Acoustic Guitar Soundports

[Gear_Junky]

There's a nice topic about these in the acousticguitarforum.com and I thought we could have one here too.

I'm only reading good things about these (it's a small soundhole made in the side of the guitar (on top, facing the player usually). They're supposed to make the player hear his/her guitar sound better/truer.

I don't know if there are recording benefits (maybe putting a mic towards each hole for a stereo effect or something).

My main concern is this: I have a cheap solid-top acoustic (a Brownsville dreadnaught Taylor copy). What's the safest place for a soundport to make sure there's no tone compromise and that structural integrity is not weakened (if that's even an issue).

And since a picture is worth a thousand words, here's a picture just for fun (not mine):

Edited: how do I include the pictures inline instead of attachments?

 

[Gear_Junky]

Maybe I should have titled it "Side Ports", there's several terms used interchangibly.

 

[Gear_Junky]

Maybe I should have titled it "Side Ports", there's several terms used interchangibly.

 

[guitar junkie]

well...

if the guitar has a pickup with an EQ on it

just lift the blender out of there and try that first....


otherwise play around with a cheap guitar and drill some holes in it....

 

[phaqu]

You could look in the sound hole to see if theres anything in the way where you want to drill.You could get a Roto zip with a thin(1/32nd") blade to do the fancier work. Put blue painters tape (doesnt harm the finish)down where you want to drill/route so you can draw your design and to keep it from splintering up. I would start out small , if it were me. I would also practice on a piece of wood the same thickness to get the hang of it first.