Acoustic guitars. your opinions of them???

[Scooter]

I need this one:

[tcwil8]

I need this one:

Naw, needs sharkies.

[tonemonster]

yea, it would be a shame to waste a nice piece of wood on an instrument for which the quality of the wood is so critical to its tone.

Much better that it be saved for something loaded with EMGs & a Floyd to be played through a 6505.

you forgot the zoom FX processor and BBE 442 sonic maximizer.

[Musician78]

I have one but can't play it very well.

[straycat]

I've had a few Takamine,Taylor,Alvarez, Gibson and all leave me a bit flat to be honest.
The best playing one I had was a Taylor 614 action was perfect.The Gibson LGO was more compact and deeper tone.

[lerxstcat]

I don't like the heavy strings. I have a cheap Rogue acoustic-electric that is a cheap copy of a Charvel 625-C. I put 9s on it and run it through a chorus into an amp. It's a cheapo but playable and stays in tune decently. I just don't have the jones for a real nice acoustic. It has a cutaway and 23 frets - I can't stand a 20-fret standard acoustic with the boxy neck. I consider myself an electric guitarist only.

[zeegler]

The major complaint I have is that I can't seem to do decent bends on my acoustic. I don't know whether it's because the strings are a different material, but I can only get half step bends.

[thebigz]

I have a few Taylors which I love. The only one I didn't like is my Baby Taylor, which is a cheap 3/4 guitar I got less than a week ago. Its already up on craigslist.

But any of the other Taylors, well, you can't go wrong!

[P I K A]

Ive got a Laravee thats not going anywhere. Everyone that hears it wants to buy it but its a keeper. Sounds like a blend of Martin and Taylor.

[AlexL]

Taylor - the electric guitar player's guitar. Awesome sound, awesome FEEL.

Agreed!

http://www.jcfonline.com/threads/119780-New-(Acoustic)-Guitar-Day

I went into The Podium (a local acoustic-only guitar shop) and said "I'm primarily an electric player but want an acoustic. What should I look at? They immediately said "Taylor". They didn't even suggest anything else.

I didn't buy my Taylor from them, but thought it was ha-ha funny that they didn't even recommend anything else for me.

Spent a chunk of today learning "Here Comes the Sun" by the Beatles. Spent a chunk of last night learning "I Don't Know" by Ozzy (I should say, finally learning it beyond the opening riff...). Variety is a good thing.

- E.

[AlexL]

The major complaint I have is that I can't seem to do decent bends on my acoustic. I don't know whether it's because the strings are a different material, but I can only get half step bends.

It's the "girl hands". Tough break.



- E.

[Flatpicker]

I haven't found many that I've liked.

For me, I know where the rub lies. I can't understand why the old school bridge still exists?
If I had a TOM/Stoptail somehow mounted on a Acoustic body, would that not still be considered an acoustic?
Or a Fender hardtail?

One of these days, I may see if some CS would make something like that.

[VitaminG]

like one of these?