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If you had around a $1000, what acoustic guitar/brand would you be looking at? Hoping to get the lifer acoustic guitar. I think I’m ready for this kind of investment.
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I love my Larrivee D-05 in that range (1500 with lr baggs anthem pickup). It plays great, but if I had it to do over, I wouldn't buy new. A new acoustic guitar seasons over time, and mine is just now getting there tonally. Take your time and play a lot of guitars.If you had around a $1000, what acoustic guitar/brand would you be looking at? Hoping to get the lifer acoustic guitar. I think I’m ready for this kind of investment.
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Fk off ..I love my Larrivee D-05 in that range (1500 with lr baggs anthem pickup). It plays great, but if I had it to do over, I wouldn't buy new. A new acoustic guitar seasons over time, and mine is just now getting there tonally. Take your time and play a lot of guitars.
Son, you better put that old guitar away.If you had around a $1000, what acoustic guitar/brand would you be looking at? Hoping to get the lifer acoustic guitar. I think I’m ready for this kind of investment.
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This. Find a neck that fits your hand well, something you feel comfortable playing.Go to sweetwater, play them all ... you'll find one that fits your needs, or it will find you.
My GF has a Seagull 00 cherry back and sides, spruce top. It's a really small and comfortable guitar with a lot of mid range. I dislike the neck and the action also and for the same reason you noted.This. Find a neck that fits your hand well, something you feel comfortable playing.
Agree wholeheartedly that Seagull is excellent value. Personally, I have a Seagull solid Cedar top, and love the sound of it. But the neck doesn't fit me as well as I'd like. It's a little wider than I prefer. It's all about fit as well as sound. But if you like how it plays, then you can't find a better value dollar for dollar for the quality you get out of a Seagull guitar. FWIW, I used to work with the dude who worked for Godin Guitars who was responsible for naming the acoustic line "Seagull." Cool guy up in Montreal. Their guitars are all still made there in Quebec.
Don't not try a Yamaha. Just saying.
Every Seagull I've ever played had a wider neck. Seems to be an intended feature of the line.This. Find a neck that fits your hand well, something you feel comfortable playing.
Agree wholeheartedly that Seagull is excellent value. Personally, I have a Seagull solid Cedar top, and love the sound of it. But the neck doesn't fit me as well as I'd like. It's a little wider than I prefer. It's all about fit as well as sound. But if you like how it plays, then you can't find a better value dollar for dollar for the quality you get out of a Seagull guitar. FWIW, I used to work with the dude who worked for Godin Guitars who was responsible for naming the acoustic line "Seagull." Cool guy up in Montreal. Their guitars are all still made there in Quebec.
Don't not try a Yamaha. Just saying.
Good luck with your search . . . $1000 is no man's land for acoustic guitars.
William Coulter plays a Santa Cruz. That's all I need to know.My GF has a Seagull 00 cherry back and sides, spruce top. It's a really small and comfortable guitar with a lot of mid range. I dislike the neck and the action also and for the same reason you noted.
I also have a 28 year old Martin D18, perfectly aged .. it's my baby.
Only Yamaha I have is a 40 year old classical a friend found in a abandoned house. It was covered in crayon (assuming they gave it to a young child) but the neck and soundboard were absolutely straight and it has a really good deep tone, so I cleaned it up and it's another gem in my collection.
Best acoustic guitar I ever played was a custom Santa Cruz OM model. That thing was slick and rang like a bell .. 12K, probably more now..
William Coulter plays a Santa Cruz. That's all I need to know.
BTW, if anyone is in Atlanta and wants to check out some nice guitars, go to Maple Street Guitars just off Peachtree and Piedmont: https://www.maplestreetguitars.com/. Some nice stuff there . . . including some Santa Cruz models.
Never heard of nato. What's that?It really is ...
It's a good range for the second tier guitars but it's also the range where you're paying more for the label on first tier than the quality. I had one of those Martins with the laminate for quite a while as did a couple of my friends. Mine set up perfectly as it aged then the binding came off. I reglued it and gave it to my son. Still a good guitar, great tone. fwiw - 90% of the sound comes from the top. One friend had a severe bridge bulge develop even though he used the correct gauge strings.. still plays well but intonation is off once you go up the fretboard.
CNC tech has made it possible for even cheap guitars to be highly playable. That didn't use to be the norm.
The one wood I truly hate is nato, it just kills tone.
