5th String Capos

Simon & Patrick Woodland Pro Folk Sunburst Acoustic Guitar Review

It’s not that unusual to find great-playing and well-built guitars for less than a thousand bucks these days. Finding personality in an affordable instrument can be another matter entirely. With their unique-feeling, almost classical-inspired necks, Simon & Patrick (a division of Godin) has pulled off the trick of making their Canadian-built guitars accessibly priced and full of character since the ’80s. The new Woodland Pro Folk Sunburst reviewed here keeps with family tradition—packing a lot of individuality, classic style, high quality, and pretty sweet tones at a price around 750 bucks that will get the attention of frugal players. The Woodland Pro Folk Sunburst is a charming and pretty thing to behold. The compact body and slotted headstock echo Martin’s pre-war 00 models. The cool sunburst job and body also evoke Gibson’s legendary L-00. The flattish, slightly wider 14-fret neck also lends something unique to the experience, however—something a little like picking up a really nice old Kay after you’ve spent six months with a contemporary acoustic—a sense that you’re playing a guitar that will help you express something a little different. The feeling that you’ve stumbled upon some kind of pawnshop treasure is enhanced by touches like the butterbean tuners and the beautiful, glossy, and almost fiery-hued, three-color burst. But construction is super clean with a contemporary precision in the joints, glue work, and kerfing and bracing cuts that makes you feel like you’re getting the best of both worlds. The Woodland Pro Folk is comfortable, light, and well-balanced in hand, which makes it easier to get used to the unique neck profile, which is feels more like a classical neck zapped by a shrink ray than say, a modern Martin 00 or a Taylor GC. Once accustomed to the shape, the Simon & Patrick’s neck proves super versatile. The string spacing is wide enough for fingerstyle moves and aggressive hammer ons and pull offs and still compact enough for easy chording. The Woodland Pro Folk sounds unique too. While the mahogany back gives the guitar traditional warmth, the spruce top adds punch, presence and definition to high-mid registers—a great blend for fingerstyle. The mahogany does seem to temper the attack of higher notes, however.

BANJO | Shubb FS 5th String Banjo Capo

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Guitar player and five-string banjo virtuoso Eddie Adcock has been one of bluegrass music’s greatest and most revolutionary performers for more than 40 years. He cut his musical teeth with Bill Monroe and Mac Wiseman, and as one-third of the groundbreaking trio The Country Gentlemen Eddie was the first internationally acclaimed five-string bluegrass banjo performer to appear at Carnegie Hall and soon afterwards released his first collection books of country guitar tabs and country guitar tablatures.

Since then his work with his spouse, Martha Adcock, has garnered three Grammy nominations and appearances at the Kennedy Center and on a lot of syndicated and local TV and radio shows. Eddie has been named “Instrumentalist of The Year” (Major Independent Record Label Awards ceremony) and “Entertainer of The Year” (International Bluegrass Music Association). The original Country Gentlemen have lately been inducted into the IBMA’s prestigious Hall of Honor.

Three time Grammy nominee Eddie Adcock has charmed all sorts of crowds all across the U. S., Canada and Europe with his bluegrass and acoustic country music, with rave critiques, considerably press and serious airplay around the world. He was married in 1976 and now makes his home in Nashville, Tennessee with his wife Martha.

Cashbox Magazine calls him “a stellar musician and vocalist,” and Billboard has termed him “one of the Bluegrass circuit’s top acts.” He has taken his sunny, witty, high-energy tunes from local clubs to the Kennedy Center. Combining authentic Travis-style fingerpicking with lightning fast bluegrass runs, Eddie gets as enjoyable a guitar sound as you’ll experience anywhere! His innovative guitar techniques incorporate right hand banjo rolls, complex slides, pull-offs and hammer-ons, and alternating thumb index finger combinations to identify but a few.

Eddie Adcock has played on “Austin City Limits,” TNN’s “Nashville Now” and “Wildhorse Saloon,” NPR specials, and a lot of syndicated and local TV and radio shows. His video, Dog, attained airplay on TNN, CMT, and also CNN. He recorded a variety of well-liked record albums, appearing on several bluegrass and country charts.

Eddie Adcock features a lot of his own original tunes, both vocal songs and instrumentals, showcasing his strong, expressive style and somehow sounding like more than himself. Focus calls his music “ensnaring.” Woven in and among his uniquely-styled songs are influences from bluegrass, country, folk, jazz, blues, rock and roll, gospel, and rockabilly, transcending into a distinctive and heady sound, part of the past, present, and absolutely the future! And his warm yet edgy style and uninhibited stage persona is a real treat.

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