Very nice. They have a very Keith Roscoe and Alembic look to them.
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Very nice. They have a very Keith Roscoe and Alembic look to them.
Just ask him to make a bass with six smaller strings and a shorter neck
kidding aside I've asked him if he'd make me a guitar (once I get good enough to warrant such a nice piece) and he said he could.
I was looking into buying a higher end acoustic back in flight school and I ended buying a Taylor GS mini. They're awesome little guitars (7/8 scale) and every time that I think about buying something nicer I just pick it back up and I'm reminded that it's a great guitar.
I'm not a big fan of Taylors higher end stuff because a lot of them come with their preamps/pickups installed and they don't sound great to me so if you buy one id recommend buying an LR Bags or other pickup for it. If you really want to get crazy then the Martin OM-28V is an awesome guitar. Expensive but probably one of most balanced acoustics I've ever played.
I used to play semi-professionally, ran sound for large events, and worked for a music store where did a lot of PA installs and sold all manner of instruments so if you want any other suggestions then let me know.
Good to know, thanks for the info. I don't know if I'll ever get to the level of needing something super high end because I don't know if my ability will be able to take advantage of it. I would like something all solid or at least a solid top. I think I just need to find a guitar store, sit down and start playing different ones.
I should say my end goal is just to play the songs I like for myself and maybe friends. No plans on playing for a crowd although I think it'd be fun to do that, too.
I should say my end goal is just to play the songs I like for myself and maybe friends. No plans on playing for a crowd although I think it'd be fun to do that, too.
You still in Pax? Have you been to Island Music in La Plata? Great folks there.
You inherit that Martin or buy it? Those pre-war Martins fetch a pretty penny these days.
I know you're familiar with what's available IVO Whidbey, but there's a guitar center in Bellingham now that's a nice resource. For those of you talking about not being good enough for a higher end instrument, I would suggest that a quality instrument will facilitate better playing (and learning) than a lower quality one. You'll be able to do more and articulate strings in more precise ways on a good guitar. Do yourselves a favor and invest in your art-form.
As an aside, I've played mostly on Ibanez for the past 20 years (JEM and JS1000). I never really liked the Les Paul type guitars until I played one recently that my AMO brought to Fallon. It was an Epiphone type vice Gibson, but man did it have great tone and it was super easy to play. Just goes to show that something I had been turning my nose up at for 20 years turned out to be one of the most enjoyable instruments I've ever played and I intend on picking one up after cruise.
I actually have only been playing since Dec so I'm not too familiar with what Whidbey has to offer. But good to hear there's a guitar center not too far away. I've heard that before about a good guitar so it may be a good post deployment gift to myself (although I really want a crate motor for my other car).
Inherit. Also inheritied a Mexican Guitarron which I'm not quite sure what to do with, haha. The tuning pegs are just big wood pegs shoved into wooden holes, the only thing keeping it in tune is friction. It's kind of a bitch to tune.
That's pretty much how violin tuners work. I hated restringing those things when people would bring them in.