Harpejji Tone Comparison
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- čas přidán 14. 10. 2018
- Does the type of wood change the sound of the harpejji? Watch this LIVE Tone comparison of bamboo, maple and birch bodies to hear the differences.
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A cool comparison. More manufacturers should do videos showing the side-by-side differences. I look forward to a video showing the various methods of using articulations and dynamics while playing, as well as an example of how long the sustain works on them!
This might be the best think I have seen, great vidio and amazing intro to the instrement
I love them all. The bamboo sounds best to me. Of course, the most expensive model. Caviar taste, top ramen budget. Means I can't afford any of them. Really wish I could have one.
Great video. Lots of factors affect what you're hearing here. But at least this gives you an idea of the main characteristics of the woods. Love to see a purplewood vs bamboo. Etc.
The Bamboo is the one that sounds (slightly) better for me. I can hear more (slightly) frequencies in it. Probably a very small difference, tho. Also the bass holds better because of the density.
The subtractive qualities is exactly how Paul Reed Smith explains tone woods which makes a lot more sense than saying a wood adds tone... Marcodi: The PRS of Harpejii
I like the 🌳 birch! It sounds great! Is it $1800?
Since I'm new to the Harpejji, I'll go with the middle quality Maple. Thanks for sharing. ☺
ha ha He clearly has a strong preference for the Bamboo...
"You realllllly want to buy the more expensive one" LOL
The Bamboo prolly sounded better because he warned up on the others! 😀
Interested in buying a bamboo k24. What finish is on the one you demo'd here? Matte or satin?
Hi, I got an idea to use alumitone pickup princip in Harpeji. What do you think of that?
wondering a little if the harpejj works with guitar elements or by by making a conection between the string and fret or have piezo elements under each saddle
being able to bend the tone makes me believe its a wider shorter version of the chapman stick
Lots of overtones means more chance for muddiness with heavy amplification. That's the reason power chords are a staple of amplified guitar. The birch, with less pronounced overtones, may be the best instrument if one is going for an over-driven tone. Bamboo's complexity may be the choice for an "acoustic" sound. Maple -- a compromise to versatility?
Tell me your bias for Fenders without telling me you like Fenders.
Phew, the little girl in the back freaked me out there a bit :D
haha What can I say, it's a family business. ;-)
i feel like in this situation ,if we can make a comparison; teh Bamboo takes the role usually pertaining to teh Mahogany and the birch takes teh role of Rosewood...and maple..well maple is maple ;)
Such a cool instrument.
Bamboo all day long but boy is that an expensive upgrade!
damn I want one of these...
What are the scale lengths of those instruments?
Can people play full piano versions of Mozart piano sonatas such as with Alberti bass pattern etc? Would love to see well tempered clavier on the Harpejji.
Yes since it is a piano turned into a guitar it's certainly possible
I agree, one good sound over many weaker sounds
I want bye it , how much for 1 & ship for overseas?
I saw a ghost in the doorway...
Can someone explain why only half the board has frets?
I was wondering why Bamboo is the most expensive of the wood materials? I would think that Bamboo would be the least expensive because it grows the fastest of all three. Is it harder to shape and mold than the other two wood materials?
Thanks for inquiring! It is because it is a more complex manufacturing process with bamboo.
That blue maple is pretty.
How much is the price?
aonde para comprar no brasil ?
I like the maple best. There's something in the bamboo's sound that makes my face go :(
The maple is my favorite, balanced tone. Enough low and high end with the right emphasis on mid range. Even across the board which is perfect for me as an engineer/mixer during eq'ing. That maple gives plenty of range to shape sounds from it, endless possibilities with outboard gear too
Agreed. If I wanted the bamboo sound I'd just pick up my acoustic guitar
I wonder how a Rosewood body would sound?
I am baffled at what creates the noise. I know it’s a silly question but on a guitar, the sound is generated from picking or strumming. These strings seem to make noise when simply pressing down.
My understanding is that your finger completes the circuit thus unmoving the pickup associated with the string and the sound comes from the instrument the same way finger tapping techniques work on electric guitars
Thanks for the video but, listening to it over this 1" speaker, I can't tell the difference. You really need to be in-the-room to hear this.
Maple sounds the best
Uh six thousand for the better model.. that's a lot! It sounds great though
Its like buying a good guitar vs a cheap one, 🤣 A Yamaha always makes an expression on me in acoustics vs the beginner package, hahahah
Bamboo is more expensive?
Yes, because of the complex manufacturing process of bamboo.
Someone tell me what makes this thing cost more than twice as much as an american strat. Most of its parts already existed for guitars.
Probably because it's a fairly new instrument. You can choose to compete with them, but until then you have to fork out the cashens.
I was wondering the same thing... I’m not familiar with how many companies have a piece of the Harpejii market but I’d assume that Marcodi has the majority of it. If you one of a few companies producing them you can mark them whatever you want especially as they seem to still be mostly hand made. I’d predict that as the popularity of the instrument grows and they are able to move toward CNC production the cost may decrease slightly.
besides the fact that it seems considerably more complicated to make than a strat and that they are produced in far fewer numbers, probably not much.
I’m going to hazard the opinion that strats can be factory knocked off by the dozens in the same amount of time it takes to hand make one of these. Added to that, strats sell by the bucket loads for every one of these that sells, so the only way the company can make enough to stay afloat is by pricing them the way they do.
The good news is if you sink your money into a quality musical instrument it’ll hold its value over the long term.
If you wanted to make your own from strat parts you'd have to buy 3 strats worth of parts.
I would love to start a petition to give this awesome instrument a cooler name. Harpejji sounds to me like a goofy little kid running around in the jungle...
Why dont you just make them all out of Bamboo if that sounds best?
Why don't all cars just come with Italian leather seats?