Post by borborygmus on Apr 23, 2024 15:36:41 GMT
Re: this thread from November 2022.
I passed by Coda Music in Stevenage today, and this Brook Abbey is still there. I picked it up, but put it back pretty quickly; to me, it was pretty soulless and thin. Even though it is a very small bodied guitar, I expected more. Your mileage may vary.
That was the only Brook in the shop, which was sad as I had wanted to get a better feel for the brand. The shop assistant (that description sounds so last century, but I don't know what else to call him... except his name, which is Kelvin) said that they are having trouble getting hold of Brook guitars, as the guys have cut right down on the amount of time they are putting into building, working fewer days and fewer hours. Coda have a "big" order in on Brook at the moment, he said. This is hearsay, take from it what you will.
I had not been to Coda before, but the upstairs room was well populated with new Martin, Taylor, Gibson, Atkin, Collings, Lowden and Bourgeois. They had about 25 second user instruments, and Kelvin said this part of their business was growing as they take more trade-ins. My eye was drawn to the range of Martin Custom Shop Limited Edition All-Mahogany guitars (like this one), but they have very chunky necks "which you will love or hate", and I hate - but they sounded good. In looking at parlour-type guitars, this Collings was declared the ultimate, but I can't justify that price point for that sort of guitar.
Peter
I passed by Coda Music in Stevenage today, and this Brook Abbey is still there. I picked it up, but put it back pretty quickly; to me, it was pretty soulless and thin. Even though it is a very small bodied guitar, I expected more. Your mileage may vary.
That was the only Brook in the shop, which was sad as I had wanted to get a better feel for the brand. The shop assistant (that description sounds so last century, but I don't know what else to call him... except his name, which is Kelvin) said that they are having trouble getting hold of Brook guitars, as the guys have cut right down on the amount of time they are putting into building, working fewer days and fewer hours. Coda have a "big" order in on Brook at the moment, he said. This is hearsay, take from it what you will.
I had not been to Coda before, but the upstairs room was well populated with new Martin, Taylor, Gibson, Atkin, Collings, Lowden and Bourgeois. They had about 25 second user instruments, and Kelvin said this part of their business was growing as they take more trade-ins. My eye was drawn to the range of Martin Custom Shop Limited Edition All-Mahogany guitars (like this one), but they have very chunky necks "which you will love or hate", and I hate - but they sounded good. In looking at parlour-type guitars, this Collings was declared the ultimate, but I can't justify that price point for that sort of guitar.
Peter
That WAS a small guitar with great playability and a good sound too.
