What is your favourite acoustic guitar?

Subject: RE: What is your favourite acoustic guitar?
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 03 Jul 12 - 05:48 PM

I too am a musical monogamist.

My 1972 vintage Framus Nashville dreadnaught six string (limited edition), which I bought in 1978.

Like a fine wine, the tone just gets better year on year.

Don T.

Subject: RE: What is your favourite acoustic guitar?
From: GUEST,shayleen
Date: 13 Oct 13 - 02:12 PM

My gibson j200is my favourite, they can be hit or miss but a good one,,,wow :-)

Subject: RE: What is your favourite acoustic guitar?
From: kendall
Date: 13 Oct 13 - 04:34 PM

I also have a 1954 J-45 Gibson. Too much bass for recording, but a nice old box too.

I guess if I had to name my very favorite, it would be my Apollo 12 string.

Subject: RE: What is your favourite acoustic guitar?
From: JHW
Date: 31 Mar 20 - 07:03 AM

Gurian, I'd never heard of them when I bought it in Edinburgh, near Bennets Bar but forget shop name, long gone. Over 30 yrs ago. Just the mellow not jangly sound I wanted. We all need different.
Gurian Wiki

Subject: RE: What is your favourite acoustic guitar?
From: gillymor
Date: 31 Mar 20 - 09:57 AM

Gurians are kind of legendary here in the U.S., at least they were where I came from. I played a jumbo at The Guitar Shop in D.C. back in the '70's and it was a winner. Michael Millard of Froggy Bottom Guitars came out of the Gurian shop and he now makes some of the best steel strings on the planet. I'm fortunate to own one of his F models.
Last year I acquired a Canadian-made 000 12 fret Boucher with an Adirondack top and it's the best fingerstyle guitar I've owned and it also works well for Old Time flatpicking.

Subject: RE: What is your favourite acoustic guitar?
From: Brian May
Date: 31 Mar 20 - 02:41 PM

My Martin 000-28

Subject: RE: What is your favourite acoustic guitar?
From: JHW
Date: 31 Mar 20 - 03:38 PM

Re my post above Edinburgh shop was Grants. They handed me Fyldes and Martins etc. then the Gurian. (thanks to gillymor for post)

Subject: RE: What is your favourite acoustic guitar?
From: Gurney
Date: 31 Mar 20 - 04:29 PM

My favourite is the one that spends its time 'out' on a stand in the dining room, and that's a Jack & Danny. One of two.
I have other, and much more expensive, and possibly better, guitars.

Subject: RE: What is your favourite acoustic guitar?
From: GUEST,Big Al Whittle
Date: 01 Apr 20 - 06:56 AM

https://soundcloud.com/denise_whittle/poem-to-my-favourite-guitar

Subject: RE: What is your favourite acoustic guitar?
From: GUEST,Fred
Date: 01 Feb 25 - 05:40 AM

It's this 2024 Martin D-18 Standard.
The easy playability, the way it vibrates against my chest, the flawless intonation, the sweetness of tone and the fact that it's SO light...

F/S scalloped X bracing, mahogany B/S, 1.75" nut width, you know the specs but try one, you might have to get your wallet out!

Cheers
Fred

Subject: RE: What is your favourite acoustic guitar?
From: Geordie-Peorgie
Date: 01 Feb 25 - 10:44 AM

Suzuki 3S bought in 1976 for £126

I took it around the world with the RN! Sold it once, but bought it back because I missed it.

Still got it and it still plays like a dream

Subject: RE: What is your favourite acoustic guitar?
From: Nick Dow
Date: 01 Feb 25 - 11:07 AM

Yamaha FG365 SE Unbeatable. £250 in 1984. Still gigging with it.

Subject: RE: What is your favourite acoustic guitar?
From: Nick Dow
Date: 01 Feb 25 - 11:13 AM

I should have added the ancient electrics sometimes reject phantom, and a passive D.I. is necessary or a direct line.

Subject: RE: What is your favourite acoustic guitar?
From: Beer
Date: 01 Feb 25 - 07:50 PM

Yamaha Acoustic FG180 purchased 1966 $300.00 St. Thomas Ontario

Subject: RE: What is your favourite acoustic guitar?
From: GUEST,Ray
Date: 02 Feb 25 - 03:53 AM

The next one I buy!

