AlexMUK Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 This beauty is now mine!. Fabulous construction, playability and tones - I think I've reached Bass nirvana. So comfortable, balanced and perfect in feel. I never really liked Single cut designs before I saw my first Merlin, but I think this shape looks great, and the timbers are beautifully crafted as all of Bernie's products are. Facings on the body and headstock are black american walnut (I think) on a spalted maple body. Not sure what the neck laminations are - maple, walnut, with ebony detail stips between the neck and wings, and between the body and top. The body is chambered, coming in at just over 9lb. The electronics package features two GB single coil pickups, volume, pickup blend, stacked bass / treble control, stacked parametric mid (boost/cut on top and centre frequency below), passive tone knob with active/passive switch. The passive tone works in active mode, giving you all the tone shaping you could need, as well as a pure passive mode for all of those sounds. As the pickups are single coil, the series/parallel switch has been configured as a kill switch. which is very useful. This is a beautifully constructed and thoughtfully designed instrument from the master, Bernie Goodfellow. Thankyou Bernie, for your superb craftsmanship. A significant investment, to be sure, but I'm a very, very happy camper!. P.S. sorry for the crappy smartphone photos - really doesn't do it justice. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Stunning! Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexMUK Posted November 10, 2020 Author Share Posted November 10, 2020 (edited) Thank you! it's a very worthy stable mate to my other Bernie creation - my also lovely Spitfire 5. Edited November 10, 2020 by AlexMUK 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Congrats! I have some personal issues with Bernie regarding his politics and will not be putting any business his way in future, but, as a former GB owner, there's no denying he makes some beautiful instruments. The Merlin is a stunning design. I prefer his older headstock design though, with the notch in the corner - the new one is more like his old Lowden/Goodfellow instruments. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Another stunning masterpiece from Bernie... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visog Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Crikey... that's some bass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexMUK Posted November 13, 2020 Author Share Posted November 13, 2020 I'm loving it so far.. The passive tone working in parallel with the active circuit gives you so much tone flexibility, and its very easy to get the sound I want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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