I'd be afraid to embarrass myself trying to play that nice of a guitar . . . it'd be like playing golf with Tiger Woods . . . .The Santa Cruz are so light they feel fragile .. they're not but when you pick one up you notice the difference.
IIRC Japanese Mahogany ,, commonly found on low end Yamaha, Takamine etc..Never heard of nato. What's that?
The wood of choice around here these days seems to be solid Koa wood . . . I had a laminated Koa wood dreadnought as the first guitar I owned . . . almost unplayable. Then bought a Taylor 510 to fool around on . . . and now it's just fun to listen to my oldest play it. He can make it sing. He's gonna have to wait until I die to get it though . . . I swore off buying him gear years ago.
William Coulter plays a Santa Cruz. That's all I need to know.
BTW, if anyone is in Atlanta and wants to check out some nice guitars, go to Maple Street Guitars just off Peachtree and Piedmont: https://www.maplestreetguitars.com/. Some nice stuff there . . . including some Santa Cruz models.
I was afraid of leaving marks on the top even though playing fingerstyle. I tend to semi anchor my pinky and leave scratch marks. It didn't have a pickguard..I'd be afraid to embarrass myself trying to play that nice of a guitar . . . it'd be like playing golf with Tiger Woods . . . .
The wood of choice around here these days seems to be solid Koa wood . . . I had a laminated Koa wood dreadnought as the first guitar I owned . . . almost unplayable. Then bought a Taylor 510 to fool around on . . . and now it's just fun to listen to my oldest play it. He can make it sing. He's gonna have to wait until I die to get it though . . . I swore off buying him gear years ago.
Preach ... I'm in absolute agreement about where to spend money.Agreed about Taylor’s sounding generic and thin. They’re well built, but sound boring AF.
also, agreed on going to Sweetwater to play their instruments and figure out what you like. They’ll have a wide selection of instruments, so you can get a broad picture of what’s good and what’s great.
But once you figure that out, leave, and go buy it elsewhere. Sweetwater is known to be a huge contributor to the trump campaign, and we need to spend our money in places that have America’s best interests in mind. Be a conservative, that’s fine. All respect there. Support trump, and you’re out of your mind. Unless someone can show me the error in my ways with regards to sweetwater and who they support, I’ll be encouraging others to spend their money wisely. Come at me bro.
fwiw - even before Trump, I've bought all my equipment at small local shops paying a little extra and getting better service, plus being friends with half the people that worked in them. The small shops are all gone now.Agreed about Taylor’s sounding generic and thin. They’re well built, but sound boring AF.
also, agreed on going to Sweetwater to play their instruments and figure out what you like. They’ll have a wide selection of instruments, so you can get a broad picture of what’s good and what’s great.
But once you figure that out, leave, and go buy it elsewhere. Sweetwater is known to be a huge contributor to the trump campaign, and we need to spend our money in places that have America’s best interests in mind. Be a conservative, that’s fine. All respect there. Support trump, and you’re out of your mind. Unless someone can show me the error in my ways with regards to sweetwater and who they support, I’ll be encouraging others to spend their money wisely. Come at me bro.
You should test drive everything you can, and go with what feels right.If you had around a $1000, what acoustic guitar/brand would you be looking at? Hoping to get the lifer acoustic guitar. I think I’m ready for this kind of investment.
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fwiw - even before Trump, I've bought all my equipment at small local shops paying a little extra and getting better service, plus being friends with half the people that worked in them. The small shops are all gone now.
There used to be a guitar shop down on Clinton right near Wooden Nickel. Can't remember the name. I got all my gear there. I think they shuttered years ago.fwiw - even before Trump, I've bought all my equipment at small local shops paying a little extra and getting better service, plus being friends with half the people that worked in them. The small shops are all gone now.
Curious - I see artists playing Gibson acoustics all the time, but I've not seen them mentioned here once. Am I missing something?fwiw - even before Trump, I've bought all my equipment at small local shops paying a little extra and getting better service, plus being friends with half the people that worked in them. The small shops are all gone now.
Skips? He eventually moved from there to Spring St and then Wells St and finally closed his doors for good. That's where I shopped.There used to be a guitar shop down on Clinton right near Wooden Nickel. Can't remember the name. I got all my gear there. I think they shuttered years ago.
No, they're a damn good guitar.Curious - I see artists playing Gibson acoustics all the time, but I've not seen them mentioned here once. Am I missing something?
