My new negra!

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cRobson12

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My new negra!

Hey everyone! I just got my luthier built negra today from my guitar teachers friend, and may I add... IT'S FREAKING AMAZING!!! I haven't been able to put it down for hours until now. And the french polish smells awesome! It is the best guitar that I have ever played, and beats the living pulp out of the alhambra, Andalusian, and every other flamenco guitar that I have tried

It has a really good flamenco sound, and has that dry raspy tone to it. It feels like a feather and plays like gold. This is the 11th guitar that he has built, and is one hell of an 11th if you ask me

I love it.

The stats are the following:

Guitar #11
Type - Barbero

top- redwood
back and sides - macassar ebony (Weird right? But it sounds awesome)
Fretboard- ebony
Tuners - schaller gold
650mm scale
52mm at nut

NOW FOR THE PICTURES!

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cRobson12

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RE: My new negra! (in reply to cRobson12)

I am in love with this headstock design, it's really beautiful in my opinion

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cRobson12

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RE: My new negra! (in reply to cRobson12)

Full guitar shot

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 31 2011 22:15:03

cRobson12

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RE: My new negra! (in reply to cRobson12)

The tuners. Picture is a bit blurry, whatever!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 31 2011 22:16:39

cRobson12

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RE: My new negra! (in reply to cRobson12)

Back picture

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 31 2011 22:17:54

cRobson12

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RE: My new negra! (in reply to cRobson12)

Another body shot

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 31 2011 22:19:01

cRobson12

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RE: My new negra! (in reply to cRobson12)

The beauty AND the beast on the left... The La patrie collection on the right

Comparing the sound and feel of these guitars are like comparing a fender squire to a top of the line gibson/esp guitar

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 31 2011 22:21:30

CuerdasDulces

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From: Toronto

RE: My new negra! (in reply to cRobson12)

Congrats Cory

Looks nice, now post a video!

Btw I've never seen Macassar ebony on a guitar but I do know that it is used a lot in furniture making.

Oh and who is the maker?

Have fun with the new guitar

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 31 2011 22:53:41

Andy Culpepper

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From: NY, USA

RE: My new negra! (in reply to cRobson12)

And you're not even going to advertise the guy's name???

Shame on you.
haha

Post some audio soon

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bluesbuster

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From: Los Angeles

RE: My new negra! (in reply to cRobson12)

Congratulations, the guitar looks awesome. I'm very curious about a guitar with a redwood top and ebony back and sides, maybe I'll get a chance to play one some day. I would imagine the ebony makes it extremely bright, maybe toned down a bit by the redwood.
The only other guitars that I know made of rosewood are electrics and the result is stunning.

Who's the builder?

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 31 2011 22:58:26

cRobson12

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RE: My new negra! (in reply to cRobson12)

Thanks everyone!

I was told to not advertise his name. The place where I take my music lessons he teaches there as well, and he said he if his boss found out that he sold a guitar to a student there he would get fired (Because they want me to buy a guitar from their store and not from a teacher) I want to but it is out of his wishes, if you are interested then PM me I just can't release it publicly

And yes I will release audio asap (In a few days, my thumbnail broke and want to get a sound that isn't from flesh)

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 31 2011 23:13:27

HolyEvil

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From: Sydney, Australia

RE: My new negra! (in reply to cRobson12)

looks good mate.. really interested in how ebony would sound like..
is redwood more spruce or cedar like?

do a video.. lol and dun concentrate too hard this time, don't want u to dirty your new guitar like the last time =P

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 31 2011 23:22:43

cRobson12

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RE: My new negra! (in reply to HolyEvil)

Thanks man! I have no idea man, the only spruce and cedar tops I have tried are on factory made guitars so I can't really compare them.

This one doesn't have a soundhole to drool into anyways so it will be fine !

I will do one as soon as my thumbnail gets past the flesh, should be in a day or two!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 31 2011 23:29:53

ralexander

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From: Halifax, Nova Scotia

RE: My new negra! (in reply to cRobson12)

looks sweet, congrats! I'm also looking forward to hearing it. To generalize, redwood is typically somewhere in between spruce and cedar in my experience.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 1 2011 1:51:03

cRobson12

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RE: My new negra! (in reply to cRobson12)

I am heading off to my college open house so I will most likely upload video when I get back.

Does Adam Del Monte use a negra with the ebony sides in this video?
Mine sounds extremely similar to his

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 1 2011 15:22:10

kominak

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RE: My new negra! (in reply to cRobson12)

Looks like rosewood to me. I would expect the guitar with ebony b/s to sound dryer with less overtones/reverb than this example. If your guitar sounds similar to this one than your luthier really knows his job...
Here's one with macassar ebony b/s:

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