The new Double Compliant Rim Ribbecke guitar demo

[Mark Kleinhaut]

This instrument is Serious!!

[nyc chaz]

Sounds beautiful,a masterpiece of a guitar and nice playing as always on your part.

[Cunamara]

Man, for a new instrument that's just amazing. What will it be with 1,000 or 10,000 hours of play time?

[Gitterbug]

Wow! This combination of clarity and sustain is unusual for an archtop. A new guitar category altogether? A perfect match for Mark's poetic playing style - a test pilot of the highest order!

[GuyBoden]

A great sound. I hear a bigger, fuller sound than usual, very nice playing as always.

Thanks, a very enjoyable listen.

[Sam Sherry]

Just a couple of weeks?
You're certain about that?
Your connection with that guitar shows up loud and clear!

[Mark Kleinhaut]

Just a couple of weeks?
You're certain about that?
Your connection with that guitar shows up loud and clear!

Hi Sam, a kind man in Connecticut lent me this for making some demos but will want it back. At least that’s the deal as of now yea, we’re fast friends this puppy and me

[deacon Mark]

It is nice guitar not the usual sound of an acoustic archtop I am used to, but it works well for certain types of playing. To me this again shows how different archtops function based on how they are put together and person playing. Was the recording done with the pickup or acoustically? It seems to be recorded using the pickup.

[Mark Kleinhaut]

It is nice guitar not the usual sound of an acoustic archtop I am used to, but it works well for certain types of playing. To me this again shows how different archtops function based on how they are put together and person playing. Was the recording done with the pickup or acoustically? It seems to be recorded using the pickup.

I agree there’s many sounds possible with these instruments. I don’t know what’s normal anymore. It’s been a long time since I played Gibson with flatwounds thru a polytone.
Anyway, i should probably do a video to demonstrate my recording process as this question comes up often. I record this with about 45% of the sound coming from a close mike in the amp, another 45% direct line out from the amp and 10% to get acoustic highlights with a body mike. This gets very close to the acoustic/amped sound I hear playing it in my living room.

[Stringswinger]

I agree there’s many sounds possible with these instruments. I don’t know what’s normal anymore. It’s been a long time since I played Gibson with flatwounds thru a polytone.
Anyway, i should probably do a video to demonstrate my recording process as this question comes up often. I record this with about 45% of the sound coming from a close mike in the amp, another 45% direct line out from the amp and 10% to get acoustic highlights with a body mike. This gets very close to the acoustic/amped sound I hear playing it in my living room.

Nice playing. It would be interesting to hear you do your thing on a Gibson with flatwounds through a Polytone or Henriksen. Somehow, I think it would still sound like you.

[Mark Kleinhaut]

Nice playing. It would be interesting to hear you do your thing on a Gibson with flatwounds through a Polytone or Henriksen. Somehow, I think it would still sound like you.

This was from 26 years ago; playings a ‘64 Gibson Barney Kessel, with daddario chromes into a blackface fender deluxe reverb.

[Sam Sherry]

That was a sweet-sounding and reliable rig.
And of course, you made it sound like music!

[Stringswinger]

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This was from 26 years ago; playings a ‘64 Gibson Barney Kessel, with daddario chromes into a blackface fender deluxe reverb.[/QUOTE]

That was a fine sounding rig and once again proves that it is the Indian and not the arrow.

[Mark Kleinhaut]

That was a fine sounding rig and once again proves that it is the Indian and not the arrow.

I believe it takes both. Good gear is inspiring. Amazing great gear is even more inspiring. It makes me play better and I’ll put in more time over the months and years. So, we get better at this.