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The Acoustic Thread
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Re: The Acoustic Thread
Slowy wrote: That's the problem; everything rewarding is just such hard work. Regret takes much less effort.
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Just got this back from Ramsay after a setup. An Epiphone DR500MCE. Solid sitka spruce top, solid mahogany back and sides. Bought second hand in mint condition at a great price.
Built in Dec 2021 at the Samick factory in Indonesia.
Plays and sounds amazing. Very happy with it joining my family of affordable guitars.
Built in Dec 2021 at the Samick factory in Indonesia.
Plays and sounds amazing. Very happy with it joining my family of affordable guitars.
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Those masterbuilt Epiphones are nice guitars. All solid wood and good build quality. Nice.jhyang549 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 06, 2023 1:08 pm Just got this back from Ramsay after a setup. An Epiphone DR500MCE. Solid sitka spruce top, solid mahogany back and sides. Bought second hand in mint condition at a great price.
Built in Dec 2021 at the Samick factory in Indonesia.
Plays and sounds amazing. Very happy with it joining my family of affordable guitars.
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Yeah not a fan. Probably not quite as a stupid marketing idea as the Martin printed tops but still not for me. If I wanted a beaten up old Guitar then I would buy one...
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I tried a Furch guitar the other day. Crikey. Not quite my thing tonally but the sustain, tone, feel and intonation was all absolutely spot on. Really, really cool guitars, well checking out if you are in the market.
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Yes, they are quite a revelation. Big, bold sound, but still warm.rickenbackerkid wrote: ↑Wed Sep 06, 2023 7:04 pm I tried a Furch guitar the other day. Crikey. Not quite my thing tonally but the sustain, tone, feel and intonation was all absolutely spot on. Really, really cool guitars, well checking out if you are in the market.
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I'm Gassing for a Nylon crossover acoustic electric; pretty limited field, especially in NZ.
Obviously there's the Lowden Jazz but thought I'd check out Goodall. I've only met a couple of Goodalls but one of them is in my thoughts almost every day.
And yes, they do one!
https://reverb.com/item/66966315-goodal ... r-cocobolo
Sigh.
Obviously there's the Lowden Jazz but thought I'd check out Goodall. I've only met a couple of Goodalls but one of them is in my thoughts almost every day.
And yes, they do one!
https://reverb.com/item/66966315-goodal ... r-cocobolo
Sigh.
Beyond a critical point within a finite space, freedom diminishes as numbers increase. This is as true of humans as it is of gas molecules in a sealed flask. The human question is not how many can possibly survive within the system, but what kind of existence is possible for those who so survive.
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Re: The Acoustic Thread
Damn straight...all cash!
I'm a big Doc Watson fan so I've followed this chap with great interest for a few years now. Here's a wee number about a wee number he penned when he wore a younger man's clothes...and an older man's haircut:
...and to this day, no one knows if the dude in the background ever did skin that zoob he pulls out from behind his ear
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Right there with you brother!
Beyond a critical point within a finite space, freedom diminishes as numbers increase. This is as true of humans as it is of gas molecules in a sealed flask. The human question is not how many can possibly survive within the system, but what kind of existence is possible for those who so survive.
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FWIW Davy Stuart was showing me a cutaway acoustic electric thing he had made the other day, cedar top with Kauri back and sides.Slowy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 07, 2023 5:35 pm I'm Gassing for a Nylon crossover acoustic electric; pretty limited field, especially in NZ.
Obviously there's the Lowden Jazz but thought I'd check out Goodall. I've only met a couple of Goodalls but one of them is in my thoughts almost every day.
And yes, they do one!
https://reverb.com/item/66966315-goodal ... r-cocobolo
Sigh.
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Nylon string?vinylguy wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 5:40 pmFWIW Davy Stuart was showing me a cutaway acoustic electric thing he had made the other day, cedar top with Kauri back and sides.Slowy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 07, 2023 5:35 pm I'm Gassing for a Nylon crossover acoustic electric; pretty limited field, especially in NZ.
Obviously there's the Lowden Jazz but thought I'd check out Goodall. I've only met a couple of Goodalls but one of them is in my thoughts almost every day.
And yes, they do one!
https://reverb.com/item/66966315-goodal ... r-cocobolo
Sigh.
Beyond a critical point within a finite space, freedom diminishes as numbers increase. This is as true of humans as it is of gas molecules in a sealed flask. The human question is not how many can possibly survive within the system, but what kind of existence is possible for those who so survive.
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Ah. Exactly the opposite of what I'm looking for.
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If I may…
Whereas you don’t ideally want a guitar braced for steel strings (too rigid) I think you do need a slightly wider spacing. Not the full 2” of a classical necessarily, but more than a fingerstyle acoustic gives you.
Reason? Those nylon strings are wide, and they also vibrate in a wider pattern. You need a bit more width to stop you catching strings you are trying to avoid. Get 1” & 7/8 if you can.