PAIRING ADIRONDACK SPRUCE WITH HONDURAN MAHOGANY RESULTS IN A MID-RANGE POWERHOUSE. IT HAS THE POWER TO FIT IN WITH ANY COLLECTION OF ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS AND MORE THAN HOLD ITS OWN. THE WIDER FRETBOARD FACILITATES FINGER PICKING, RAPID FIRE PLAY.
THE WORKSHOP-INSTALLED K&K PURE MINI PICKUPS IN THE BEDELL 1964 DREADNOUGHT CAPTURE THE AUTHENTIC FULLNESS OF ANALOG SOUND AND THE VIBE OF THE ERA, WITHOUT STAGE FEEDBACK. THE ETHICALLY SOURCED TONEWOODS, THE ALL-WOOD BINDING AND SUBTLE APPOINTMENTS RESULT IN A CLASSIC INSTRUMENT, MADE WITH THE SAME CARE, ATTENTION AND CRAFTSMANSHIP AS GUITARS FROM THE GOLDEN ERA OF INSTRUMENT BUILDING… ALL AT AN ACCESSIBLE PRICE POINT.
ALL BEDELL GUITARS COME WITH A HARDSHELL CASE.
Serial Number: 623003
Weight: 4.2 lbs
Specs
Body Type: Dreadnought
Neck Wood: Honduran Mahongany
Top Wood: Adirondack Spruce
Back & Sides Wood: Honduran Mahogany
Top Finish: Gloss - Natural Shadow
Back & Side Finish: Gloss
Fretboard: Ebony
# Frets: 20
Nut Width: 1.75"
Tuners: Bedell open gear, antique brass
Lower Bout Width: 15.75"
Waist Width: 10.625"
Upper Bout Width: 11,437"
Body Length: 20"
Body Depth: 4.75"
String Gauge: D'Addario XT PB Medium (.013"-.056")
For decades, there are certain sounds that demand the warm comforting sound of an all mahogany body. Grown in the Mayan Biosphere of Guatemala, the true Honduran mahogany top, back, sides and neck of the Classic Folk give a sound and feel that will bring your playing and singing to life.
We did it! We have taken the densest tonewood – it actually sinks in water – and found magic music wood. Cocobolo is twice the density of mahogany so when guitar builders use it to the same dimension, the instruments are heavy and not responsive. We have sanded our backs to a specified weight achieving a frequency response that has proven to be incredible. Maybe even more robust than Brazilian rosewood which is in the same species family. Our Revolution Dreadnought has a huge sound, dynamic bass, surprising sustain…it just sounds and looks beautiful.
The hard rock maple neck is also part of the magic. Hard maple is significantly denser than Honduran mahogany. With the compound taper dovetail neck joint connecting the one-piece maple neck to the cocobolo body – the sound energy is alive.
To top it off, we selected an old-age stiff Adirondack spruce top to drive the sound. Of course the tonewoods are Hand Tuned so the frequencies of the back are several half steps higher than the top and the bracing and tone bars have been carved to make sure the entire surface is tuned to the same frequency throughout.
The Revolution is an incredible sounding dreadnought. Additionally, the top and neck burst accentuate the dynamic coloring of the cocobolo.
Serial Number: 823021
Weight: 4.8 lbs
Specs
Body Type: Dreadnought
Neck Wood: Eastern hard rock maple
Top Wood: Adirondack spruce
Back & Sides Wood: Cocobolo
Top Finish: Gloss - Tanned Leather Burst
Back & Side Finish: Gloss
# Frets: 18
Nut Width: 1.687"
Tuners: Waverly #4075-G, gold with ebony buttons
Lower Bout Width: 15.75"
Waist Width: 10.625"
Upper Bout Width: 11.437"
Body Length: 20"
Body Depth: 4"
String Gauge: D'Addario XT PB Medium (.013"-.056")