Hot or Not? Blackbird

[Elias Graves]

https://www.blackbirdguitar.com/rider_steel.html

 

[Help!I'maRock!]

 

[Gary Blanchard]

Not for me, thanks.

Especially given:
$1600 with custom ballistic nylon soft case. Optional MiSi pickup with volume and tone control add $200. Second strap knob standard. (And $50-$75 shipping. At that price, why not ship free?)

 

[Stratguy]

Sorry, but I'm going with "Not."

 

[Pitar]

I remember the marketing push on these contraptions and thinking ill of the shills back then. It doesn't deserve any better now.

 

[jp_nyc]

I dig it. Looks cool, and $1600 isn’t awful for a carbon-fiber travel guitar.

That said, I’d rather just spend $450 for one of those little Martin/Taylor guitars and a case.

 

[Tralfaz]

Take this broken crap and learn to play.... all your life.

 

[Flatspotter]

Tough to play sitting down, but then, who plays acoustic sitting down?

 

[instantsteve]

Tough to play sitting down, but then, who plays acoustic sitting down?

Me. It is good for neither the instrument or the player when I fall over ("Aw, he's no fun. He fell right over.").

 

[Gary Blanchard]

For a travel guitar, I'd go for this:

The most expensive one, the Supreme with a solid top, is $199.00. My wife has the Trinity and it sounds nice for the size and price. (Well, it did until she put nylon strings on it, but that's another story.)

 

[Guitar Heel]

I like it. Wouldn't buy it.

 

[Jbird]

I'd rather go with the Blackbird Lucky 13.

It'd be close to my old Gibson B-25

 

[B Valley]

Life's too short to play ugly guitars.

 

[bcryant]

Interesting but no thanks.

 

[BEACHBUM]

Nope