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03-30-2016, 05:58 PM
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Common Tonal Qualities??
Can someone describe for me, the characteristics of "that Gibson tone" or "Gibson growl". I have played a good number of Gibson acoustics, and to me they all sound a little different. What are the underlying tonal qualities that i've heard mentioned so many times? I suppose the same question could be asked about martin. To me they all sound good, and also somewhat unique. Am I missing something?
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03-31-2016, 08:45 AM
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Hopefully some of the people around here who are far better than I at describing tone will chime in. In the meantime, below are some links to previous threads on this topic.
To my ears, the most distinctive characteristic of the "Gibson thump" is a strong, percussive attack followed by a relatively quick decay. It reminds me of someone playing timpani hitting a note and then quickly dampening the sound by placing a hand on the top of the drum. For some reason I think of the notes as sounding "round" (a descriptor which I suspect is even less helpful than the word "thump"  ).http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/f...d.php?t=250236 http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/f...d.php?t=197598
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03-31-2016, 11:39 AM
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The above discpt is very nice. I categorize brand names like this: Martin=low or deep, Taylor=thin/brittle, Gibson=dull or some call it warm, Breedlove=generic, Guild=a crisper Martin.
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03-31-2016, 12:07 PM
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