Best guitar for Percussive Technique

[MarcelClaude]

I have been playing percussive style guitar for about 8 months and have been looking into buying a new guitar that would perform better in this respect when amplified (for when I do gigs).

So far my number one is a Maton with the AP5 - Pro pick up (it has a piezo and a mic pickup which you can mix on the guitar itself)

Personally this one sounds the best so far, has anyone got this guitar? or have perhaps come across another better suited to the percussive style of playing?

Thanks for any help, appreciate it

[jemartin]

Well.... you might ask this guy.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10202265095096917

Just kidding.... my son keeps pestering me with this video... making me look bad! ..lol... As you can tell... I have no idea how to answer your question. I am sure others here will be able to help you.

[ecguitar44]

Can you describe in a little more detail what you mean by "percussive technique"?

[ocmcook]

baldwin.....

[Rickytuk]

You can get any guitar and have a couple of modifications made. Take a look at Mike Dawes guitar and that extra bit of material for percussion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1bzUaf_gvU

[WannabeWillie]

"An Adamas is the perfect thing for whacking on."

A certain Ms. King seems to think so, too.....

[JohnW63]

Another vote for an Adamas

'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6saWx6Bm38''

[ronbo]

You actually might consider an archtop guitar, the quicker decay really lends itself well to percussive playing.

[jaymarsch]

You might check into Vicki Genfan's guitar choices - she is a tapper and a slapper as well as other playing styles and though I know she plays Luna Guitars, she may have something on her website about what characteristics she demands in her guitars to get the sound she wants.

Best,
Jayne

[mcduffnw]

Hi Marcel...

Japanese fingerstyle sensation Kotaro Oshio uses a dreadnaught...the Kotaro Oshio Signature Model...made by luthier John Greven.

Really great sounding guitars...and very reasonably priced for a custom handmade guitar.

Check out Kotaro playing them on youtube.

Best Regards
Duff

[riverrummed]

I too play quite a bit percussively and I find my favorite style of guitar is a slope shoulder dread and my favorite brand is a Gibson J-50 (which is a natural finish J-45). My newer Eastman E10-SS has yet to really open up but once that adirondack does...look out. I think you'll find the thump you get when you play percussively on a slope shoulder to be quite gratifying.

[dgonz]

It's all subjective. To me, my Martin D28 is the best, for me, and for what I need it for. Great tone, loud, bassy, making any percussion I play on the body and and muted strumming more pronounced. To get the best version of that live, you'll want to put a mic in front of it, which isn't always a good option. Pickups and even internal mics "can" do a decent job, but can't really get that same percussiveness and nuances as a mic.

Michael Hedges is one of my faves for that style, and he used a Martin, sometimes an Ovation.

Ludwig or Pearl.

[Scotch]

Anything with a big body with lease bracing on.

I own two guitars. Faith FJ (Jumbo body)
Lowden S23 (Small body between 00 and parlour)

There is very little i can do with the S23 unless hit under bridge or hit sides but even then its a sharp tone compared to a Jumbo. I would choose anything with a bigger body.

[harmonics101]

As someone stated earlier, it depends what you mean by percussive technique. If you mean what Tommy Emmanuel does with his Maton, that's an entirely different ballgame.

If you are talking percussive technique, like Neil Young does on Cowgirl in the Sand (accoustic LIVE version) that's another technique.

Harmonics