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Topic: My new baby... |
Tyler Hall
From:
Mt. Juliet, TN
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Posted 22 Dec 2011 5:29 pm |
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I couldn't resist showing off my "new" baby! It was Terry Bethel's personal guitar until I finally talked him out of it. It's one of the most well built guitars I've ever sit behind, but it really means a lot because Terry is a very dear friend and mentor. All the Bethel's have ball-bearings on every shaft, adjustable helper-springs, and they play like a dream. Dick Miller built this guitar back in the mid-90's and I think it may be the prettiest cabinet he ever built. It's cocobolo front and necks with a burst flamed maple top. Pictures really don't even come close to showing to true depth and beauty of this guitar. It sounds even better than it looks too. I'm so lucky to be able to have such an awesome guitar, it's just a shame it's too pretty to take to work. This one is gonna stay at home under lock and key...
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Last edited by Tyler Hall on 22 Dec 2011 5:40 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Tyler Hall
From:
Mt. Juliet, TN
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Posted 22 Dec 2011 5:38 pm
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I forgot to mention that Terry is still building guitars. He can build you whatever you can think up. I can't say enough about these guitars. Bethel's are as good a guitar as any, and better than most! Give him a call or e-mail if you're interested in a new guitar.
Terry Bethel
bethelgtr@yahoo.com or
1(417) 335-2088
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Jack Goodson
From:
new brockton,alabama (deceased)
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Posted 22 Dec 2011 5:40 pm Bethel Guitar
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| tyler: i have plenty of locks and keys, be glad to baby sit that one any time. hope you are doing great....merry christmas....jack and martha |
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Larry Hamilton
From:
Amarillo,Tx
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Posted 22 Dec 2011 8:28 pm
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Tyler, you are so lucky. It is just a beautiful guitar plus the huge fact it was Terry's guitar make it even more special. All I can say is WOW!!
Steelers as well as hotroddrs like to look under the hood. so one of these when you have time could ya maybe give us a peek?
I hope you have been enjoying Nashville and the road.
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Tyler Hall
From:
Mt. Juliet, TN
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Posted 22 Dec 2011 10:30 pm
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Believe it or not Larry, I haven't taken any shots of the undercarriage yet. I'll get some up for you. It's quite a machine. I had him leave the setup alone and I've been having a blast playing Terry's copedent again. Everytime I sit behind this guitar I find myself playing "We Could" and "If". I'm just glad Bethel left some of his chops on it for me. He's always been one of my very favorite players. Nobody can get "outside" like Mr. B. 
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Hook Moore
From:
South Charleston,West Virginia
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Kirk Eipper
From:
Arroyo Grande, Ca.
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Posted 23 Dec 2011 10:14 am
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Stunning!
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Tyler Hall
From:
Mt. Juliet, TN
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Posted 23 Dec 2011 4:41 pm
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Thanks guys! I've never had a lacquer guitar, but I think I got as pretty a guitar as there is. Only problem is it's too pretty to use. I just don't have the heart to put this one under a bus...
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David Kellogg
From:
Tualatin, OR
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Posted 23 Dec 2011 5:44 pm Sleeping with it?
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| Correct me if I'm wrong Tyler but are you sleeping with that guitar? Not that I wouldn't. What a beaut. |
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Tyler Hall
From:
Mt. Juliet, TN
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Posted 24 Dec 2011 3:53 pm
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Actually, it does live in my bedroom. I don't sleep with it though, I'm afraid I'd roll over on it and scratch the lacquer... 
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Herb Steiner
From:
Briarcliff TX 78669, pop. 2,064
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Posted 24 Dec 2011 4:14 pm
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Ty, I remember that guitar. Dick built it soon after he had made a Fessenden for me. Great as the Fessy was (I sold it by mistake years later), this guitar made me envious. And I'm glad a player of your caliber now owns it. Congrats!! 
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Eddie Lane
From:
Branson, Missouri, USA
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Posted 27 Dec 2011 5:43 pm
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Hey Tyler,
How you been? That is a fine guitar and I think probably the prettiest Bethel that has been built.
Congrads... |
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