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That brings up another thought I've had. I wonder what percentage of tone comes from strings? Then, on top of that, are strings consistent?
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That said, I agree with 'Shades of Blue'. No matter how a guitar sounds out front, if you are a home/bedroom player, the sound, feel, response and inspiration in the players hands is just as meaningful if not more that what it sounds like in 'front of the guitar.' In my case, I perform professionally and plan to record, so acoustic projection and balance out front are very important to me. In my personal comparisons and demo video's, I became acutely aware of the sonic liabilities of the Taylor 814CE Deluxe I was evaluating. I do believe OM's have more overall midrange complexity, but that may not be everyone's sonic 'true north.' That's OK. Lastly, the Martin OMC-18E is blowing my mind as a great gigging acoustic amplified and it sounds GREAT acoustically behind the guitar (as the player) and out in front. My Collings OM1A will still win a direct A-B, but I wound up with a cutaway Mahogany OM acoustic that is comfortable to play, cutaway for upper fret access, has extremely user friendly PU/Electronics and a mahogany/sitka sound. I share all this because I truly believe the OP "Shades of Blue" needs to decide what guitars inspire and work best for him. We may feel the OM-28 is more balanced with better projection and sweeter midrange, but if that doesn't rock the OP's world, it doesn't matter what we think.
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But I also favor John Pierce PB's and good old D'addario EJ16's. Some like Martin strings but I haven't really given them a fair shake in quite some time.
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I think a lot of it has to do with my daughter. I buy and sell a LOT of guitars. I've slowed down over the years, but my daughter is getting to an age where she notices and she gets upset when I sell guitars because she sees them as more than instruments. Just difficult because I know the Taylor is the one she probably relates to me more than anything. Is that strange? I mean, if it were just me, I'd sell the Taylor, but being tied to it because my daughter likes it....am I wrong? |
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As an example, I played my D35 for a while with Martin strings exclusively. It was really good. Elixir strings just didn't sound as good. Then I stumbled upon DR Sunbeam 12's and OMG... this guitar just sang. So I thought, if Sunbeam 12's are good 13's must be better. WRONG. The 13's of the same type as the 12's killed the sound. You may have also read how much I love the Straight Up Strings on my Taylor guitars. While that's great, I tried them on my '81 MIJ Epiphone which would challenge any D28 (and beat it) with Martin strings. But the SUS strings just suck badly on that guitar. I'll play that guitar again in rotation when it's time to put new Martin strings on it. For now it will sit in the case or I'll use it for DADGAD. So the best way to compare guitars (IMO) is to compare them with a set of the best strings for each individual instrument. If you want a fair fight you have to let each guitar show it's best stuff.
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I will add that my daughter LOVED the zigzag back strip and the herringbone on the OM-28. She said it was fancy! So maybe when my wife asks why I am out a bunch of cash, I can just blame my daughter! lol |
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I have five kids and seven grandkids. It's easy to let all that sentiment run your life. This summer, I finally stopped paying for a home phone line. There hadn't been a phone connected to it for years. Every time I mentioned cutting out the home line, our 30-something son, who hasn't had a house phone since he moved out, whined about giving up the phone number he grew up with. I haven't told him it's gone yet. My wife and I are trying to thin down in the possessions department. Every time we want to get rid of something, one of the kids expresses some sentimental attachment. Often, if I offer them a sentimentally sacred item, they don't want it or don't have room for it. They just want US to keep it. I don't want to be chained to our possessions anymore. I've given kids and grandkids three guitars in the last year. Oddly, they weren't all that happy that I did it. I figure I'll let them decide if they want them, and they can make any of the emotional decisions related to their sentimentality. opencee . |
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I guess the ride is more important than the car.... |
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New Martin Day...and a big decision...
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I sold a guitar my little girl really liked and felt like crap about it. She related to the time we spent playing and singing together. I felt even worse when I realized I missed playing it too. Trust your instincts. :-).
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You know the cool thing? She helped me pick out the OM-28. She loves herringbone and zigzag back strips apparently. OH, and she prefers the chocolate colored woods lol.
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And yes, I walk my talk. My custom Gurian of 40+ years is for sale because I can no longer play it.
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I have to agree with you 100% vindibona! But, how does anyone know what the "best strings for each individual instrument" would be? How does anyone know what's on the guitars, now, that are being compared unless the owner put them on himself or the seller can tell him? Even if you do know what strings are on the guitars, how old and used are the strings? A new set of the best strings for each guitar, for comparison, seems like an impossibility.
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