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From the Custom Shop: Bedell Limited Edition #8

March 15th, 2012

CRAFTED ONE AT A TIME IN AMERICA

A truly unique Bedell Limited Edition guitar will be born once a week throughout 2012. Exquisitely crafted from our collection of exotic woods – selected for beauty and tone. Housed in a genuine leather covered hard shell case.

A “Birth Certificate” is included with each instrument. Collectors will be asked to give a name to their Bedell Limited Edition guitar and share their story. The name will be registered and with permission, will be shared along with their story on our website. Once a guitar is registered, the collector will receive a deluxe gigbag, Bedell- Cooperstand, humidifier, and care kit.

The newest model (LEMB-34-8) is an OM Body made of select Portorford Cedar and Myrtlewood Back and Sides (the first Bedell Guitar made with Myrtlewood. It will be bound in Walnut and feature a Rope Rosette, all shining under a high gloss finish. Stay tuned for photos and video of this guitar in the build process.

From the Custom Shop: Bedell Limited Edition #7

March 15th, 2012

CRAFTED ONE AT A TIME IN AMERICA

A truly unique Bedell Limited Edition guitar will be born once a week throughout 2012. Exquisitely crafted from our collection of exotic woods – selected for beauty and tone. Housed in a genuine leather covered hard shell case.

A “Birth Certificate” is included with each instrument. Collectors will be asked to give a name to their Bedell Limited Edition guitar and share their story. The name will be registered and with permission, will be shared along with their story on our website. Once a guitar is registered, the collector will receive a deluxe gigbag, Bedell- Cooperstand, humidifier, and care kit.

The LEJB-58-7 features a Jumbo Body, Adirondack top and Quilted Maple Back and Sides.  In the finish department it will be given a Toner Gloss Finish (to make the maple pop) and bound in Maple. More photos and video to come, so stay tuned!

Bedell Announces New Limited Edition Guitars – Made in the USA

December 29th, 2011

CRAFTED ONE AT A TIME IN AMERICA

A truly unique Bedell Limited Edition guitar will be born once a week throughout 2012. Exquisitely crafted from our collection of exotic woods – selected for beauty and tone. Housed in a genuine leather covered hard shell case.

A “Birth Certificate” is included with each instrument. Collectors will be asked to give a name to their Bedell Limited Edition guitar and share their story. The name will be registered and with permission, will be shared along with their story on our website. Once a guitar is registered, the collector will receive a deluxe gigbag, Bedell- Cooperstand, humidifier, and care kit.

Bedell Guitars Announces the Kenny Loggins Signature Series Parlor Guitar

December 29th, 2011

What happens when two masters of their craft come together? This year, Tom Bedell and the team at Bedell Guitars worked with legendary platinum selling recording artist Kenny Loggins to design an extraordinary signature series guitar.

Bedell’s OH-12-KL, the Kenny Loggins Signature Parlor Guitar, is amazing for performing and recording. The all solid wood AAA African Sapele body with Sitka Spruce sculpted tone bars is so well balanced it requires little EQ while recording. A one-piece African Mahogany neck is dovetailed into a Mahogany neck block with the same grain angle and paired with an African Ebony fingerboard and bridge to create a lively, resonant neck. The “C” shaped neck profile with a 1.7 inch bone nut width makes it a dream to play. Loggins designed the rosette and selected the Fishman Acoustic Matrix VT electronics and as he says, he wrote his new songs on an OH-12-G, recorded them on an OH-12-G and now performs them on his signature OH-12-KL.

According to Loggins, “This little parlor guitar has an incredibly balanced tone, capable of driving a recorded track yet not so big it eats up all the sound frequencies like a dreadnought can. ‘Plays well with others,’ I’d say, especially electric guitars.” Tom Bedell, owner of Bedell Guitars, thoroughly enjoyed working with Loggins and seeing this signature series instrument come to fruition. “Kenny is a legendary musician and songwriter and we were honored to create an instrument where the quality, craftsmanship and tone were worthy of the Loggins name. It shows great support and confidence in the team here at Bedell Guitars.”

Bedell Guitars are artfully handcrafted and the wood is individually selected and matched. Ebony fingerboards and one-piece Mahogany necks are carefully shaped and sanded by hand while meticulously crafted bindings hug every curve with perfection and strength. Each Bedell Guitar is an incredible creation which is why it delivers such incredible sound. Driven by the power of music and the pursuit of the perfect sound, Bedell Guitars delivers unparalleled craftsmanship and tone.

Premiere Guitar Magazine Interview with Tom Bedell

December 4th, 2009

Premiere Guitar Magazine came to visit us and we had a great time! Check out the interview with Jordan Wagner and Tom Bedell.

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