https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/acoustic-uncertainty/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:40:11 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/acoustic-uncertainty/paged/2/#post-302687 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:13:54 +0000 i still play my 35 year old yammy often.]]> Opinions and Polls TwistedLefty https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/acoustic-uncertainty/paged/2/#post-302687 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/acoustic-uncertainty/paged/2/#post-302675 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:51:25 +0000
Many congrats. It seems you find "your" guitar. Sometimes it happens. For this reason I think it is important every one goes to to store and play as many guitars there are in the store.

Yamaha is a great brand and does quality instruments. I like very much the entry level guitars as well, acoustic and electrics. I remember I love the neck of the APX series, very smooth and easy to play. Perhaps I prefer it to other well known and much more expensive brands.

:D

PS. And don't forget the pics, eh! :lol:]]> Opinions and Polls Nuno https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/acoustic-uncertainty/paged/2/#post-302675 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/acoustic-uncertainty/paged/2/#post-302655 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:59:15 +0000 Opinions and Polls rpcruab https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/acoustic-uncertainty/paged/2/#post-302655 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/acoustic-uncertainty/paged/2/#post-300292 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:09:47 +0000 old thread contains several books on fingerpicking. One year later I'm partially happy with "Beyond Basic Fingerstyle Guitar", it is a good book and probably the second best of that list. My main complain is that there is a important gap between the initial or "easy" songs and the final ones. You need a lot of time with some of them to get them and I don't know if it is interesting practice in that way.

Recently I purchased a book on Clapton's Unplugged album. It is not a basic book and id doesn't explain the basics but it is an alternative if you know those basics. There are several books with fingerstyled pop and rock songs. There are several reviews on that forum. I remember a review on a book with Beatles songs by Pearlthekat.]]> Opinions and Polls Nuno https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/acoustic-uncertainty/paged/2/#post-300292 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/acoustic-uncertainty/paged/2/#post-300278 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:25:08 +0000 Opinions and Polls rpcruab https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/acoustic-uncertainty/paged/2/#post-300278 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/acoustic-uncertainty/#post-300251 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:05:06 +0000
Well.... this is where I offer my usual suggestion for acoustic guitar pick....

The Takamine TAN16C.
http://www.takamine.com/?fa=detail&mid=1331&sid=65

IMO - A beautiful and well crafted acoustic.
It played great, and had such a wonderful multi-dimensional sound.

It has a Spuce top, and I usually prefer Cedar as I mostly play with my fingers....
Surprise: It took to finger playing like a duck takes to water!

It has a solid rosewood back and rosewood laminate sides.... I personally prefer rosewood over mahogany.

I know you said that you weren't looking for an acoustic/electric, but hey.... Bonus.
I never even played it plugged in myself.
The cool tube technology that it uses is state of the art (for the time being).

Somebody else here at GN asked for opinions on acoustics and ultimately decided on the Tak Tan16C....
He is very pleased with it.
It may not be the guitar for you, though I would strongly suggest trying one.

You can pick one up for about $1200.00.

Best of luck, and congratulations :D

Ken]]> Opinions and Polls CitiZenNoir https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/acoustic-uncertainty/#post-300251 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/acoustic-uncertainty/#post-300235 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:10:19 +0000
2 - When in doubt about what to buy, acoustic guitar-wise, ask Nick if he's got any for sale....

3 - I know nothing about Seagull guitars, but a LOT of people on these forums have had nice things to say about them, and I can't remember an uncomplimentary post about them either.

4 - Good luck with both the forthcoming nuptials and the forthcoming purchase!

And an old joke - what's the difference between a Martin and a Marriage? No such thing as a bad Martin, and you can always sell a Martin on for a profit......

Ahh, I'm getting cynical in my old age......tut tut!

:D :D :D

Vic]]> Opinions and Polls Vic Lewis VL https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/acoustic-uncertainty/#post-300235 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/acoustic-uncertainty/#post-300225 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:41:27 +0000 Opinions and Polls rparker https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/acoustic-uncertainty/#post-300225 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/acoustic-uncertainty/#post-300222 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:37:02 +0000 Opinions and Polls rpcruab https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/acoustic-uncertainty/#post-300222 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/acoustic-uncertainty/#post-300085 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:20:46 +0000
So my advice.....don't buy a guitar by price range. I mean within reason. You may not want an entry level guitar, but you are better off defining what you want by feature and then checking out what is in you range.

Make a list:

Solid Top: Yes
Solid back and sides: not so important to me
Electronics: yes
Top material: Adirondack Spruce
Size: OM
Pickguard: No
Nut Width:

etc. etc.

You may find you've already narrowed the field down quite a bit before you go shopping. Then you don't need recommendations from the peanut gallery.]]> Opinions and Polls Nick Torres https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/acoustic-uncertainty/#post-300085