The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #34013   Message #459550
Posted By: Rick Fielding
10-May-01 - 11:10 AM
Thread Name: Guitar Body Sizes - Your Preference?
Subject: RE: Guitar Body Sizes - Your Preference?
While lying flat out on the couch, contemplating life, or watching Martha Stewart, I prefer my Aria Pro II tiny (1/2 size) classical. Mostly because it hangs on the wall above my head so I don't have to move to get it. It's tuned to open D in honour of Peter T.

In a semi-upright position (say, on the potty) my Martin 0-18 works fine. It's a small bathroom and a bigger body (both mine or the guitar's) would knock out a wall.

In performance ready mode (ie: dressed) my Rosewood Dreadnought with the tree of life inlay is just the ticket. A strap keeps it in proper playing position and prevents those unfortunate "contact with the floor" incidents.

When I stand in front of my full length mirror and fantasize myself as a chain gang-hardened black man with cotton picking abilities and mystical powers, my giant Ibanez 12 string completes the picture. Putting on pants helps as well.

When I'm feeling like a vulnerable wimpy bleeding heart liberal, my little 4 string antique Washburn "courting guitar" (their name, not mine) is great. Non-threatening, definitely not loud, and sensitive to a fault.

When I'm trying to avoid housework...any of them will do.

Rick