Forum - Banjo Ben Clark

Show me your's and I'll show you mine

#8

I just grabbed my acoustics and took a couple of shots. Not great pics, but shows what I am using these days:


Left to right: Silver Creek T-160 , Recording King RD316 , Blueridge BR-180

Martin 000-15 , Seagull M-12 , Martin M-38
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Giannini Craviola Classical , Giannini Flat Series Classical , Great Divide Campfire Guitar

The acoustics I use most often are the Silver Creek (daily teaching), the Recording King (bluegrass gigs and main beater), the Blueridge (when sitting around and I want a really nice tone) and the Craviola (for classical gigs). The Martins are luxuries that I afforded myself only after playing for over 30 years. I play the 15 out sometimes (it is in my member pic from 20 years ago) but the 38 stays with me and only comes out when I want to stay home and spoil myself… did I say soil myself? :laughing:

#9

Beautiful!!!

#10

Here’s my D18GE (being held by my mom). It’s a guitar that I probably won’t ever trade or sell. Hopefully I’ll have it until I can’t play anymore and then I’ll be able to give it to someone. It’s a nice enough guitar, but there are always guitars that are better if one wants to look. This guitar is a keeper because of the specific memories I built with it. I bought it a few years back to take to my parents house when my Mom was ill. The weekend I picked it up it was right before the NCAA basketball tournament. Being from Kentucky, we are UK fans. UK was playing Florida at 11:00 or noon and Mom, Dad and I planned to watch the game. Game time was approaching and Mom hadn’t gotten up yet. To wake her up, I got out the guitar and started playing and singing out in the living room. She didn’t initially come out of the bedroom so I kept getting louder with each passing verse. After running through some more mellow tunes, she finally woke up during “No Sweeter Name.” As she walked out I was playing and singing about as loud as I ever do (the D18GE is a very loud guitar). She was still foggy from sleep, but got a cute little smile and said “That guitar is a beast!” With that, I had my first named guitar. Here’s a picture of my Mom and “beast.”
[attachment=0]MomGE.jpg[/attachment]

#11

Drguitar,
I am not sure as to why it is not listed on BackporcH’s website. Maybe they don’t make it anymore. It actually has a pick guard, you just can’t see it as it is almost invisible. It’s a Taylor clear plastic pick guard that I added to the guitar.

#12

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That is very, very pretty Badshot. I really like the flame maple sides. And I am a big fan of no pickguard.

What strings are you using on that? With the maple back and sides, I would expect that the tone is very forward and ringing. I have a feeling that it is quite loud also. Do you have any recordings of you playing it that you could share?

Also, I could not find the model on their current website. Is that a custom model or an earlier model?

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I am still using the strings it came with and I believe they are light gauge. The sound is bright but still retains some deep bass qualities. I currently have no recordings of the guitar.

#13

That is a great story Mike and a great pic of Beauty and the Beast.

#14

It is a beauty Badshot, no matter if they currently make it or not. My first real guitar was an all blonde (Spruce/Maple) 12 string acoustic dreadnought. It was a Penco (Pre-Ibanez build). My wife’s favorite guitar was an all blonde Alvarez jumbo. She sold it in her younger years so I tried to replace it, some years back, with an all blonde Guild jumbo cutaway. Unfortunately, she never bonded with the Guild.

What is the model of your BackporcH dread?

#15

Mike, that’s an excellent pic you posted. I’d love to own a GE but just can’t handle the neck. :frowning:

#16

Love that pic Mike and that is a great story. A keeper for sure.

Nice guitars guys! I really like that backporch guitar and the logo. Never seen one.

I’m still pickin’ the D28 Marquis and a '79 D35. I’ll try to get a pic of the two together next time I’m home.

#17

[attachment=0]DSC05969.JPG[/attachment][attachment=1]DSC05974.JPG[/attachment][attachment=2]DSC05084.JPG[/attachment]here is some recent pics . 1# Martin 2# and 3 is of the Fender 1989 Strat Plus and the last one has the Takemine 1989 . I enjoy them all but the Takemine is down right now as I am redoing a few of the frets and the nut .

#18

I did not post a picture of my banjo cause it was short one string

#19

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Here’s my D18GE (being held by my mom). It’s a guitar that I probably won’t ever trade or sell. Hopefully I’ll have it until I can’t play anymore and then I’ll be able to give it to someone. It’s a nice enough guitar, but there are always guitars that are better if one wants to look. This guitar is a keeper because of the specific memories I built with it. I bought it a few years back to take to my parents house when my Mom was ill. The weekend I picked it up it was right before the NCAA basketball tournament. Being from Kentucky, we are UK fans. UK was playing Florida at 11:00 or noon and Mom, Dad and I planned to watch the game. Game time was approaching and Mom hadn’t gotten up yet. To wake her up, I got out the guitar and started playing and singing out in the living room. She didn’t initially come out of the bedroom so I kept getting louder with each passing verse. After running through some more mellow tunes, she finally woke up during “No Sweeter Name.” As she walked out I was playing and singing about as loud as I ever do (the D18GE is a very loud guitar). She was still foggy from sleep, but got a cute little smile and said “That guitar is a beast!” With that, I had my first named guitar. Here’s a picture of my Mom and “beast.”
[attachment=0]MomGE.jpg[/attachment]

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Where in KY are you from? Lexington area myself!

#20

Sweet!!!
Thanks for sharing!!!

#21

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Where in KY are you from? Lexington area myself!

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Lexington is great. I still get up there to visit from time to time. I’m from Danville. I grew up there and went to UK and EKU. After that I lived in eastern KY (Allen, near Prestonsburg) for a couple years. Now I am in Texas.

#22

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Where in KY are you from? Lexington area myself!

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Lexington is great. I still get up there to visit from time to time. I’m from Danville. I grew up there and went to UK and EKU. After that I lived in eastern KY (Allen, near Prestonsburg) for a couple years. Now I am in Texas.

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Very nice. I am actually from Nicholasville, so pretty close to Danville. I also went to EKU and then graduated from Asbury.

#23

Nice to see what folks are playing!

I mostly build my own. Here’s my latest that I hope to string up in the next few days…


#24

Beautiful! Do you have any for sale?

#25

Thanks, John. Naw, I haven’t sold any, tho I am running out of space to store 'em. :wink: I will eventually have fix that problem, my wife tells me. I have another fancy style D-42.5 coming back from the finisher next week. Can’t wait to play it, too.

#26

Very nice wood. Any chance you will post an MP3 of what it sound like?

#27

Pretty birdseye and a pretty guitar. You have my curiosity now… what is a style 42.5?