John Blek
“I’ve been playing Ari Sheehan guitars for the last two years and at this point I couldn’t settle for any other guitar. In a previous life I worked in a guitar store and have had all manner of vintage and boutique guitars pass through my hands. In honesty they all pale in comparison to my Sheehan J45 and Dreadnought. The instruments are a dream to play, there’s a real sense of freedom and ease about them. I hold these guitars responsible for inspiring me to write so much these last years. They’re dripping with melody and emotion. A guitar I simply cannot put them down.
I’ve been touring heavily with these guitars and they’ve really stood up to the rough grind of tour life. Also Plugged in they never cease to impress. Heads turn and the sound engineers ears perk up.
For me these instruments sound completely unique just like guy who makes them. Incomparable to any boutique or big brand. An instrument that defines my sound and what I do.”
Reed Turchi (Nashville)
“Playing an Ari Sheehan guitar for the first time felt like rediscovering the instrument all over again. The richness of the overtones, touch responsiveness of the dynamics, and feeling of the fretboard blew me away to the point that I knew immediately I had to have one, both for the creative inspiration it brought and because no other acoustic would ever suffice.
Having received my own Sheehan acoustic six months ago (modeled after Ari’s own personal OM style guitar), I’m delighted to say that it is starting to reach the break-in point to where it sings and shines in a transcendental way. Each time I pick it up and play for a while I notice a little more resonance, a little more fullness, and it is a joy!
From root-position strumming to slide guitar with fingerpicks, from delta blues to Randy Newman songs transposed from piano, the guitar sings and gets the classic “What guitar is THAT?!” treatment everywhere I go.