What acoustic guitar do you use?

[awoooo]

Originally Posted by coreybyrnes

Yairi WY-1 (w/600t electronics)

was my dream guitar for a while and now it's all mine.
unplugged and plugged it is the best guitar i've ever heard.

Corey how much did your yairi cost? i havent seen one in a shop yet but ive been looking at a"Yairi fy84"(but discontinued :S) to backup my Tak. have u played it at all? or even another OM-style yairi that u tried..

-just checked out your website and came across the live performance, sounds pretty sweet dude.

[auhsor]

Me and my guitar It's a cheap one, but I am comfortable with it. It's had to put up wit hsome creative fixes tho. One of the cog things is pretty stripped so now I have to tune that the opposite way. One of the plastic pegs actually broke so we stuck one some other plastic thing. It's been through a bit, but I like it.

I do want to buy a new good one soon though. I'm looking in the range of AU$500 - 700.

[Gazel]

Apologies in advance for this mate, but I couldn't resist:



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http://www.eskimofriends.com/forum/i...ine=1110228577

wow!!

[auhsor]

Hehehe I never noticed that before. I've got another photo of me like that, but I'll post it in the picture thread because it doesn't involve my guitar

[cello_pudding]

Originally Posted by cello_pudding

my family...i'm planning on selling the fender 12 and the fender dg22ce and buying a martin d15... my classical is a cordoba

and that what i did...i'm putting my 2 guitars on local tv first and then maybe ebay if there's no takers.

i got a martin j 15 w/ mahogany top today. its a really nice guitar. got her for 500...selling the other 2 for 200 w/ case...selling my 16 channel mixer...i've got a nice tax return and i'm gonna cash 125 of bday checks.

\m/ rocknroll \m/

[jewliscrumptious]

Originally Posted by coreybyrnes

Yairi WY-1 (w/600t electronics)

was my dream guitar for a while and now it's all mine.
unplugged and plugged it is the best guitar i've ever heard.

wow! what a beauty! Where did you get that?

Oh I play a battered & scratched simon & Patrick Cedar top electro - my favourite sound!

[purebloom]

I enjoy this moderately priced guitar. Got it used for $265.00 a couple years ago, hardcase included.

Takamine EG-15C (G-Series)

[PhoenixDeviance]

I'm honestly not sure what kind of Alvarez this is, my guess is that it's a PD80S-12. This is my father's guitar and became my baby once I started playing. I just love the sound of a 12 String, and plus this is very old so its very brassy. I hope to get a guitar of my own soon, and it will definately be an Alvarez.

[SisterMidnight]

beauty 12 string! i used to have an alvarez 12 string that i bought used but some drunken idiot stepped on it and broke the neck they're harder to play and kill your fingers but they ring like a bell. i'll bet yours sounds beautiful!

heres me when i was 12 or 13 with my first baby. an alvarez

before most of you were a twinkle in your daddy's eye

i tried to pass it down to my daughter and she lost interest. then i gave it to my son but he really wants an electric and an amp... the finish on it has aged to a beautiful golden color and it sounds better than ever. i might take it back for myself to play.. i kinda miss him

i had a Washburn dreadnaught for awhile but it was too big. i like the smaller body styles too. i traded that in for a washburn oscar schmidt series electric-acoustic and i really like it but i don't have an amp or much of a reason to plug in.

[PhoenixDeviance]

It does sound beautiful, and thats very sad about your 12 string.

An electric and an amp? Nothing beats the beauty of an acoustic guitar.

[PenguinBoy]

Lot's of lucky peeps here. i play a Martin-Style Kiso Suzuki F10, it's a japanese guitar. But the internet has no information on it, it plays relatively well, and i inheretted it from my pap. It could possibly be quite rare . I know i've never seen one anywhere else.

[SisterMidnight]

Originally Posted by PhoenixDeviance

It does sound beautiful, and thats very sad about your 12 string.

An electric and an amp? Nothing beats the beauty of an acoustic guitar.

i know! i completely agree and have tried to tell him as much. plus if you learn on acoustic you'll be that much better on electric, which is much easier to play in comparison i think. but he wants to.. you know... rock out man!

[BenjaminCostello]

Nice guitars people! I use a Taylor 712ce which I have had now for about 3 years. It was VERY expensive for me, but I decided after using a terrible awful $100 guitar for 12 years, I deserved a good one. I love it so much, and it's got amazing electronics. It has a stereo mode where a stereo split to two-monos cable will record the internal condenser mic, and pickup separately, making it perfect for quick, but full sounding recordings, and good if you have that kind of setup live.

Peace,
Benjamin

[reyvee61]

Originally Posted by SisterMidnight

beauty 12 string! i used to have an alvarez 12 string that i bought used but some drunken idiot stepped on it and broke the neck they're harder to play and kill your fingers but they ring like a bell. i'll bet yours sounds beautiful!

heres me when i was 12 or 13 with my first baby. an alvarez

before most of you were a twinkle in your daddy's eye

i tried to pass it down to my daughter and she lost interest. then i gave it to my son but he really wants an electric and an amp... the finish on it has aged to a beautiful golden color and it sounds better than ever. i might take it back for myself to play.. i kinda miss him

i had a Washburn dreadnaught for awhile but it was too big. i like the smaller body styles too. i traded that in for a washburn oscar schmidt series electric-acoustic and i really like it but i don't have an amp or much of a reason to plug in.

