Music Store Acoustic Room's Acoustic Reverb

[godfreydaniel]

The late, great guitar store Mandolin Brothers had a room that had all their resonators, banjos and mandolins. I used to bring guitars in there to play just to hear all the sympathetic ringing of all those instruments.

[zeeway]

Originally Posted by phydaux

When he was a kid Paul McCartney used to practice his guitar in the bathroom because it sounded better in there.

In college, we would play guitars in the big dorm shower room area - awesome sound there.

[drive-south]

I have found I have to store my National resonator guitar in it's case. If I leave it in my music room it acts as a reverb tank.

[Br1ck]

Buyer beware in guitar stores. A wall of acoustics will throw a lot of reflected sound back at you. I always ask if they have a separate room where lessons are taught if I'm serious about something.

But a room with wood floors and not a lot in the way f furniture or heavy curtains is a beautiful space. I play 75% or better outdoors, where you really hear the instrument.

If auditioning electric instruments, beware of them plugging you into a Super Reverb.