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12 Feb 07 - 02:13 PM (#1965056) Subject: Small body acoustic guitars? From: GUEST,joseacsilva Hi, a friend of mine wants to buy a new acoustic 6-strings guitar,and asked me for some info.He thinks in something up to $1000-1200,small body Martin,Taylor or Larrivee, more for blues and fingerstyle.Has anyone Heard of Variax guitars?Any suggestions? Thanks Joe |
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12 Feb 07 - 02:26 PM (#1965065) Subject: RE: Small body acoustic guitars? From: Midchuck Martin 000-15VS. Or one of the Chinese Guilds (DAD-30 or DAD-30R). Or one of the Chinese Epiphones (EF500 or EF500-R). Don't thank me. Glad to be of help. Peter. |
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12 Feb 07 - 02:32 PM (#1965074) Subject: RE: Small body acoustic guitars? From: Wesley S Never heard of Variax before. But I'll echo what Midchuck said about the Martin 15's. A very nice series of guitars for the price. |
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12 Feb 07 - 02:33 PM (#1965078) Subject: RE: Small body acoustic guitars? From: Stower If you are ever in England, the luthier Rob Armstrong makes small bodied guitars that resonate and project like blazes and play beautifully. He has no website (doesn't need to) but if you are interested I could tell you how to contact him. |
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12 Feb 07 - 03:06 PM (#1965132) Subject: RE: Small body acoustic guitars? From: GUEST,joseacsilva Thanks for the input guys.Ian, he´s going to USA(we´re from Brazil),so thanks anyway for the suggestion. Joe |
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12 Feb 07 - 03:10 PM (#1965137) Subject: RE: Small body acoustic guitars? From: Wesley S What part of the USA will he be traveling to - it's a big country. We might be able to suggest a good place to shop. |
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12 Feb 07 - 03:24 PM (#1965152) Subject: RE: Small body acoustic guitars? From: GUEST,joseacsilva He´s going to Miami, Wesley.I´ve been told that Guitar Center or Sam Ash would be good stores.Any other options?Does anyone knows the difference between the 00 and 000 Martin guitars? Joe |
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12 Feb 07 - 03:34 PM (#1965162) Subject: RE: Small body acoustic guitars? From: Midchuck Martin Sizes: Peter. |
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12 Feb 07 - 03:53 PM (#1965181) Subject: RE: Small body acoustic guitars? From: Big Al Whittle Variax are actually guitar synths. All the noises of famous guitars are put on microchip. they are solid bodied. and they don't feed back in noisy places. You can nail your audience in their seats, when you pump up the volume. and you can play open tunings with a press of a switch. You need good monitors for that last trick - cos the strings are still making the out of tune noise - you have to concentrate on the a noise from the amp rather than the guitar. They are made by Line 6, who made the POD sound effects system I think with an acoustic guitar - there is a trade off when you reduce the size of the body even to have a cutaway. I know Rob Armstrong's work very well - he is quite as wonderful as you suggest, but even he would have to admit small ones don't really have the same sound - although they can have a very nice sound. He made two parlour sized ones for the late George Harrison before he died (obviously), and George was no schmuck. Yamaha do some higher level APX models which are pretty good - the APX900. I have bought a couple of Faith guitars recently and they both have scrubbed up quite well. They do a couple of small bodied ones - the Mercury parlour size and the Venus electro cutaway. anyway - best wishes and good luck with whatever it is you decide on. |
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12 Feb 07 - 04:35 PM (#1965234) Subject: RE: Small body acoustic guitars? From: Ruth Archer I was going to offer to sell him my sweet little 1960s Epiphone Caballero, but Brazil?! |
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12 Feb 07 - 06:04 PM (#1965333) Subject: RE: Small body acoustic guitars? From: Bugsy Maton BG808. Fabulous guitar! Might be pushing it a bit at US$1000 though. Maton BG 808 Cheers Bugsy |
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13 Feb 07 - 05:51 AM (#1965785) Subject: RE: Small body acoustic guitars? From: Grab Variax are only nominally acoustic. To actually get them to do their thing (namely emulating other guitars and doing funky things with tunings), they need to be plugged. Small-body Lowdens are very nice indeed for fingerstyle. Similar sound to the big ones, but less resonant and more projecting. Graham. |
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13 Feb 07 - 06:02 AM (#1965791) Subject: RE: Small body acoustic guitars? From: redsnapper I would say the Larrivee from having played all three. But this is subjective. I don't normally like Taylors but there is a killer example of their cheap model currently going secondhand locally to me for about £300 that I'm seriously thinking about! There are many other luthier-made small bodies but much more expensive. I think it's a case of trying what's available and buying "what speaks to you". RS |