I'm not too far behind you age wise and that's cool that you have been playing that long, I started somewhere around the same age!

[SisterMidnight]

ahem... you mean you're a little bit ahead of me age wise right mr. reyvee61...?

c'mon rey post one of those vintage shots from the toxic years

[Shaftage]

Here are mine I also have a Yamaha Nylon String Classical but I have no pic of it.......plus I bought it for about $30USD at a headshop......

Black is a Briarwood w/MOP inlay

12 String is a Seagull Cedar Top, COMPLETLY UNFINISHED......IT IS SOOOO LOUD!!!!!.....lol

Later all

[AreYouMeToo]

I use a Martin D-35 tuned 1/2 step low with Deadario Medium Phosphur Strings. Not the extended play either, they're too "tin-ee"

When I'm doing more "Picking" of notes up and down I use an Ibanez SG-10 Stephan Grossman. It's a concert box and so the mid-range is traded for sharper highs and lows.

Pick???? What's a pick?

Peace & Love

P.S. If you getting a nicer guitar (Martins, Taylors, etc.) There sound gets better with age and the wood matures. It's the neatest dam thing.

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[coreybyrnes]

Originally Posted by AreYouMeToo

If you getting a nicer guitar (Martins, Taylors, etc.) There sound gets better with age and the wood matures. It's the neatest dam thing.

beginners be warned martin and taylor are good guitars but you need to spend a lot of money to get a good one... the lower end are overpriced and not worth the money... i'm not knocking anyone's martin or taylor... i'm just voicing a strong opinion... marketing can do amazing things for a company... anything with solid woods will age and improve their tone with time... it's their nature... ok... i'm done with my rant... sorry if i offended anyone... i do not mean to... i just want people to be well informed if they're buying a new guitar

[AreYouMeToo]

I totally agree with Corey. I suppose I did, but did not mean to, infer that only Taylors and Martins improve with age. By including them, I guess I was (in a way) excluding others. My bad.

You are also correct about the low end Martins. They have this "wood-like" set of guitars out there running $500 - $700 that a friend of mine purchased and the sound board warped and raised the bridge about a quarter of an inch.

I like my Martin though. Sorry if I was sounding too much like a homie.



Rocky says high.

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Peace & Love

[evanj]

i play an old yamaha acoustic guitar and my fathers yari alvarez acoustic but i am not sure what model...i am sure that they do not make it anymore...and it was made in 1982...i do know it play really well...and so does my yamaha...

[coreybyrnes]

Originally Posted by evanj

my fathers yairi alvarez acoustic but i am not sure what model...i am sure that they do not make it anymore...and it was made in 1982...i do know it play really well

MMMMMM...... Yairi ...... i don't know if i'll ever purchase another guitar....... everything they stand for and everything Kazuo produces with his very own hands is simply top notch...... i wouldn't trade my guitar for a top of the line taylor...... although, get me a discounted McIlroy and i think i would consider throwing my "buying only Yairi" theory out the window

[joiyua]

Hmm, I have no idea.. I think it's called Levin. A Swedish thing

[evanj]

Originally Posted by coreybyrnes

MMMMMM...... Yairi ...... i don't know if i'll ever purchase another guitar....... everything they stand for and everything Kazuo produces with his very own hands is simply top notch...... i wouldn't trade my guitar for a top of the line taylor...... although, get me a discounted McIlroy and i think i would consider throwing my "buying only Yairi" theory out the window

i must agree coreybyrnes. it is a real beauty and i love it

[captainspaz91]

I use a 1967 Guild F-30, it sounds BEAAAAAAAAAAAUTIFUL lol.

[stezz]

I have a baby taylor too. I love it man, great sound. I put in a wee pick-up and it worked out really well!!!

[ade and rice and peas]

I just bought a simon and patrick SP6 with a B-band eq. Absoluteley gorgeous, its natural canadian cedar that has been waxed not varnished. I'll post a pic when i can!

[coreybyrnes]

Originally Posted by ade and rice and peas

I just bought a simon and patrick SP6 with a B-band eq. Absoluteley gorgeous, its natural canadian cedar that has been waxed not varnished. I'll post a pic when i can!

i almost bought the cutaway folk they just came out with... i love their headstock... really good guitars for the price! congrats!!!!

[ade and rice and peas]

yeah, cheers dude, got mine for £450 bargain, but not the cutaway, best pick up ever tho'

[Alfie]

Can all you guitar experts please give me some advice. I would like to start playing again (did a little in the past) and need to get an acoustic guitar (it would help).

Can anyone recommend a suitable make and should I go for a new one or try and pick up a second hand one. What are the things I should look out for to give me some idea whether it is good or not. I don't want to spend a fortune at this early stage....say around £100 for a second hand one. Any advise or comments would be very gratefully received.

[PenguinBoy]

Originally Posted by AreYouMeToo

I use a Martin D-35 tuned 1/2 step low with Deadario Medium Phosphur Strings. Not the extended play either, they're too "tin-ee"

When I'm doing more "Picking" of notes up and down I use an Ibanez SG-10 Stephan Grossman. It's a concert box and so the mid-range is traded for sharper highs and lows.

You are a very lucky person! i can only dream of such instruments. My woodwork teacher at school built his own guitar, and it is amazing i played it the other day, it's quite heavy but the sounds which comes out is lovely.