Avant-garde fingerstyle on Blackbird Super OM. please note that the guitar is only mic'd (no electronics)
my arrangement on a traditional song from my homeland, Galicia, played on a Blackbird Super OM with a Spider Capo
Hello,
I know I've said this many times before, but carbon fiber guitars and slide playing are a match made in heaven. I'm a novice slide player and am able to get some pretty good licks. Here's some slide playing on a Super OM.
and another from the same guy, on the steel rider
http://macnichol.com/node/2454
Just something to tide us over until Ryan gets around to shooting a video if his new Super OM. 
The Blackbird Super Orchestra Model has a cannon voice with
dreadnought volume and fullness but is compact and 3D sculpted with
body cuts for enhanced comfort and playability. The tone goes above and
beyond convention with uncommon sustain, perfect clarity and string
balance the length of the fretboard. The OM’s power and clarity is born
from Blackbird’s holistic approach to maximizing resonance: a
proprietary hollow neck and head carbon-fiber uni-body construction,
asymmetric design with off-set sound hole, as well as a head and body
| axis | score | review |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Rating | 9/10 | If I could give a 10 I would... I just ... |
| Customer Support | 9/10 | Joe and his team at blackbird are amazing ... |
| Durability | 9/10 | The finish and the material make for the ... |
| Finish | 9/10 | The polyurethane on carbon fiber is classy ... |
| Action, Playability | 9/10 | What can I say? Its perfect. You may ... |
| Sound | 10/10 | I know you are not supposed to give a 10 ... |
| Features | 9/10 | I really appreciate that the pickup is not ... |
Learn more at http://www.blackbirdguitar.com Teja Gerken plays Steve Baughman's Planxty Bongwater, at Teja's monthly Bizarre Cafe gig. http://www.tejagerken.com
Great introduction to the Super OM
A great player makes the Super OM sing.