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Old 08-17-2023, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by jaymarsch View Post
Another zombie thread!
The trick to playing a guitar with lots of overtones is to learn to control them. I have one cedar/EIR long scale OO that has loads of sustain and excels at Celtic tunes. I very seldom do strumming on it.
If you are playing a ragtime tune, lots of overtones will muddy up the works. Depends on the guitar, the player, and the genre of music.
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Jayne
This makes a lot of sense to me. Ry Cooder fingerpicks old timey things on a Martin D28 and he makes it work because damping is a big part of his technique. IMO,YMMV and so on
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