Acoustic Guitar Magazine | 8 years ago
It’s deeply gratifying to pick the single open-A string on Bedell’s new Revolution Parlor and just sit back and listen to what happens. A rich, cello-like sound, brawnier than expected, emerges from this diminutive guitar. And it hangs in the air for quite a long time with its colorful overtones.
Further exploration of the instrument reveals a similar lushness in all registers and an excellent responsiveness as well. The Revolution’s purr is as attractive as its growl, and, while parlor guitars are typically associated with rootsy idioms, the guitar feels like it’s up for anything, stylistically speaking.
At a Glance: Bedell Revolution Parlor
BODY 12-fret parlor size; Adirondack spruce top; cocobolo back and sides; gloss polyurethane finish
NECK Hard-rock maple neck; ebony fretboard; 25.5-inch scale length; 1.69-inch nut; gold Waverly tuners;
gloss polyurethane finish
EXTRAS D’Addario EXP16 Coated Phosphor Bronze Light strings (.012–.053); deluxe hardshell case
PRICE $3,990 street
Made in the USA
bedellguitars.com
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