We had the opportunity to review a New-MAD Mix A5 last spring, and have been all atwitter ever since. The demo instrument, one of the very first made, performed marvelously and exceeded all expectation, enough so that site author, Ted Eschliman, himself spent the next several months liquidating prized "toys" to make room for an acquisition of his own. It was unavoidable; it would be fate...

The prototype was good, but the one received yesterday on the UPS truck was even better. The conclusion prior was this was a superlative stage instrument; plugged in it would surpass any instrument for acoustic tone and player response under the harshest of loud stage conditions. If it lacked anything, it was would be the subtle nuances of other $4K instruments in the intimate, front-porch picking environment.

"Wrong," says Ted. "This instrument is even BETTER than the prototype we passed around several months ago. Peter has exceeded his own standards for quality." The instrument is impressively responsive, robust in tone, but capable of the intricacies of subtle, demanding acoustic music.

Everything you've heard about it is true. This is a major, front-line keeper!

Nice job, Peter, Will, and crew!

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Posted by Ted at June 26, 2007 11:39 AM