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ivan H

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I haven't had an acoustic in more than 25 yrs & really, I wasn't thinking of getting one either. Then, a buddy asked me to help his young brother pick out a used acoustic to learn to play on. So, off to pawn shops. And that's where I found thisIMG_20191114_154914.jpg
Washburn dreadnought (model D10CEQSB) & hardcase. Played & sounded good even with the kinda old looking strings on it (not "rusty" old), & there was a new pack of D'Addario strings in the case. Reasonable marked price, but for cash they'd accept 30% less, making it a bargain. So it walked out with me. Quilted maple top, mahogany back & sides, body bound front & rear & a bound neckIMG_20191114_180739.jpg
1/4" mono & XLR outputs. Fretboard was a bit dry looking & had a fair bit of finger funk that needed to be cleaned off, but after a clean & application of Fret Doctor it came up quite good.
It had a plain G string fitted & the new strings had the wound G swapped out for a plain one so the previous owner must have prefered it that way. After playing it I don't mind the plain G either, but will need to experiment with string gauges. The wound strings intonate pretty well, the plain strings a little sharp. I suppose I could cut a new bridge for it & lower the treble side a little. Cheers
 
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Nice!
I have been playing acoustic some but sporadically.
Every time I pick it up I enjoy it and say I need to do it more.

But then I find myself with electric guitar in hand, RAT2, some delay and "Breaking the Law"!!!
One of the few songs I can play all the way through, though not quite well, and it has no lead break.
 
ivan H said:
I suppose I could cut a new bridge for it & lower the treble side a little. Cheers
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I have this little $300 Yamaha that I keep in my office just to pick up an goof with from time to time. I decided to give it a setup one day so I shaved the bridge down and put a set of 10's on it and the thing has action like my electrics now. It stunned a guy I work with who also plays guitar that I could get a cheap acoustic to play so nice, so I say its worth a try and that looks like a nicer guitar than the one I have.
 
gball said:
I have this little $300 Yamaha that I keep in my office just to pick up an goof with from time to time. I decided to give it a setup one day so I shaved the bridge down and put a set of 10's on it and the thing has action like my electrics now. It stunned a guy I work with who also plays guitar that I could get a cheap acoustic to play so nice, so I say its worth a try and that looks like a nicer guitar than the one I have.
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The action on this isn't bad, but could come down a little. I took a little relief out of the neck (truss is nice & easy to adjust), so it's on the cards that I'll follow you advice. I also prefer an acoustic strung lightly (well, I used to). Cheers
 
I'd forgotten how "convenient" an acoustic can be. I've been playing it quite a lot, more than I would normally have played electric's if I didn't have this, so grabbing it was worthwhile. I took gball's advice & took a little off the bottom of the bridge saddle, bringing the string height to 0.070" (6th string) & 0.060" (1st string) at the 17th fret (strings not capo'd at 1st fret). Neck relief is around 0.005" so quite flat. It plays really nicely now. Plain string intonation is much better too. While checking the string heights I noticed that the string height gauge could be "rocked" a little on the 18th fret, so that's going to need dressing. I'm thinking I might get the frets compound radius'd from the 12th fret up so that I can safely lower the strings just a tad more. Cheers
 
ivan H said:
I'd forgotten how "convenient" an acoustic can be. I've been playing it quite a lot, more than I would normally have played electric's if I didn't have this, so grabbing it was worthwhile. I took gball's advice & took a little off the bottom of the bridge saddle, bringing the string height to 0.070" (6th string) & 0.060" (1st string) at the 17th fret (strings not capo'd at 1st fret). Neck relief is around 0.005" so quite flat. It plays really nicely now. Plain string intonation is much better too. While checking the string heights I noticed that the string height gauge could be "rocked" a little on the 18th fret, so that's going to need dressing. I'm thinking I might get the frets compound radius'd from the 12th fret up so that I can safely lower the strings just a tad more. Cheers
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I enjoy the one that I keep hanging beside my favorite chair more often than I had envisioned too.
It‘s a great way to work in some extra noodling/practice.
Best of luck getting yours set up to your liking! :cheers:
 
Nice find. Washburn makes good guitars. I started with an a acoustic only way back in 1974. Didn’t get my first electric till 09. Really enjoy my electrics..... but I always feel like I’ve gone home when I pick up my acoustic after a bit of a hiatus.
 
Thatbastarddon said:
I enjoy the one that I keep hanging beside my favorite chair more often than I had envisioned too.
It‘s a great way to work in some extra noodling/practice.
Best of luck getting yours set up to your liking! :cheers:
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This is exactly what I'm finding. Last night while watching a movie I could just grab it off the stand beside my chair during advertisment breaks & improvise licks over the ad jingles, even when the musical genre was not what I'd usually even attempt. Broadening my musical horizons. Cheers
 
ivan H said:
I haven't had an acoustic in more than 25 yrs & really, I wasn't thinking of getting one either. Then, a buddy asked me to help his young brother pick out a used acoustic to learn to play on. So, off to pawn shops. And that's where I found thisView attachment 34446
Washburn dreadnought (model D10CEQSB) & hardcase. Played & sounded good even with the kinda old looking strings on it (not "rusty" old), & there was a new pack of D'Addario strings in the case. Reasonable marked price, but for cash they'd accept 30% less, making it a bargain. So it walked out with me. Quilted maple top, mahogany back & sides, body bound front & rear & a bound neckView attachment 34447
1/4" mono & XLR outputs. Fretboard was a bit dry looking & had a fair bit of finger funk that needed to be cleaned off, but after a clean & application of Fret Doctor it came up quite good.
It had a plain G string fitted & the new strings had the wound G swapped out for a plain one so the previous owner must have prefered it that way. After playing it I don't mind the plain G either, but will need to experiment with string gauges. The wound strings intonate pretty well, the plain strings a little sharp. I suppose I could cut a new bridge for it & lower the treble side a little. Cheers
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Congratulations on your new geetar looks beautiful,
Love the top on her
 
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