peter's reports from the road. This tour includes a performance on Good Morning America ...read full description
- Woods & Trim
- Back/Sides: African Blackwood
- Top Wood: Adirondack Red Spruce
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- Neck Wood: Mahogany
- Bridge: Ebony
- Rosette: Snakewood outlined with MOP Sparkle
- Binding: Snakewood
- Fingerboard Bindings: Snakewood
- Headplate: Brazilian Rosewood
- Headstock Bindings: Snakewood
- Headstock Inlay: Custom Opal inlay in First Fret Position
- Top Trim: Fine MOP Sparkle & Bloodwood Lines
- Back Strip: MOP sparkle
- Fret Markers: None
- Tuners: Gold Waverlys with Black Pearl Buttons
- Tuner Finish: Gold with Black Pearl Buttons
- Measurements
- Body Size: Large
- Scale: 25 7/10 in. (652.8 mm)
- Nut Width: 1 3/4 in. (44.5 mm)
- String Spacing: 2 5/16 in. (58.7 mm)
- Body Length: 20 3/4 in.
- Upper Bout: 11 3/8 in.
- Lower Bout: 16 1/8 in.
- Serial #: 108007
- Body Depth @Neck Heel: 3 1/2 in.
- Body Depth @Tail Block: 4 1/2 in.
- Frets to body: 14
- Extras
- Cutaway: None
- Pickguard: None
- Case: Calton Deluxe Flight Case
- Pickup: None
- Condition: New
Player Reviews:
"What a guitar! Bill Tippin is a master at making a guitar stunning but keeping it elegant. He does it by employee only the finest and most beautiful woods, hand made Pearl purflings and gem quality Opal inlays. Bill was the first to use real Opal inlays and it was for us here at Dream Guitars. But the beauty of this guitar only starts with the eyes, then you get to hold it, close your eyes and really see it's beauty. The African Blackwood and Red Spruce really work together and create a unique voice in this Bravado. There is warm, satisfying bass repsonse with characteristic Blackwood depth, the trebles are full and round and they really make melodies sound special. It's a superb fingerstyle guitar, but it's size also allows it to be a great strummer and to accept a pick handily. This is the kind of guitar that can be your lifelong partner, you can be the one to help it mature and grow as your music does." - Paul Heumiller
"I love this guitar. The sound is big and warm without sacrificing clarity. You just won't find a more beautiful guitar to look at, play or listen to." - Al Petteway