Perfect mids for blues ..I’m loving old parlour guitars these days. They’re not full sounding, but they have great character.
I don't remember, to be honest. It was years ago last time I was there. I just know he closed the Clinton shop years ago, because my uncle and dad (who died ten years ago) started shopping up at some place on Dupont that isn't there anymore, either.Skips? He eventually moved from there to Spring St and then Wells St and finally closed his doors for good. That's where I shopped.
What kind of guitar does David Rawlins play? Is that an old Martin? That dude makes that thing sing.No, they're a damn good guitar.
More than one.. but the one I remember most his his 1935 Epiphone Archtop ...What kind of guitar does David Rawlins play? Is that an old Martin? That dude makes that thing sing.
It was Skip's Guitar Exchange.. shorter chubby white guy with a beard? I'm almost sure of it .I don't remember, to be honest. It was years ago last time I was there. I just know he closed the Clinton shop years ago, because my uncle and dad (who died ten years ago) started shopping up at some place on Dupont that isn't there anymore, either.
Whatever that place on Clinton was, that was where I found my perfect pick. The green Dunlop. I don't even know the gauge, I just know, if I want a pick, it's the green Dunlop.
If Brian was involved, that was the place. I remember that dude.It was Skip's Guitar Exchange.. shorter chubby white guy with a beard? I'm almost sure of it .
It's the only one I can think of on Clinton. fwiw he's one of the best blues players in town. Its' where I bought my D18, and DM, I know the other shop too, can't recollect the name, Brian Lemert worked three. That dude is a shredder. He's at Sweetwater now like everyone else is ...
Brian was at the other store you mentioned.If Brian was involved, that was the place. I remember that dude.
F*ckin' Sweetwater. I drive by that place twice a day. Feels dirty just being close. It's like the perfect confluence of art and corporate bullshit.
Alright, I hear that. I went into the Dupont store a few times, so that's probably where I remember him. But it's gone now, too. Nothing left, man. Just f*ckin' corporate wall to wall. Hell, even Mynett is gone now, AFAIK.Brian was at the other store you mentioned.
It's so disappointing that Chuck supported Trump. The place is actually a great place to work, from everyone who works there, lots of talent in the building .. even though it's basically a higher end version of Walmart and ends up killing local shops..
Fk them ..
They're awesome, just pricey.Curious - I see artists playing Gibson acoustics all the time, but I've not seen them mentioned here once. Am I missing something?
I worked for years in marketing for Harman, a pro audio electronics manufacturer, and we worked closely with Sweetwater. Chuck was always a good dude and really does care about music, and while they are big corporate, they do an awful lot of things the right way especially as compared to their big rivals. It's a shame he's on the dark side politically. I worked that GearFest a few times - amazing how big that, and their whole operation, has grown over the years.If Brian was involved, that was the place. I remember that dude.
F*ckin' Sweetwater. I drive by that place twice a day. Feels dirty just being close. It's like the perfect confluence of art and corporate bullshit.
Guitar Center is the Walmart of that business - or maybe even Dollar General. They just suck all around. Sweetwater is a higher-end as you say. I agree, I hate what the big boxes have done to the Mom & Pop music stores. But Sweetwater does hire talent and they do care about their customers, unlike Guitar Center or Sam Ash who hire anyone with a pulse. I'll give Sam Ash a little edge over GC, but not much.Brian was at the other store you mentioned.
It's so disappointing that Chuck supported Trump. The place is actually a great place to work, from everyone who works there, lots of talent in the building .. even though it's basically a higher end version of Walmart and ends up killing local shops.
Fk them ..
Nah, we're a long way from downtown Atlanta . . . and we have a pretty good manner in dealing with the police, as 3 of MrsSope's brothers were career policemen. (The 4th was career navy, and taught at the War College in Newport after his stint was over.)Assuming of course you aren't pulled from your car and murdered ...
We're good. The most damage we've sustained over the last month is our neighbor put up a shed next to our fence (with the appropriate setback). If that's the worst that befalls us . . . .Hope you and Ms. Sope aren't violented in any way.
I am delighted to know she's healthy. Is she doing OK otherwise? And in school?My daughter's most-recent Covid test was required after spending time with a visitor from Atlanta. So far, she's 3-0.
We've been known to create trouble, just for the privilege of seeing y'all's faces when we do. Won't be the last, I'm afraid . . . .(You deep-south Southern folks sure can stir up trouble.)