Shelly park guitars?

ihscout

Any thoughts on Shelly park guitars,I am thinking
About getting one,specifically a 14 fret d-hole
Never see them on django books,any opinions?
Thanks

Stringswinger

I had a short scale 14 fret D hole that Shelley built. I sold it to Jason Vanderford (foolishly) who plays it every day with the bay Area's best Gypsy Jazz bands. It was (is?) a superb instrument.

I sold it to help fund my Favino. The playability of the park was second to none. A modern, American neck that worked well with low action, the guitar was loud and projected well. A Django purist might find the tone to be too warm and modern, and compared to my Dupont, that holds true. But if you want a guitar with first class workmanship (Her fit and finish is better than Favino or Dupont), easy playability and you like a modern warm tone, Shelley's guitars can't be beat.

That is my opinion, YMMV.

Cheers,

Marc
www.hotclubpacific.com

Jazzaferri

I played a few of her guitars bacck in 2010, one of which was a D hole but not sure ho many frets.. I am not a GJ purist on the sound ....however my memory is that both were very nice instruments. I preferred the sound of the D hole if memory serves.

I think she learned from Michael Dunn...but not certain of that.

Charlie Ayers

I believe there are many happy players of Park guitars here on the forum, but they seem to all be MIA, so I'll chime in.

I've owned several and, like Marc, I find the workmanship to be flawless and the playability to be unbeatable. She also uses beautiful woods and adds an artist's touch to her instruments, while being an extremely nice human and providing great customer service.

Charlie

ihscout

Thanks for the replies,i think i might go for another dupont instead.
Maybe a D-hole nomade.
Just seems like a better investment right now.