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Your experience would buck conventional wisdom, maple for projection.
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A Taylor 816 sounds...pretty fantastic outdoors, in my opinion.
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Can't argue with that. But there's a difference between what 'sounds the best' and what 'cuts through the best'. As a (mostly) fingerpicker doing mainly singer/songwriter stuff, and because I am not a proficient bluegrass flatpicker (maybe one day), I personally prefer sitka to Adirondack no matter where I'm playing. But yes, all other specs equal, the Adirondack topped guitar cuts through best, in or out.
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One of the best memories I have is from a long long time ago. I had a inexpensive Yamaha, if I remember, and we went camping to some reservoir outside San Francisco. We hiked up to the side of the water and pitched our tents, we were being sort of loud, smoking some weed and drinking. Then we got tired and the quiet came upon the water around us. I picked up that guitar and it rang across the water and made that valley sing out like I have never heard. I played and played until I looked over and my friends were all fast asleep, I laid the guitar down and went off to frequency heaven for the night.
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Interesting thread. I tend to play my Rainsong guitars outside and they sound good but lately I've been using "loudy copper", my copper-topped L-OO style guitar and I have to admit that I notice that it sounds better outside for some reason.
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I totally agree ,I've got Martins,Gibson,Taylor,handcrafted Yamaha but nothing beats my three Nationals outdoors,sheer joy!and they keep the tuning much better
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I agree on both counts. That said, I have a Dieter Hopf Grand Concierto classical guitar that is an absolute canon. It is especially good for orchestral situations and ensemble work. Indoors, outdoors, no matter! Its always the loudest guitar around. Interesting to note that the top is Canadian cedar and the back and sides are EIR.
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Yep. Dreads will provided a good amount of volume, as well as a Jumbo. I played an old Hummingbird once that could rattle windows!! LOL
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i like my fg 180 red label nippon gakkai out doors. they are so solid you could row a boat with them then hang em up to dry and play with no problems. and loud and punchy. not the complex tone of a high end guitar but loud and no worries about weather. those nippon gakkai red labels were the best cheapos ever made
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I'm far from an expert, but to my ears, my jumbo (1996 Taylor 815 w/ mustache bridge) doesn't seem to be a particularly loud or projective guitar. Mellow and sonorous? Yes! But not loud. My dreds definitely seem louder...
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Edit: We Walk In Song beat me to it.
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My wife says any guitar I play outside sounds better and farther outside I get, the better it sounds :-)
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