測評|Bourgeois Soloist 到底有咩咁神?
BOURGEOIS SOLOIST|用家角度的真實測評
穿越三十年的型號|名副其實親生仔
意外的考驗|和 Soloist 初次邂逅
度身訂造|每一格音色都注滿骨膠原
後記|最後,到底誰才真的 Soloist?
測評|Tunnel 13 Redwood 家族又多兩個新成員
香港 Tunnel 13 Redwood 家族
Tunnel 13 Redwood 毒性持續曼延,到今日我支 Tunnel 13 Redwood DS12 已經多咗兩個細佬妹啦。連第四支都準備出世,短短一年內四支傳說級面板嘅結他抵港,速度之快,連 Bourgeois 果邊都嚇一跳。
我諗起一年前去 Bourgeois 廠,
我同自己講,我要將最好嘅嘢帶返黎香港,係因為,香港真係仲有好多好有心嘅結他手。佢哋值得,值得擁有最好。
我做到了。
Last year I was waken by a YouTube notification in a sunday morning, and watching my friend Matthew Chulka guitar’s review. 2 mins later, my drowsiness was all vanished and I jumped out of my bed. I still didn’t believe what I just heard, especially the review was just playing through phone speaker only!
That’s the magic. Tunnel 13 Redwood, welcome to my life.
It’s so rare in market (I was told there may be only around 100 sets in the world). I was very lucky to obtain this legendary grade of tonewood, the greatest part in which I believe is this serve as a support of Tunnel structure before the fire. This set of “survivors” was straightly sent to Bourgeois Guitars, pairing with a set of heavily figured master-grade of cocobolo which I picked during the Factory visit. And 3 months later, this beauty is knocking my door.
This is the first Tunnel 13 guitar Bourgeois even built, and the result is really astonishing. Unlike cedar or traditional redwood, the stiffness of this beauty is so high, resulting extra boost of volume and crisp high end articulation in a woody tone. It’s rarely seen in a redwood top guitar before, at least, not my experience.
Yesterday 2 siblings ordered by my students were just arrived. Same spec (T13 + Coco), different body and different taste of “balance” (It’s hard to find a Bourgeois Guitar with an unbalance tone, I could conclude that after trying around 100 Bourgeois Guitars overall). Everyone is chilled in this unboxing night.
The fourth one is coming this year again, it’s the last set of my collection already. As we both know, legendary stuff won’t last forever. Sad, but true.
Thank you Dana Bourgeois for building this entire Tunnel 13 Redwood family. And thanks Matthew Chulka for your inspiring reviews!
測評|Kinglam 首測 Bourgeois Vintage OM
第一支抵港嘅行貨 Bourgeois Guitars
今日介紹一支Bourgeois guitar,呢支Vintage OM除左係第一支黎到studio既Bourgeois guitar之外,仲係佢地 2019 NAMM Collection其中一支!聽阿峰講,呢支琴因為好代表到 Bourgeois Guitars 嘅音色,加上又非常有紀念價值,所以佢已經列咗呢支琴為非賣品。等大家可以上黎隨時感受到呢支結他嘅威力,又可以借俾我哋呢班徒弟錄音。
簡單講下支結他既配置先。面板係用Adirondack Spruce,俗稱紅雲杉。而背側就用 Indian rosewood。另外值得一提係呢支結他起bracing, finishing同埋animal protein glue上都選用左aged tone呢個option。
她的聲音有種很「化」的感覺
根據以上資料,大概會想像到佢既聲音會係點。首先,OM桶型結他中高頻會較突出,低頻較弱,而且音量較細,比較適合指法或演奏曲。但選用Adirondack Spruce Top,可以令聲音有所不同。其聲音特性是音量大、動態較闊,而且不會因為大力彈奏而影響清晰度,所以可以補償OM桶型音量較小的問題。另外,因為其為戰前結他常用的面板,再配合aged tone,預期除了外型有vintage guitar的味道外,聲音上亦會有,適合彈奏的類型應該大大增加。
好,實際彈奏後感覺又如何呢?坦白說,第一次彈的時候沒有太大驚喜。但經過彈奏開聲後,慢慢發現很多討好的地方。首先,六條線非常平均以及清晰,很適合用作錄音。其次,一支OM桶型結他音量及低頻居然都有很好的表現,量很足夠而且不減清晰度(錄音時甚至覺得低頻太多) 另外,亦是我最喜歡的一點,她的聲音有種很「化」的感覺,這應該就是aged tone的效果。最後不得不提對於身型細小既我黎講,彈得好舒服之餘,又唔需要放棄音色,同埋Vintage model真係好靚!
