Beard Guitars

Beard Guitars
Beard Guitars, LLC and twelve-time Grammy Award winner Jerry Douglas announce the first deliveries of the "Jerry Douglas Signature Resonator Guitar."

Two models are being produced. The Jerry Douglas Signature Edition features a unique "E™" body configuration with solid mahogany back, sides and a Pomele Sapele top. The Jerry Douglas Signature Limited Edition features a unique "E" body configuration with solid Pomele Sapele top, back and sides. The availability of this wood will limit production to fifty handcrafted guitars. This guitar will feature a new concept: a customized spider bridge and pickup system, co-developed by Larry Fishman and Paul Beard, that is compatible with Fishman's new Aura imaging pedal.

Design features include curly maple binding, 25 inch scale, Waverly tuning machines, "Wave™" pattern inlay, "Spinning Palm™" design coverplate, Douglas family crest on the headstock and "Jerry Douglas" signature inlay in mother-of-pearl at the nineteenth fret. The guitar is shipped with a custom hard shell case. The "Jerry Douglas Signature Resonator Guitar" will be sold exclusively by Beard Guitars, LLC and its network of dealers. Inquiries are welcome.
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FROM MMR Buyer's Guide: Summer 2008