Hey mando friends. I am in possession of 2 great luthier-made instruments, A Silverangel Econo A and a Jacobson Nautilus oval-hole.
The SA is one I custom ordered last year with a Cedar top and Maple Back and sides. I usually put EJ74's on it and play with a BC CT55. It has an amazing deep rich woody tone, especially on the bass end and it can be quite loud.
The Jacobson is on permanent loan from Marty. I had expressed to him that I was interested in an oval and he let me take one of his prototypes that was hanging in his shop to play with indefinitely on the condition that if I ever decided I didn't want it anymore, that I was not to sell it. I felt like it was a little too bright for my taste, so I darkened it with some D'addario Flatwound strings and play it with a BC TAD 60.
The SA is my Goto, but I would recommend either to anyone interested in a luthier-made instrument
I always feel like the 2 instruments sound significantly different and I enjoy that uniqueness, so I decided to put the 2 together as best as I could with my iPhone and iMovie playing Angeline the Baker. I contemplated a more complicated tune as I have been working on a couple like 8 more miles to Louisville and Jerusalem Ridge, but Angeline is not only one I have been playing for a long while and I thought it could easily showcase the high end and low end of both instruments. I also personally love the sound of a tune being played an octave apart simultaneously.
Enjoy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B46YyVvtsTo
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