I was happy to spend a little time with this new Gallagher Bluegrass Bell model, and be able to review it! I think Gallagher has a new hit on their hands!
Great review of a beautiful guitar and a excellent sound also, David and his crew are building some amazing guitars, enjoyed Over The Rainbow 🌈 it my favorite of all the solos you play, by the way we all love DOC AND MERLE, two of the Best! Thanks.
thanks for the review ! thats great , in the short time i have known David and the guys i am really blown away with how much the guitars have evolved defiantly on the track to becoming one of the best American built guitars out there
Thank you for such an excellent & thoughtful review! Any thoughts on the Belle as a finger picker for someone with softer touch? I’ve played mahogany Doc Watson and was impressed in its response to both picked, finger, hybrid styles. Also felt I could get some nuance or expression out of it. Seems Belle may be even more receptive & reactive? Thx again! …and please do more guitar reviews!
Curious how you would contrast it to the Collings D1-A. This video gives me a sense that it's a warmer/darker tone (maybe more overtones?) than the Collings. I know you know....but for others who might read this, I don't think of different as necessarily being better or worse.
Without having a D1-A in my possession to do a direct side by side comparison, I would have to generalize based on my experiences with those model Collings guitars. However I do own a Collings Winfield mahogany model. I would say you are pretty close, the Gallagher is likely a bit warmer. I would say in comparison the Collings probably has a bit more growl. Keep in mind, this is based on just the one example of the Gallagher that I've played.
