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I find a similar situation with kayak paddles. My best paddle, a $500 carbon-fiber Werner, lets me get away with a sloppy stroke, and if I use it exclusively my technique deteriorates. So I make it a point, periodically to use a less expensive wood-and-carbon paddle that flutters whenever I get lazy, and it keeps my form up. If the analogy holds, I should probably buy another Guild, at least for training purposes, but....
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The brighter and more clear the more reward. Pure fundamental tones show mistakes. I can see why Colling's were mentioned.
Even with Telecasters at gig level volume. Their clarity demands better technique than other guitars where 90% is good enough. My Goodall Macassar ebony Standard gets a little compression from the Englemann top and the great James build, but there is less mud on the lows and low mids. (One of the reasons I have not brought this out. Like being on a tight rope. I rather play a Gibson or my GC Goodall Sitka/Koa.) The more concentration and less musical relaxation ratio for gigging. Use a more normal guitar? Or choose clarity and sit up straight. |
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This But of all my guitars I sound the worst on the resonator
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This. Acoustic guitars in general are very hard to "fool," though I think guitars with less mids presence are probably a little easier. My electric guitars, on the other hand, are quite good at covering up poor technique. Add distortion, call the flub a "dissonant improvisation," and you're good to go.
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I ask all my guitars to highlight my poor techniques . . . as well as reward my good ones; and they all do. Sometimes happily, sometimes grudgingly
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I don't think it's the guitars, I think it's the strings. As soon as you put strings on guitars they start to show my limited technique.
Seriously, I'll second the narrow necks. It's gotten worse as I've gotten older and the distal joints in my fingers don't work well anymore leading to more unintended muting and buzzing.
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Yeah... Me too.
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Is it only me?
I enjoy improving my technique. Every time I discover a better way of playing something I at least smile and often laugh out loud. Right hand, left hand, thumb on the back of the neck, changed fingering, that's one of the most fun parts for me -- discovering a way to play the same thing and make it sound better. So I'm always trying to perfect my technique and sometimes I succeed. If the guitar didn't recognize my efforts, don't think I'd have as much fun.
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Just in case anyone missed this quote from the first page.
I've always thought that better guitars can force us to become better players b/c they often expose more flaws. At least, this has been true for me.
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Barry,
Yes. Gurian size 3 R. It’s also a really fine sounding guitar. I’ve owned it more than 40 years and played many gigs with it. As I’ve aged, my precision ain’t improved, and the very unforgiving nut width highlights any error I make. But paradoxically, I still play it.
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I've found that nylon string guitars and classical songs in general are less forgiving of poor technique.
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Not disagreeing with this, but it can also be pretty tough to get consistently good tone out of a cheap guitar if it has those tinny trebles that are hard to make sweet. Finger strokes have to be just right every time.
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zmf, good point. Maybe a better way to say it is that there are trade-offs with different guitars, and whether better or worse, they may require different playing to achieve the desired result. For example, string spacing on two comparable guitars can make a big difference in playability.
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