charliefrench
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Very enjoyable
He’s a cool guy. I remember him spending much of Experience past calmly wandering around like the rest of us, just mingling like another old guy who mostly plays guitar in his basement.I thought the review was fairly dull stuff, but I enjoyed the Bernie footage.
The first year of “the Bernie” at Exp, he was at a card table just inside the entrance of the factory floor, now the S2 production area. On day one, I was about to breeze by en route to the dealer display tables when I noticed the inline 3 pot knob configuration, and stopped. Bernie himself popped up and said something like, “do you like my guitar?”. I had no idea who he was, but immediately liked his bubbly enthusiasm and British accent. He told me, and now 4 other passers-by, everything about it and how excited he was to be part of the process. I shook his hand, commended him on his achievement and walked on...immediately Googling “Bernie Marsden”.He’s a cool guy. I remember him spending much of Experience past calming wandering around like the rest of us, just mingling like another old guy who mostly plays guitar in his basement.
The first year of “the Bernie” at Exp, he was at a card table just inside the entrance of the factory floor, now the S2 production area. On day one, I was about to breeze by en route to the dealer display tables when I noticed the inline 3 pot knob configuration, and stopped. Bernie himself popped up and said something like, “do you like my guitar?”. I had no idea who he was, but immediately liked his bubbly enthusiasm and British accent. He told me, and now 4 other passers-by, everything about it and how excited he was to be part of the process. I shook his hand, commended him on his achievement and walked on...immediately Googling “Bernie Marsden”.
For the next 2 or 3 years he was in regular attendance, doing clinics, concerts, and other center-stage activities and he still maintained that same innocent, guy next door, bubbly enthusiasm. And when I went to buy every CD he had for sale he told me (and anyone else that would ask him) everything about each recording. Again, like we were talking over a beer. Everyone should buy one of these guitars, if for no other reason than to keep the spotlight on Bernie. He’s a treasure. And his guitar is pretty b*tchin’, too.