Just an acoustic partner for the road
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Sérgio
Ambassador of CaliZilian Affairs
Thanks y'all!
By the way, what do you guys think of Parlor sized guitars?
I never gave much thought to acoustics since I am mostly an electric man, but being 5'5" a big frame guitar ain't quite comfortable on me. The smaller parlors suit me just fine. I guess they are roughly like one of the smaller Antonio Torres classical guitars...
As I ordered the Washburn online, I started browsing the web for artists who used these and had some nice surprises. Bob Dylan himself played Parlor sized fiddles for a while and many modern players fancy them.
I especially liked John Mayer's recordings and live jobs with his Martin 00-42SC, his "stage coach" signature model.
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By the way, what do you guys think of Parlor sized guitars?
I never gave much thought to acoustics since I am mostly an electric man, but being 5'5" a big frame guitar ain't quite comfortable on me. The smaller parlors suit me just fine. I guess they are roughly like one of the smaller Antonio Torres classical guitars...
As I ordered the Washburn online, I started browsing the web for artists who used these and had some nice surprises. Bob Dylan himself played Parlor sized fiddles for a while and many modern players fancy them.
I especially liked John Mayer's recordings and live jobs with his Martin 00-42SC, his "stage coach" signature model.
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Sérgio
Ambassador of CaliZilian Affairs
Of course not.
Besides, for me steel strung acoustics are mostly rhythm instruments, soloing on them will be occasional. I want an acoustic to play rhythm and sing, with the occasional riff/solo thrown in but nothing pyrotechnical.
I leave the screaming high pitch soloing for my sidekick strats.
Besides, for me steel strung acoustics are mostly rhythm instruments, soloing on them will be occasional. I want an acoustic to play rhythm and sing, with the occasional riff/solo thrown in but nothing pyrotechnical.
I leave the screaming high pitch soloing for my sidekick strats.
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Sérgio
Ambassador of CaliZilian Affairs
Got the guitar today.
Here are some pics:
My impressions:
The guitar is very well built and finished for a Chinese mass produced product. The binding is smooth, the wood looks good (especially the top and the mahogany neck). It has a very pleasant matte finish that will probably look killer as the guitar gets the obligatory dings and fades throughout the years...
I was surprised to see that all it needed was tuning. It came with light gauge D'addarios, and played good right out of the box. Smooth action (for an acoustic) and no fret buzz as far as I could play it. Anyway it has a two-way truss rod and comes with the proper allen wrench, so minor adjustments are very easy to do if necessary.
The donwsides are the size (it is REALLY small. If you want a guitar for gigs with a drummer, forget it. Or get a real good mic), and the tuning machines, which can easily be replaced but I won't bother for now.
Nice headstock inlays and binding, and the nut and saddle are actually made of real bone:
I liked the abalone rosette as well. I don't know if it's real abalone or synthetic stuff, but definitely looks cool.
In a sum, it is a real good guitar for home use, writing music, travelling, campfires and lonely coffee/bourbon moments when you want to cowboy up a little bit. Not a gigging tool, but that I already knew.
I'm pretty satisfied with what Washburn delivers for the money they charge.
Since I didn't want to spend $10,000 on a Martin 0042SC, this one will suit my needs just fine.
Here are some pics:
My impressions:
The guitar is very well built and finished for a Chinese mass produced product. The binding is smooth, the wood looks good (especially the top and the mahogany neck). It has a very pleasant matte finish that will probably look killer as the guitar gets the obligatory dings and fades throughout the years...
I was surprised to see that all it needed was tuning. It came with light gauge D'addarios, and played good right out of the box. Smooth action (for an acoustic) and no fret buzz as far as I could play it. Anyway it has a two-way truss rod and comes with the proper allen wrench, so minor adjustments are very easy to do if necessary.
The donwsides are the size (it is REALLY small. If you want a guitar for gigs with a drummer, forget it. Or get a real good mic), and the tuning machines, which can easily be replaced but I won't bother for now.
Nice headstock inlays and binding, and the nut and saddle are actually made of real bone:
I liked the abalone rosette as well. I don't know if it's real abalone or synthetic stuff, but definitely looks cool.
In a sum, it is a real good guitar for home use, writing music, travelling, campfires and lonely coffee/bourbon moments when you want to cowboy up a little bit. Not a gigging tool, but that I already knew.
I'm pretty satisfied with what Washburn delivers for the money they charge.
Since I didn't want to spend $10,000 on a Martin 0042SC, this one will suit my needs just fine.
Col Mustard
Ambassador of Perseverance
Congratulations Sergio! Glad you've found a great lady. Treat her well, guitars
come and go but finding someone who cares for you is priceless.
And I like your new guitar. I played a parlor guitar onstage for a long time...
the one in my Avatar. Since I'm about 1.8 meters tall, the small guitar looked
small in my hands, but not too small. Mine was a 0-17 Martin guitar, that
I have just sold.
I bought a Dreadnought guitar as my first good guitar, because many of my
musical idols played this model. The Dreadnought was invented in like 1916
to provide gigging musicians with more volume and projection. In those days,
nothing was amplified, and the guitarist had to compete with brass and reed
instruments, as well as honky tonk piano and some drums.
Fast fwd to the '70s, when I was playing bars, and the big voice of the Dreadnought
was able to get the beat out into the audience, even if we had poor sound from the
P.A. When people are drunk, that's mostly what they hear, which is why drunks talk
so loudly. Your drummer will confirm this, of course.
These days, the big bodied guitar doesn't seem so necessary. It was named after
a famous battleship from like 1906. HMS Dreadnought...
Surely you can see the resemblance. But the small and lighter guitar can be amplified easily using
new technology. And guitar mikes are better too. And if it's to be your handy practice and writing
tool, the small and light instrument does nearly everything you need.
I own two acoustics at this time, a Dreadnought and a 000 size Martin that I really like too.
The dreadnought has its own mojo, and a commanding tone. But when you plug them both in
the smaller Martin gives up very little. It's got a sweet and even tone that has its own
personality and appeal. Because mine's smaller and lighter, I find myself reaching for it more
often.
Congratulations again!
come and go but finding someone who cares for you is priceless.
And I like your new guitar. I played a parlor guitar onstage for a long time...
the one in my Avatar. Since I'm about 1.8 meters tall, the small guitar looked
small in my hands, but not too small. Mine was a 0-17 Martin guitar, that
I have just sold.
I bought a Dreadnought guitar as my first good guitar, because many of my
musical idols played this model. The Dreadnought was invented in like 1916
to provide gigging musicians with more volume and projection. In those days,
nothing was amplified, and the guitarist had to compete with brass and reed
instruments, as well as honky tonk piano and some drums.
Fast fwd to the '70s, when I was playing bars, and the big voice of the Dreadnought
was able to get the beat out into the audience, even if we had poor sound from the
P.A. When people are drunk, that's mostly what they hear, which is why drunks talk
so loudly. Your drummer will confirm this, of course.
These days, the big bodied guitar doesn't seem so necessary. It was named after
a famous battleship from like 1906. HMS Dreadnought...
Surely you can see the resemblance. But the small and lighter guitar can be amplified easily using
new technology. And guitar mikes are better too. And if it's to be your handy practice and writing
tool, the small and light instrument does nearly everything you need.
I own two acoustics at this time, a Dreadnought and a 000 size Martin that I really like too.
The dreadnought has its own mojo, and a commanding tone. But when you plug them both in
the smaller Martin gives up very little. It's got a sweet and even tone that has its own
personality and appeal. Because mine's smaller and lighter, I find myself reaching for it more
often.
Congratulations again!