NGD Avalon L1-320C Baritone

ToneControl

arrived new recently:

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/zz15/toneuk/Avalon L1-320C/DSC02893_zpsp0nvbxq8.jpg

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/zz15/toneuk/Avalon L1-320C/DSC02889_zps7md5krbt.jpg

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/zz15/toneuk/Avalon L1-320C/DSC02880_zpsjuvwqhnp.jpg

This guitar sounds wonderful

Cedar top, rosewood back and sides

 K&K Trinity Mini Solo 

28 inch scale, I tuned it D-D with normal strings (11s for me)

the pickup is way better than my usual Element piezos

with the active preamp set right, almost no EQ required,and I usually use an IR pattern to lose the piezo quack, no need here. More prone to feedback though.

The cedar top sounds so warm with the dropped-tuning

ToneControl

have any of you guys tried Avalons?

They are very very good indeed

Moe_Zambeek

Are they the ex Lowden guys? I tried a Lowden Bari once, it was awesome, I bet that one is too.

ToneControl

Moe_Zambeek said:

Are they the ex Lowden guys? I tried a Lowden Bari once, it was awesome, I bet that one is too.

yes, they were the factory that made all the Lowdens from 1988 to 2003

It's a lovely guitar - my 4th Avalon!

TheOtherDennis

I have a A200CE Gold, had it since late 2004. It's lovely.

mellowsun

Let's hear it - please post some sound clips!