如果想聽聽用佢黎彈獨奏既聲音,可以去聽下我彈盧廣仲既《明仔載》,謝謝大家。
消息|傳奇級品牌 Bourgeois Guitars 向世界介紹峰弦峰語
專業|以初心,守護初心
十年後,峰弦峰語由小小的劏房教室,到今日衝出國際。
峰弦峰語 FUNGUITAR 成為香港嘅 Bourgeois Guitars 獨家經銷商,亦係全香港首間直接引入北美四大手工結他嘅本土品牌。在此感謝 Bourgeois Guitars 嘅支持,我哋將會一直以初心及專業態度去教育及推廣 Fingerstyle guitar,同時守護住我哋每一個品牌。
從來我最大嘅願望,都係為咗令到每位學生,舊學生為曾經加入峰弦峰語而覺得慶幸和自豪。深深領略到,惟有不斷進步,先對得住身邊默默支持嘅朋友。所以呢幾年就算冇咩再彈歌俾大家聽,教務及對外嘅工作都已經令我不勝負荷。
或者簡單啲諗,我只係想證明,我哋香港人,一樣都做得到;只要有心,就算係呢個彈丸之地,彈本土粵語作品,一樣都可以得同國際嘅認同。
要令全世界認識咩係香港人,就靠我哋每一位了。
全文如下
Bourgeois Guitars is pleased to announce the addition of our newest international dealer, FUNGUITAR, in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Started in 2009, FUNGUITAR is a renowned guitar school founded by Long Fung Tam, a Hong Kong native and fingerstyle musician widely known for solo guitar arrangements and performances. The school is attended by over 300 students who are mentored by a team of accomplished professional teachers.
In celebration of their 10th anniversary, FUNGUITAR decided to branch out into the retail guitar business. Long’s objective is to offer students and local guitar enthusiasts a greater variety of high end fingerstyle guitars than what is presently available in Hong Kong. On a recent trip to the US where he was researching high end guitar brands, Long encountered and fell in love with Bourgeois Guitars. In his words, “Bourgeois guitars consistently stood out, exhibiting ideal balance and clarity for fingerstyle playing”. As a result of this experience, in December of 2018 FUNGUITAR became the first Direct Importer of Bourgeois Guitars in Hong Kong.
In March of 2019, Long was invited to the Bourgeois Guitars’ shop in Lewiston, Maine. During his week-long visit, he learned how Bourgeois guitars are created, maintained and repaired. Long also collected and produced an abundance of promotional videos, photographs and interviews with Dana and the crew at Bourgeois Guitars.
While he was on site at Bourgeois, Long took advantage of a unique opportunity to select the wood for a number of initial orders, including a 12-Fret Slope D and a customized Soloist and for his own personal use.
Long envisions establishing a collection of directly imported, custom fingerstyle guitars that reflect the wide variety of models, tonewoods, and options available to fingerstyle players through the Bourgeois line. FUNGUITAR’S first major shipment of guitars is scheduled to arrive in August, and will be accompanied by a party hosted by Long and FUNGUITAR in celebration of the event. The festivities will be publicized on funguitar.com.hk. Be sure to keep an eye on FUNGUITAR’S Instagram and YouTube feeds as well.
FUNGUITAR is the Sole Authorized Dealer of Bourgeois Guitars in the Hong Kong Special Administrative District. We are pleased to welcome our new partners to the Bourgeois family of international dealerships, and look forward to collaborating with FUNGUITAR on the design and production of many exciting custom guitars.
https://bourgeoisguitars.net/…/bourgeois-guitars-welcomes-…/