Conservatism Test: How do you handle this lot?

Post by **Slowy** » Sun Dec 11, 2016 8:37 am

http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/2 ... G%20Weekly

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Sun Dec 11, 2016 8:46 am

While I am all for trying out new grasses, the shapes and what not else does not appeal to me. At my age (perhaps yours too?) conservatism rules.

H671 · Post by **H671** » Sun Dec 11, 2016 9:29 am

My impression was that some of them were trying to be different just for the sake of being different.
Also, some of the designs would have looked better if they had been styled by professionals, the proportions on many were just plain wrong.

bender · Post by **bender** » Sun Dec 11, 2016 9:47 am

Other than the ugly hexagonal motif, I really like the white one in this pic:

Vince · Post by **Vince** » Sun Dec 11, 2016 12:33 pm

the harp guitars are hardly new, I'm fine with them.

this one seems a bit of a riff on a Macaferri?

There's a lot of interesting, boundary pushing stuff happening in acoustic guitar, especially when you get to the whole "percussive guitar" thing. I'm not really surprised that acoustic luthiers are doing more than just churning out tired old strats and teles with very slightly changed headstocks.

null_pointer · Post by **null_pointer** » Sun Dec 11, 2016 12:53 pm

Vince wrote:the harp guitars are hardly new, I'm fine with them.

this one seems a bit of a riff on a Macaferri?

There's a lot of interesting, boundary pushing stuff happening in acoustic guitar, especially when you get to the whole "percussive guitar" thing. I'm not really surprised that acoustic luthiers are doing more than just churning out tired old strats and teles with very slightly changed headstocks.

Luthiers churn out what people will pay for. And in the electric arena that's strats, Teles, LPs and their ilk for the most part. They've been there in electric already (80s and 90s particularly) but with the exception of perhaps PRS and some of the Duesenberg stuff (and maybe Parker if that ever really got popular) it has been discarded for what sells.

Vince · Post by **Vince** » Sun Dec 11, 2016 1:32 pm

null_pointer wrote:Luthiers churn out what people will pay for. And in the electric arena that's strats, Teles, LPs and their ilk for the most part. They've been there in electric already (80s and 90s particularly) but with the exception of perhaps PRS and some of the Duesenberg stuff (and maybe Parker if that ever really got popular) it has been discarded for what sells.

Oh, of course. Because there have always been electric guitars and nobody ever needed to take the plunge and keep swimming.

I agree that the conservatism of luthiers is probably market driven, but I think people used to be more adventurous. Someone had to make the first Frying Pan, someone had to buy it and Rickenbacker (and Leo and Les Paul and Bigsby and all them) made a 2nd guitar and a 3rd and so on. Even though the market back then was all about hollowbodies for jazz players.

crowbgood1 · Post by **crowbgood1** » Sun Dec 11, 2016 6:32 pm

Fakes

Post by **Slowy** » Sun Dec 11, 2016 9:10 pm

Some honourable mentions:
Corrugated Iron guitar? Hell yeah!
There's nothing really radical here except the Matsuda and the last two are there to acknowledge the amazing craftsmanship.

Post by **olegmcnoleg** » Sun Dec 11, 2016 9:18 pm

Oh wow...Manzer guitars!

I go to Santa Barbara sometimes, obviously I'll time it better in future years

Post by **Slowy** » Mon Dec 12, 2016 4:43 am

olegmcnoleg wrote:Oh wow...Manzer guitars!

I go to Santa Barbara sometimes, obviously I'll time it better in future years

Why don't you have a Manzer? You need a Manzer!
And an Olson.

Post by **olegmcnoleg** » Mon Dec 12, 2016 7:23 am

Slowy wrote:
olegmcnoleg wrote:Oh wow...Manzer guitars!

I go to Santa Barbara sometimes, obviously I'll time it better in future years
Why don't you have a Manzer? You need a Manzer!
And an Olson.

Lol.

And congrats on your new position as official GAS refueler!

hamo · Post by **hamo** » Mon Dec 12, 2016 7:47 am

I see odd looking acoustics, and I think that they need to be played differently. I haven't even mastered the normal shape ones yet.

Reg18 · Post by **Reg18** » Mon Dec 12, 2016 10:18 am

Yes it appears I'm on the conservative side of things, not much appeals to me there. My idea of trying something different would be a bright colour on something made by Fender or Gibson in the 50s!

Post by **Slowy** » Mon Dec 12, 2016 4:22 pm

olegmcnoleg wrote:
Slowy wrote:
olegmcnoleg wrote:Oh wow...Manzer guitars!

I go to Santa Barbara sometimes, obviously I'll time it better in future years
Why don't you have a Manzer? You need a Manzer!
And an Olson.
Lol.

And congrats on your new position as official GAS refueler!

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