What's your favorite tone wood? I'd have to say for traditional, I'll have to go with Sitka Spruce and Rosewood... Forward Shifted/Scalloped Bracing. Something like a small bodied 00 Gibson with Ladder bracing and sitka spruce/mahogany is nice, as well... two different sounds... I cannot stand Gibson acoustics. Their sonic signature is just too warm and has too many overtones. I'm a sucker for Martins... but I find myself craving a nice Taylor for fingerstyle, but I don't have the cash to dish out, at the moment. A 314ce would be nice... I was going to get a Limited series instead of a Guild 12, last year. Now... a Breedlove on the other hand... You haven't played a guitar till you played a Breedlove. Anywayyyy... enough tech-ish nonsense... anyone looking for reccomendations for a new guitar?
I like the dean exotica seires. I've got the exotiglass and while people say they don't like the fiberglass sound it sounds good to me, nice and resonant and clear and punchy. Check it out, man.
i would like a guitar. i might be going to school to learn how to make violins. so woods ahhhhh... i went to the admin at my school about my missing of school, so i would be able to graduate and ended up talking about strad wood. it was quite wierd. which guitar is equivilent to a strad or amati... or or or which is a good for money, or good for cheap... good for mediorcre players, that want to play better. and where the hell would i find a sitar?
I have no idea what the hell I'm playing on, but its the sweetest 6 string that I've ever heard and touched. Would it say somewhere on the guitar what kind of wood it is?
No... but most likely your Samick is all laminate, so it wouldn't really matter. Most likely Nato/Agathis/Basswood/Linden or something of the sort.
Sitars can be found at some music shops... ebay, etc. I know you can find them online. I'm quite addicted to nice wood myself... As far as guitars equivilent to a strad or amati, I'd have to say, for electric, '57-'60 Les Pauls, mainly the 1959... Heritage Cherry Sunburst with PAFs, original caps and pots, original tuners, bridge, stoptail, etc... typically go for upwards for $250k. Strats...'54s, '56s, '57s, '60s, '61s, '63s, '64-'66s, '68s, and '69s. It depends on the year. The prices for vintage strats keep on doubling and skyrocketing. They're a damn good investment and you'll never lose your money. Back in the 60s and 70s, you could get strats of those years like peanuts. That's how Clapton got Blackie. Just bought a few and picked out the best necks, bodies, pots, etc. then built it himself. Now, they're going up into $20k. Just the patent applied for humbuckers in Les Pauls from those years go for $4-$5k. As far as amps go, Fender Vibroverbs, Bassmans, Deluxes, Twins, Super Reverb, Twin Reverb, Marshall Plexi heads and 1967 A/B 4x12 cabs and 1962 Bluesbreakers. (popularized by clapton and hendrix). Also, Fender Broadcasters and Nocasters as well as early Telecasters, primarily the 1952 Telecaster and Thinline Teles from the early 70s are also highly sought after. Acoustic, pre-war Martins, primarily 40 series and up and the 28 series, as far as collectability goes. 000-28s and D-28s go $20k or more. D-45s, OM-45s, and such go up to $150k. Modern acoustic amps that are considered the better ones are Ultrasound and Riviera... A lot of the early Gibsons such as the L-01, L-00, J-45, J-50, and J-200 series guitars are highly sought after and valued. Hummingbirds and Doves are also sought after, preferably pre-norlin. As I've said before Norlin:Gibson::CBS:Fender. (Pre-1964/CBS Fender Strats are highly valued). 70s Martins switched to a large rosewood bridgeplate instead of a small maple one, dampering the sound a bit. They're infamous as far as cracking goes and bridge bellying, but I have a '74 D-35 that I love. As far as the most popular, rare, and highly sought after wood goes, Brazilian Rosewood...My Martin has Brazilian Rosewood. they stopped using it in standard production guitars in the late 60s and people have been stockpiling it and saving it for years. It's recognized for its figuring and beauty, though, most luthiers debate over its sound. It doesn't sound a whole lot more different from East Indian, but the demand is still high. If it's quartersawn or bookmatched, it's even more valuable, rarer, and sought after. I've found many turn of the century late 1800s to 1920s parlor guitars with Brazilian Rosewood, although some are laminate. It seems it's most common in turn of the century Washburn parlors. The modern strad/amati, I would say, are Olsons. They're all handbuilt by Jim Olson, I believe, in Minnesota or Wisconsin (I forgot where he lives). James Taylor plays Olson guitars, but they cost up to about $15k. They're actually more expensive used than new, since there's such a long waiting list. New, $13k. James Taylor has a signature model being produced by Jim. Taylors are fairly new, but are sought after. Bob Taylor started building for American Dream in Lemon Grove, California in the 70s then started Taylor Guitars. A lot of the Taylors from the 70s and American Dream guitars are sought after. I've found a few early ones in shops and on ebay. Neil Young started playing Taylor 855 12 strings around '78. Roger McGuinn prefers Martin 12 strings of the 40 series and Rickenbacker 360/12s finished in Mapleglo (he has signature models of both). He also invented a doubled G-string model last year. Martin is building it for him as a special edition standard model called the Martin HD-7, I believe. I like Guilds and Martins for 12 strings. Guilds are considered some of the best 12 strings, pre-fender.. mainly. I own one... I play a '60 reissue Les Paul, but I've had some problems with it, so I'm playing a strat right now. I'm considering saving up, selling, and going for a custom guitar... possibly Fender/Gibson custom shop, or I'll just build another one myself. Check this out...
Meh, I don't care for Deans. The braces come unglued too easily. The only overseas guitars that I really care for are Alverez-Kuzuo Yairi (I like the Koa WY1 Bob Weir model), Carvin (mainly the Carvin Cobalt series, they also have great amps and make great aftermarket parts for fenders), Breedlove Atlas Series, 80s Tokai Springsounds/Breezysounds/Love Rocks, MIJ Fenders, Matons (popularized by Tommy Emmanuel, he has a sig model), older lawsuit Takamines (also popularized by Tommy E, Agile (pre-lawsuit), and the Martin 40 series Blueridge copies. The Sx acoustics are also highly reputable... One model has a solid spruce soundboard, and is supposedly about the same as a Taylor 110. http://www.rondomusic.com carries them.
What the fucking mother? I thought you liked HAWAIIAN KOA!!!!!!!!!!! You've lost faith in Hawaii. What a gyp.
I do like Koa... But I like the tradition sound of rosewood and spruce... with scalloped bracing. The Martin sound.
Ever try a Dana Begouis (sp) George? Small company out of Maine - incredible acoustic guitars. Has that Martin sound, but playability of a Taylor. Too bad they cost like 3 gs
my favourite guitar is my classical. its made of a plywood thats much lighter and warmer than spruce i think, and cost around 90 australian dollars. its got a normal sized neck though, not the wide classical one. so its awesome. kicks the ass of some high priced ones ive played. the innotation and bridge/neck systems arent that great though so thats what holds it back. ive also got a spruce yamaha-acoustic. its the bottom range one for 290 (but its acoustic-electric) the pickup is pretty dodgy lol but ive never played it through a nice warm acoustic amp, only my dry little 20W
Yeah, I've played Bergouis guitars before. I like Collings and Santa Cruz a little better. I never really cared for the necks on Taylors, they're a little thin for my tastes, on an acoustic. Plus the headstocks make it a two piece. I wouldn't mind a 314ce for fingerstyle. Taylor should learn about what a volute is.
