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Testimonials
"...you really have outdone yourself. All three of my Black Mesa guitars are amazing and do give a unique quality to my playing. I really do feel a better connection to both than any other instrument I've ever held. I appreciate the hard work that went into them and I hope soon enough a lot more people will. The best decision any guitarist can make is to have a custom guitar made for themselves, and I know of no better place than Black Mesa Guitars."
"Unanticipated benefit. Nice looking lady came up to me before we started and asked "what do you call that?" Don't tell anyone but I think you built the legendary CHICK MAGNET.
Kidding aside, it's perfect. I'll elaborate later, but when any one instrument can let a guitarist in a gig think "what guitar sound do I want to make?" then "what bass sound do I want to make?" and be able to do both without moving (other than appropriate moves for the crowd), we have achieved "perfect." "
"I have put in so many weeks and months just searching for that guitar that would match my tonal needs with my technical needs and in finding Black Mesa I found more than I was looking to find; I found the perfect guitar. In working with Clint I was able to get the fast neck and upper fret access I wanted as well as the tone I wanted. I have used this guitar on a gig in a room with the WORST acoustics and I was still satisfied with my tone and the audience was very satisfied with the show as well. I would recommend a Black Mesa guitar to any guitarist who is passionate about their music."
"The Black Mesa guitar has proven to be the one guitar that I come back to for most situations.
When I play some of my other guitars, people might say nice things about my playing. But, when I play my claro walnut Black Mesa, they comment on "the sound".
The tones I get from this guitar are amazing. The versatility of the sounds from the available combinations provided by the Sheptone pickups, the coil tapping, and the butter-smooth playability puts me in a different world when I gig. The neck is fast. The body is comfortable and beautiful. The tuning is true. And the notes swell and soar, hanging graciously for human ears to pick out of the air like sweet fruit.
Whether I'm pumping out the blues with the Bigfoot Blues Band, thumping out some rock, or picking surf/country with the Dale Inskeep band, this guitar feels right at home.
Thanks for building me this super-fantastic axe!"
"so...i have had many strats and les pauls, several 7 strings, a few other custom made gtrz, and then i have the black mesa guitar. it's loaded man...like an entirely different animal. sleek/powerful and it's a fascist instrument. el greco kind of thing...no mercy.
big thick neck for a determined hand and luxurious fingers. lollar pic-ups...
big phat frets and a wilkinson tailpiece. the wood...ahhh the wood. it's exotic - u will have to ask mr clint where he comes up with such other-worldy ideas regarding guitar building.
it has a strat/les paul thang...big beautiful and so f****n wide sounding/feeling as to suspend disbelief.
lots of guitar makers these days - but clint co-created this guitar from heavenly mindset 'specially for me. if i had any reservations they're gone now. maybe you can catch mr d in a moment and he'll make you one too.
be prepared to lose it all - in an instant. you'll find yourself walking inside the outside in/of the great big wide open...phil country. adventurous and extremely dangerous for the weak at heart. this guitar has moxie. thank you, thank you, thank you....clint, my dear friend in life you...are the best!"
"Clint, there are no words to describe this bass. I am just blown away. It is all I hoped for and more. I just don't know what to say, it is absolutely incredible. My main bass (that I really thought was cool looking) that I have played for the past 7 years looks like a damn tinker-toy next to this beauty. Had I found this somewhere already built, I would have paid twice as much for it as I did, so stop cheating yourself. The craftmanship is truly second-to-none, and as we talked about the other day, quality craftsmanship and good customer service is hard to come by these days, so I thank you again for your personal attention... My friend, you are truly an artist.
It just sounds like what a bass should sound like. It's nice and clear, the sustain is ridiculous, and even amidst my drummer's playing, there is enough punch to hear each note. I don't know if you sing but it is sometimes hard to sing in tune with the bass when it is just bass and drums, because of the separation of octaves. No trouble at all with this, it is just easily heard through the rest of the music, without "mudding" into the background.
The volume is easily controlled by changing attack without using the volume knob. I used to use a pick on some songs to get that percussive sound, just don't need to anymore. When using the neck pickup and the tone rolled all the way off, it is not muddy, just warm and full, and on the bridge with tone wide open, you can almost get that slap-bass sound without slapping.
It's one of those "whole is greater than the sum of it's parts" things I guess. It just sounds right, like I said, it's effortless in all aspects....it has perfect clarity, super-long sustain, flawless articulation, Evander Holyfield punch, and hot-buttered warmth on demand, easy on the salt."
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