Blackbird Carbon Fiber Travel Guitar

Carbon Fiber Guitar Demo. Mel Cabang and Harvey Clinger do a Demo on BlackBird Super OM Guitar Made of Carbon Fiber. 2/3 size of a Standard Guitar. Dunlop Delrin 2.0 Guitar Pick; Elixir Light Gauge Strings.

Mel Cabang & Chuck Davis AKA Harvey Clinger

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• Mel Cabang BlackBird Guitars
• Super OM Guitar
• Carbon Fiber Guitar
• Harvey Clinger
• Dunlop
• Delrin
• 2.0
• Guitar
• pick.

[rayka]

@frankenbat I use to do that with Picks back in the 1970s when i was playing Bass. I guess i wasn't the only one doing that. I do use the shoulder part sometimes when i am practicing. I will be checking out more of your Videos soon Thanks.

[frankenbat]

@rayka 900 sounds more like it.

as for dunlops, i hold my pick sideways and play with the rounded shoulder part, so they last for weeks before losing their tone (try it, you might like it). i like the tone of the v-picks (my two latest vids were recorded with medium rounded v-picks), but they're too expensive, and they don't wear any slower for me than the dunlops. they're great for guitar, though; they don't wear out as fast.

[rayka]

@frankenbat I am looking for a use Blackbird Rider. I saw one for 900 but passed it up. I wish i didn't now. I have those blue Delrin with the turtle on it made by Dunlop and Big Stubbys but i was wearing them out in 1 to 2 days. the V-Picks are real good but they are very pricey for picks 4 bucks each. But they are triangle so you can use all 3 sides. i only buy them when Vinnie has package deals. I only been using them since May of this year.

[frankenbat]

@rayka yeah, it's a bit pricey. maybe i'll bug them to make me a 6-bass after i get a record deal and i've made some money touring.

those picks you use are great, BTW. i've tried boutique picks and various dunlops, but i keep gravitating back to those 2mm delrins. gator grips are a close second, but they're too raspy and hurt my ears at live volume. the delrins have a pleasant, even tone.

[rayka]

@frankenbat I wish they were cheaper. i would buy 1 more. Because they are still in the developing stages and not many people are buying plus they are harder to make then a Wood Guitar they will stay in the 2000 Dollar range for a while. As far as louder, for its size its louder then my 3 Taylors but not as loud as my Martin. But this Guitar is a small body guitar. the lower bout is only 14 inches. Its very louder than a lot of regular size Guitars. Its almost as loud as my Martin Dreadnought.

[frankenbat]

@rayka good reasons for them to make a larger variety of carbon fiber instruments, and cheaper as well, so that transitory buskers can afford them. is your blackbird louder than your wood acoustics? that would be my primary interest in a carbon fiber bass. i previously owned a 5-string acoustic, but despite being large-bodied, it wasn't loud enough to busk on a street with traffic like a dreadnought.

[rayka]

@frankenbat you make a good point. I think it would be good to make a Carbon Fiber Bass. The main reason why i bought a Carbon Fiber Guitar is because of the Humidity here in Hawaii. Wood Acoustic Guitars Swell when the humidity changes. Constant neck adjustments. My Carbon Fiber Guitar has way less Maintenance then my wood guitars. They make Acoustic Wood Basses, i think a Acoustic Carbon Fiber guitar would be nice. I am not sure if any companies make and Acoustic version=)

[frankenbat]

i don't know if they make basses, but i think it would be great if they made a 6-string bass.

[rayka]

@sichadeb On the lap its very comfortable. Its smaller then a regular size guitar also the back is tapered so when your holding it while your standing it leans back so you can see the fret board better and is easier to play.

[sichadeb]

How does it feel in your lap, and compared to a wood acoustic?