The ultimate strumming/recording guitar
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The ultimate strumming/recording guitar
I've got a billion guitars, but none of them are ideal for strumming. I've got a couple of Nationals (great for slide), a Taylor (great for fingerpicking), a Selmer Maccafferi copy (Gitane DG 255 which I can't recommend enough for the price; great for Gypsy Jazz strumming, single note leads), baritones, blah blah -- but I neglected to get a good Dreadnought that would give me some great strumming sounds. It seems like every time I see someone strumming, they're either using a Martin D-28, or a derivative thereof. They aren't my favorite guitars to play, but I've always noticed that they record extremely well. I wonder if I could get a cheap copy that would do the job?
Check out the Martin DX1. It's made of shit that will not decompose in the earth for the next several thousand years (high pressure laminate), but it is a phenomenal strumming guitar for around $500.
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Yeah, some of those Gibson's are pretty nice. I always had a low opinion of them because they always sell their shittiest guitars to places like Guitar Center, and then I played some high-end ones at a shop where they set them up, and they played with the best of them. I always read on advertisements that quote by Jimmy Page that all he plays is a Gibson, but I could have sworn he was playing a Martin Dreadnought when I saw some recent studio footage (or maybe it was a custom Gibson that looked like a D-28?). I'll definitely check some of these low-end martins out. Thanks.
inverseroom wrote:It ain't cheap, but I am a rock-solid Gibson J-45 man. There is nothing like it for rhythm acoustic--it asserts itself in a mix like nothing else. The Epiphone Texan reissues aren't bad, either.
I really dig 70s guild dreadnaughts, and they're not that pricey. You can find one for around $600. Great balanced tone; it has a nice sweet midrange. I find that newer guitars like Taylors are just too bright and sound scooped, while some of the low end Martins just have no high end at all (as if you turned up low eq gain know on a Behringer board).
"I'd rather her sound artificial [auto tune] than sound completely drunk." As said by the producer during a long pitch shifting session.
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xSALx wrote:I really dig 70s guild dreadnaughts, and they're not that pricey. You can find one for around $600. Great balanced tone; it has a nice sweet midrange. I find that newer guitars like Taylors are just too bright and sound scooped, while some of the low end Martins just have no high end at all (as if you turned up low eq gain know on a Behringer board).
+1 to the max.
Has anyone had much extensive play time with the new Ibanez acoustics? They feel pretty cool in the shop, but I can't really tell...
Really, it's a good time for budget acoustic guitars.
Really, it's a good time for budget acoustic guitars.
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