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Songwriting guitars
hey....are there any acoustics that happen to be great songwriting tools? thanks
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what guitar would be better for writing songs than a guitar called the Gibson Songwriter Deluxe..... |
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Of my four acoustics, one tends to be in my hands when I'm writing more than the other three, and it always has been my writing guitar. In this case it happens to be the Olson Dreadnaught - Rosewood/Cedar. Not sure why, but it is the one with more songs in it than the rest. |
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If I hear something in my head, personally, it does not matter which guitar I'm playing. Anything with six strings will do.
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I've seen quite a few songwriters in Nashville, and the guitar they choose is as varied as the songs they sing. Some even use keyboards!
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My 000-28 always seems to get the nod. My Beneteaus are definately more impressive sounding but the 28 suits my voice better.
Probably some correlation there
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When I think up new lyrics, I'm usually sitting on the couch, so the most comfortable guitar to grab when it's time to figure out a melody is probably the Martin 000-15, just because of it's small size.
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Martin D-35
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I'll often use other stringed instruments for ideas or a different perspective; banjo, mandocello, mandolin, dulcimer, etc. For guitar though these last five years or so I've gravitated to my Guild DV-52, and though there's plenty of others to choose, once you get it in your mind that it won't lose the muse, it's hard to change.
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David Wilcox always speaks about songs being "inside the guitar" So I guess if you plan on writing a lot of diverse songs, you better buy a lot of different types of instruments - LOL
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Yes he does say that, and interestingly he says they are in his Olson. Same with Phil Keaggy. While I don't think there is anything magic about any of my guitars, I do find it interesting that when initiating or developing songs the same one repeatedly ends up in my hands, and has for over a decade. Sometimes for me songs are also inside a particular tuning. |
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what always happens to me is that I'll go to a music store or something, grap a nice guitar off the rack to noodle on and I'll come up with something new. I'm guessing it's just a difference of feel and tone that inspires the new creations
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Any guitar that sits in my lap,
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my 69 martin D-35 works for me
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It is good if they are small , if you happen to write on
a computer as I do . The smaller the better and in fact I am writing this week on a mandolin just because size matters. I have another thing that is particular only to me . I write with a haunted guitar. It really has had a number of songs that just came out of it while i was playing it . Those have been some of my favorites. Good hunting. I recommend 00'1's or old little Martins for good vibes and inpiring timbres and one of my buddy seems to be doing really well at the moment on a little prewar Martin tenor gutiar. Tuned different than guitar they can be really cool vibe wise and compliment a singer songwriter kind of vibe. YMMV do what'cha feel good with.
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