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Post by svart on Jul 30, 2014 16:08:53 GMT -6
I've read around that there are a couple really nice mid-range Yamaha acoustic guitars that rival some much nicer ones.
Anybody know which models those are?
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Post by mobeach on Jul 30, 2014 19:26:16 GMT -6
Their Classicals are solid!
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Post by svart on Jul 30, 2014 20:32:14 GMT -6
Lots of good reviews on the Yamaha FG700S.. Anyone corroborate this?
It also looks like the LL6 would be the best choice, but I'm thinking it's a little out of my range for a studio beater guitar.
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Post by jcoutu1 on Jul 30, 2014 21:11:59 GMT -6
Lots of good reviews on the Yamaha FG700S.. Anyone corroborate this? It also looks like the LL6 would be the best choice, but I'm thinking it's a little out of my range for a studio beater guitar. I can't comment on which models are best, but I grabbed a cheap one for a hundo probably 10 years ago and I thought it was better than anything under my $350 budget at the time. I imagine that their better stuff would rival much more expensive pieces too. |
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Post by Martin John Butler on Jul 31, 2014 8:41:11 GMT -6
Svart, I've been teaching guitar full time for over twenty years, and the Yamaha's simply do not stand up to the core high end guitars. I'd look for a used Martin D-16 or the 200 series Taylor's if I were you. If you simply must go cheap, ( not criticizing, it's always about where you're allocating what you have), look for a Sigma, it's a Korean Martin and some are much closer to a real Martin than any Yamaha.
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Post by svart on Jul 31, 2014 9:36:45 GMT -6
Svart, I've been teaching guitar full time for over twenty years, and the Yamaha's simply do not stand up to the core high end guitars. I'd look for a used Martin D-16 or the 200 series Taylor's if I were you. If you simply must go cheap, ( not criticizing, it's always about where you're allocating what you have), look for a Sigma, it's a Korean Martin and some are much closer to a real Martin than any Yamaha. Now this is the kind of info I'm looking for. Do you think you'd have the same opinion if i said this is just a studio guitar and wouldn't be gigged or anything like that? Do you think it would still hold up if it was only played occasionally? I'll definitely be checking out those other suggestions too though. I just don't want to spend too much on a guitar here, I'd like to straddle the line between performance and price, so i won't be too upset if someone were to accidentally destroy it in the studio. |
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Post by mobeach on Jul 31, 2014 13:22:26 GMT -6
I had a Sigma 12 string back in the 80's, it was pretty nice.
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Post by Martin John Butler on Jul 31, 2014 16:07:23 GMT -6
By being mainly in the studio, it means you could happily live with an acoustic that's not so huge sounding. Often, great guitarists like to record with smaller guitars, James taylor does sometime. That does give you more options, but even more reason to snoop around for a used Sigma that's in good shape. You'll get one between $200-$300, and at that price, simply can't be topped. If you get lucky, a Martin D-16 is sweet. I was at Guitar Center a few weeks ago, and some guy was trading one in, it was mint, a particularly nice one, with a serious hardshell case, and they were giving him $625 ! Dang, I almost offered him $650 right there on the spot, but my closet's already overstuffed with guitars.
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Post by svart on Aug 2, 2014 20:26:20 GMT -6
Well, we drove around to all the music stores within 30 miles..
And played probably 30 different guitars.
I ended up buying a 200 series Mitchell acoustic.
A sigma was a close second, and a used Alvarez third. The fenders and epiphones didn't sound good, the Yamaha was decent but still a little boomy. Most of them were boomy on the low end except for those well above my price limit.
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Post by Martin John Butler on Aug 2, 2014 20:36:30 GMT -6
never heard of Mitchell, but good luck with it svart.
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Post by svart on Aug 2, 2014 23:06:21 GMT -6
The Mitchell was on clearance, so i got half off too, which made it affordable. It's actually a good sounding guitar, with more mids and highs than others of dreadnaught size.
I'll probably be recording it tomorrow, so I'll let you know how it sounds.
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Post by svart on Aug 23, 2014 18:53:23 GMT -6
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Post by Martin John Butler on Aug 25, 2014 10:13:09 GMT -6
The playing's so good, it would hardly matter what guitar was used. Still, I'd like to have heard a little more from the guitar, but it sounds fine.
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Post by tonycamphd on Aug 25, 2014 11:47:48 GMT -6
I'd suggest backing those mics off for proximity sake, and take that compression off of it so we can hear what the guitar sounds like more. |
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Post by svart on Aug 25, 2014 13:27:48 GMT -6
That was an actual piece for a song I'm recording. The next time I have a folk singer in, I'll see about doing some tests with it.
I chose this guitar for it's lack of boominess that most of the other cheap ones had, mainly so I could get those mics right up on it.. One thing I can't stand is a thin sounding acoustic!
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Post by jcoutu1 on Aug 25, 2014 13:28:55 GMT -6
That was an actual piece for a song I'm recording. The next time I have a folk singer in, I'll see about doing some tests with it. I chose this guitar for it's lack of boominess that most of the other cheap ones had, mainly so I could get those mics right up on it.. One thing I can't stand is a thin sounding acoustic! I think it sounds boss. Nice soul. |
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Post by svart on Sept 21, 2014 20:51:45 GMT -6
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