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Best archtop for female solo singer?
I have a student who sings very well, a crystal clear fairly high-pitched voice, sings and writes pop/jazz/folk type of stuff. Has been playing guitar for years but has serious difficulties with barre chords, and chords that need all four fingers. Any recommendations on a good electric guitar for her? One that has some volume unplugged would be best. Keep in mind that full-sized dreads cause shoulder discomfort for her. She does prefer nut widths of 1 11/16 or 1.75 inches. Thanks.
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Loads of stuff out there - how much does she want to spend, bearing in mind that she'll need an amp to go with the guitar sooner than later?
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Cheers, Tom PS If you don't want to invest in yourself, why should anyone else even bother to try? |
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Female anatomy varies considerably. Anatomy and playing position set the bar for what is comfortable. I'd say she needs a trip to a big-box store that has several examples. Take mom along and have a talk before you get there.
Bob
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Really‽‽‽‽
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Cheers, Tom PS If you don't want to invest in yourself, why should anyone else even bother to try? Last edited by mot; 01-20-2020 at 09:27 PM. |
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Godin Kingpin ftw.
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We're on the same wavelength, Jeff - I was thinking the Godin CW II, but wasn't sure she wanted to drop $1K before the cost of a suitable amp...
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I'm thinking of exploring a Gretsch, Epiphone or Godin. Or a Taylor T5. I'll offer to accompany her on the shopping trips. We have 8 quality shops here at last count.
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Speaking as a highly satisfied owner of both, the Godin 5th Avenue electrics (Kingpin/CW II) and Korean-made Gretsch 5400/5600-Series Electromatic hollowbodies/semis will give you the best QC and most bang for your buck (IME the Chinese-made Epiphones - meaning anything produced after 2008 or so - can be iffy, as can the recently-renamed entry-level Indonesian/Chinese Gretsch 2500-Series Streamliners). FWIW for the price of the Taylor T5 alone, she can have guitar/HSC and a nice low-/mid-powered tube amp (recommendations for the latter upon request) - a lifetime combination that she'll never outgrow...
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Empirical observation does seem to support that postulate.
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Ibanez offer a very good selection of good sounding, easy to play arch tops in various sizes, with either floating or top mounted pups. Something in a 16" body around 3" deep is a comfortable fit for almost anybody.
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Ok, I'm biased...
...and Ms. Spender seems to be at home with it considering she just picked it straight from the rack.
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Given the $3500+ price of admission, the lady's name is quite apropos...
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Have your student check out the Epiphone Olympic Masterbilt. They are the smaller of the 3 and quite comfortable. It would be less then a grand for the guitar, the hard case and an acoustic guitar amp (I use a Fender on mine.)
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