Subject: RE: What is your favourite acoustic guitar?
From: gillymor
Date: 02 Feb 25 - 04:31 AM

Lowden S-34, my small-bodied git for sitting on the sofa watching TV.

Subject: RE: What is your favourite acoustic guitar?
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 11 Feb 25 - 12:32 PM

I don’t have a ‘favourite’ but, currently, my Lowden F-23 and McNally OM-32 are getting most of my playing attention. I do tend to go in phases, and it’s quite likely that, in a month or two, my Martins (D-18 and HD-28V) will have taken over.

Subject: RE: What is your favourite acoustic guitar?
From: GUEST,Guitarfumbler
Date: 14 Feb 25 - 02:00 PM

Fingerstyle/playing out guitar Lowden F25 cedar/rosewood beautiful guitar.
Favourite sofa guitar: Auden Emily Rose Parlour - all mahogany lovely
Tone and playability and fantastic value

Subject: RE: What is your favourite acoustic guitar?
From: Justa Picker
Date: 16 Feb 25 - 07:24 PM

Lately the go-to "lady" has been a late 2021 Martin 000-28 Modern Deluxe. Not only oozing tone but superb playability. Something about those VTS tops, that makes newer models sound like they're 25 years old. I think if I could only have (1) right now, I could be happy with this.

Subject: RE: What is your favourite acoustic guitar?
From: Tony Rees
Date: 17 Feb 25 - 11:39 PM

OK I will weigh in... real favourite all-rounder is my '72 Martin D-35, purchased 1987 or so and still sounds great. However I am privileged to have some others as well - a couple of hand made acoustics by Australian makers Gary Rizzolo and Jack Spira, each has its own appeal and special nuances, plus recently (finally) acquired a 12-fret slothead Martin dreadnought that sounds like a grand piano... but if anything a bit lush to play out with other instruments, it likes to rule the room on its own!

Pic of the 2 Martins side by side is here: Wikipedia: Dreadnought (guitar type) - second image from top :)

Cheers - Tony

Subject: RE: What is your favourite acoustic guitar?
From: Tony Rees
Date: 18 Feb 25 - 01:13 AM

Shameless promotion of Oz guitar makers (not sure if the links work for all, but hopefully will) - also of myself, no longer a spring chicken!! ...

Me and the Rizzolo guitar on stage here

Me and the Spira guitar from a distance here (not folk but jazz in this instance...)

- Tony

Subject: RE: What is your favourite acoustic guitar?
From: leeneia
Date: 18 Feb 25 - 11:15 PM

In the 1980's I bought a guitar called the Kamouraska Etude, a big guitar from Canada that was designed for people to sing to. It is deep and rich and wonderful. They were bought out, but if you come across one, give it a try.

Subject: RE: What is your favourite acoustic guitar?
From: GUEST,Some bloke
Date: 20 Feb 25 - 02:03 PM

Fascinating thread (I noticed my own contribution to it too, quite a few years ago when I had a Mudcat account.)

I have a fair old collection of guitars and play a number of different styles so it’s horses for courses really, although my Rainsong OM1000 is still my go to. Other than that, my Lowden O25 is what I use for lowered tunings and my studio favourite is my Martin OM28 Marquis. My all rounder for folk clubs would be my Eastman version of a HD28, I love it. I should play the Martin OOO15M more, ditto my Terry Pack but they look nice on the wall I suppose, with some of the others that fell from favour but I haven’t got around to selling on.

But I usually rock up with the Rainsong anyway.

Wish list? I have a Fylde cittern and often muse on getting one of their Oberons. I also have a fetish for a Gibson J200. No idea why, I hardly ever strum and they are great strummers. I just wouldn’t mind one.

Subject: RE: What is your favourite acoustic guitar?
From: gillymor
Date: 20 Feb 25 - 08:11 PM

My M-36 Martin has overtaken my small Lowden for lap time. An embarrassment of riches.

Subject: RE: What is your favourite acoustic guitar?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 23 Feb 25 - 11:03 PM

The late derek Brimstone once said, theres no one quite like your old lady..........but you got to make sure!