| Mark Kett,
Alastair Miller ... and now Ewan Miller, all build high end guitars
out of their Toronto workshop. This is the first exposure I've had
to Ewan's work and I must say that I'm impressed to say the least!
"Open" is the word that comes to mind. This is
one of those rare guitars that sounds mature in every way ... and it is
only a couple of weeks old! Mature, in that it has the immediacy
of response and golden midrange quality that I associate with an instrument
that has been played hard for a number of years. As odd as this sounds
(hey ... you should be used to "odd" from me by now!) the first time I
played this guitar I could almost visualize the tree sap crystallized on
the cell walls in this 30 year old Sitka top! It has that tinder-dry
snap to the attack transient and doesn't "bloom" into the note ... it positively
"launches" the fundamental before initiating the overtone series!
I'll rate this conservately at 9/10 on the tone scale!!! |
