Blackbird Super OM carbon fiber guitar played by Mark Hamre (The Chase)

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Mark stopped by the Blackbird guitar shop to say hi and check out the Blackbird Super OM. Having tried the Rider at the Guitar Foundation Conference in 2008 we thought his tune, 'The Chase', would be a great tune to showcase that powerful but clear Blackbird sound. It is one of my favorite tracks off of Mark 's My Guitar Imagination record. This driving, yet melodic piece, demonstrates his uncanny technical ability and after a 10 hour drive no less.

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[blackbirdguitars]

That is a Shure KSM 32 mic.

[blackbirdguitars]

@AlisonChaynes Actually Guitar-top material Aka Spruce is exceptionally stiffness for its weight- you missed this most basic point of acoustic guitar building. Hard material to beat actually, but composites have the advantage of being tune-able so you can dial in the stiffness. Just like a wood guitar we have bracing to determine stiffness of the top, but we also can play with the thickness, material, weave, orientation of the top to determine stiffness.

[TheNoke65]

i just thought of something memory sound material such as carbon fiber is one it can be influenced

[fadedgreyheaven]

@AlisonChaynes Come on, use your ears! I think there's a flaw in your reasoning, because my EARS tell me this company makes GREAT SOUNDING guitars! I like the sound of the Steel-String Rider even more, and it's even smaller.

I'm seriously considering a Blackbird for my next guitar. No, I can't afford it, you're right. But I'm a lifelong musician, and budget just ain't a concern for crazies like us. Quality comes first. AlisonChaynes, "eat a peach." I'm going shopping for a travel guitar.

[acdchiway2hell]

I love it and I would buy one but iv got m eye on an arch top guitar an this blackbird costs as much as it is

[PoGGiE06]

great playing and sound!

[fexnok]

What mic are you using?

Thanks

[dlo693]

Very nice sound to it, bright and punchy :)

[scoutniagara]

After much research and listening on YouTube, I'm proud to report that I'm a new owner of a Blackbird Rider w infinity matrix

[TheBrokenWing1]

@scoutniagara after simply looking at both, i would say the rider, due to its small size.

but i prefer the looks of this model here, especially with the red in the soundport like that. looks simply evil, haha!