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13 Feb 07 - 07:23 AM (#1965840) Subject: RE: Small body acoustic guitars? From: GUEST,RS I have a Larrivee OM 03R, & it's a fine guitar at a modest price. |
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13 Feb 07 - 07:55 AM (#1965865) Subject: RE: Small body acoustic guitars? From: GUEST,Tom Bliss The big baby taylor is actually very well made and has an excellent sound for the price - plus a lovely neck profile. I'm not a huge fan of the normal-sized taylors but the BBT is made differently and really chucks out the sound. You'll always get a nicer more compact tone with a smaller guitar, but you do loose volume. One problem with the BBT and some other parlour-sized instruments though: The headstock is too heavy for the body, so on a strap (with the fulcrum at the upper strap button) the neck weighs on your hand, which is why I use martins for work. But the BBT is great on the knee and I write and practice on it. Tom |
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13 Feb 07 - 08:26 AM (#1965898) Subject: RE: Small body acoustic guitars? From: GUEST,joseacsilva I myself, like Taylor and Larrivee guitars, ´cause I got both, but not small body.Bugsy, I´ve heard of Maton guitars, from Tommy Emmanuel vdz.Are they found in USA(Miami)? Thank you folks Joe |
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13 Feb 07 - 08:49 AM (#1965928) Subject: RE: Small body acoustic guitars? From: Grab Oh yes, if you happen to see an older Guild around, that should fit into your price bracket and will do very nicely for blues and fingerstyle both. They're not exactly small-body instruments, but they're not outrageously huge either. Don't know what modern Guilds are like, but I've heard a couple of very nice older ones. In general, consider that the more curvy "classical" or "jumbo" shape is usually better for fingerstyle than the dreadnought shape. This is a massive generalisation though, so use your own judgement, and your ears of course! ;-) Graham. |
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13 Feb 07 - 09:28 AM (#1965969) Subject: RE: Small body acoustic guitars? From: dj bass I have a 1992 reissue of the 1934 Gibson L-00 Blues King, made in Bozeman. I love her. She sounds bigger than she is. I'd recommend a Bozeman Gibson. dj |
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13 Feb 07 - 09:41 AM (#1965983) Subject: RE: Small body acoustic guitars? From: GUEST,Jeff For $1000-1200 one could probably obtain a Michael Gurian S2M or S3M if you can find one. Excellent for finger-style blues, Travis or flat-picking. Had them both over the years. One got stolen the other I sold...stupid me. |
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07 Feb 12 - 12:56 AM (#3303507) Subject: RE: Small body acoustic guitars? From: GUEST,gini12 I'm looking for a good quality small body acoustic guitar. Please recommend for a beginner and hopefully last for a few years. Anyone with recommendations, please post. Thanksss! |
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07 Feb 12 - 04:30 AM (#3303544) Subject: RE: Small body acoustic guitars? From: GUEST Faith do a lovely parlour guitar (ask Maartin Allcock). Martin do several models in 000 size which can be found at reasonable prices, play well and sound good. |
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07 Feb 12 - 04:39 AM (#3303546) Subject: RE: Small body acoustic guitars? From: Silas Highly reccomend the Recording King range - I was going to buy a larivee till I tried one of their ROS 16 models - saved myself a small fortune! |
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07 Feb 12 - 05:51 AM (#3303572) Subject: RE: Small body acoustic guitars? From: theleveller Best one I've played recently was an all-mahogany parlour model by Patrick James Eggle, made out of an old Cuban mahogany bank counter. But at £3K it was was out of my price range, so probably not a beginner's guitar. Nice though! |
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07 Feb 12 - 06:48 AM (#3303587) Subject: RE: Small body acoustic guitars? From: Will Fly I had an 00 model made for me recently by Ian Chisholm, a Ditchling (UK) luthier. And at a reasonable price. This is it in action: Skylark This has a cocobolo back and sides, and a Sitka spruce face. |
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07 Feb 12 - 11:59 AM (#3303765) Subject: RE: Small body acoustic guitars? From: Mrs Scarecrow Hudson make a very nice parlour guitar at a very reasonable price I believe they are mad e in the same factory as Guilds . They are imported into the uk by Cranes in Cardiff |
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08 Feb 12 - 01:03 AM (#3304152) Subject: RE: Small body acoustic guitars? From: dick greenhaus For the past twen years, I've been playing a Nick Apollonio parlor-sized guitar, which everyone (including me) seems to love. |
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08 Feb 12 - 01:59 AM (#3304158) Subject: RE: Small body acoustic guitars? From: Seamus Kennedy A Voyage Air OM-1 size guitar from Harvey Leach will do the trick. Exceptional workmanship and sound, plus the neck folds down to fit in a backpack. Can't praise it highly enough. |