spantini
COO of me, inc.
I'll preface this with the fact that I need a better quality acoustic guitar to record with - as much better than my $80 Rogue dreadnought that's too boomy as I can afford. And right now, I cannot afford more than $400+ tax. That $1999 Taylor is gonna hafta wait.
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I went nuts in the guitar room at the store tonight. They have a bunch of the nicer guitars on a high wall rack, just out of reach. I asked a salesperson to grab several for me, then I also picked out four from ground level. I took out my tuner and a shirt pocket full of various picks.
I spent over two hours jamming and I had a hard time staying away from a Yamaha FG830 Dreadnought. This one felt good, had good action and, of course, it was nice and bright - just what I was trying to steer clear from. So I set it in the "possible" area and moved on.
Then I picked up a Fender 096 1702 021 CD60S all mahogany body - bright also, but warmer than the Yamaha... a little on the lightweight side. Really nice action. Another 'possible'.
I tried a Washburn; several low end Martins; several low end Taylors; a Guild; an Epiphone - all in the $300-$650 range. Some of the Martins were just terrible. They had nice warmth but the playability was awful. Most of the Taylors fared worse. Epiphone just had an off sound - too bright and not much body - I was really expecting a nice, full sound from that Epi. I see a lot of 'affordable' quality guitars constructed with less expensive woods, which look ok, and are lighter, but don't offer the same sound qualities.
I had gone in there looking for a full body dreadnought acoustic, but the one that felt good all around was a Taylor Big Baby Acoustic. This is 15/16th size and 4-inch body depth. Small(er) body and a very warm sound, while still having some good sounding mids. I got some good punch out of those strings. No booming muddiness. My only reservation with this one is the action is set a little too high for me. The adjustment is at the headstock. After spending about two hours going back and forth with the others, narrowing it down to the Yamaha, Fender or Taylor.. the Taylor won.
I have no idea what this will sound like recorded. The boominess isn't there (that I can hear, anyway), so it might just go a long way toward helping me with my 'low-budget-guitar' syndrome.
Oh.. and I totally forgot to buy a boom mic stand while I was lost in that.. that.. that ROOM.
Taylor Big Baby Taylor Acoustic Guitar Natural | Guitar Center
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I went nuts in the guitar room at the store tonight. They have a bunch of the nicer guitars on a high wall rack, just out of reach. I asked a salesperson to grab several for me, then I also picked out four from ground level. I took out my tuner and a shirt pocket full of various picks.
I spent over two hours jamming and I had a hard time staying away from a Yamaha FG830 Dreadnought. This one felt good, had good action and, of course, it was nice and bright - just what I was trying to steer clear from. So I set it in the "possible" area and moved on.
Then I picked up a Fender 096 1702 021 CD60S all mahogany body - bright also, but warmer than the Yamaha... a little on the lightweight side. Really nice action. Another 'possible'.
I tried a Washburn; several low end Martins; several low end Taylors; a Guild; an Epiphone - all in the $300-$650 range. Some of the Martins were just terrible. They had nice warmth but the playability was awful. Most of the Taylors fared worse. Epiphone just had an off sound - too bright and not much body - I was really expecting a nice, full sound from that Epi. I see a lot of 'affordable' quality guitars constructed with less expensive woods, which look ok, and are lighter, but don't offer the same sound qualities.
I had gone in there looking for a full body dreadnought acoustic, but the one that felt good all around was a Taylor Big Baby Acoustic. This is 15/16th size and 4-inch body depth. Small(er) body and a very warm sound, while still having some good sounding mids. I got some good punch out of those strings. No booming muddiness. My only reservation with this one is the action is set a little too high for me. The adjustment is at the headstock. After spending about two hours going back and forth with the others, narrowing it down to the Yamaha, Fender or Taylor.. the Taylor won.
I have no idea what this will sound like recorded. The boominess isn't there (that I can hear, anyway), so it might just go a long way toward helping me with my 'low-budget-guitar' syndrome.
Oh.. and I totally forgot to buy a boom mic stand while I was lost in that.. that.. that ROOM.
Taylor Big Baby Taylor Acoustic Guitar Natural | Guitar Center