Darker acoustics that still have definition?

darkshadow54321

darkshadow54321

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Hello everyone,

I’m hopefully going to America soon and I was thinking of buying myself a nice acoustic to bring back with me. I’m looking for something in the $500-$600 range which can be either new or used.

I’ve been trying out acoustics to see what I like… What I’m looking for is a darker/moodier sound but that still has definition and depth. Good for fingerstyle or strumming.

All the Taylors I’ve played have had great definition and respond well to attack, yet they sound a little ‘generic’ to my ears… They’re a bit too bright and lack the special darker quality I’m looking for.

On the other hand, the Martins I tried were closer to what I wanted but the bass was a little too prominent and they weren’t very defined for strumming, IMO. Great for fingerstyle though. The other problem is that the playability wasn’t great. They’re too stripped down for me.

The best playing acoustic I tried so far was a Seagull, surprisingly enough. Almost played like an electric but the sound wasn’t up to par with the Taylors and Martins. No real depth and too bright.

Do you have any suggestions for brands or specific models I should try?

Thanks for the help!
 
Re: Darker acoustics that still have definition?

out of the blue suggestions....
epiphone masterbuilt 'jumbo' dreadnoughts are dark-but-defined imo
you might also want to look into takamine, i haven't tried a dark acoustic of theirs, but i never really look for a dark acoustic so they might be a good bet.
 
Re: Darker acoustics that still have definition?

What about a baritone? Don't know if they can be had in that price range though.
 
Re: Darker acoustics that still have definition?

What you are describing is a Rosewood OM sized guitar. If fingerstyle is what you are after get a guitar with a 1.75" nut width. This will increase string spacing & work well for finger picking. This size also takes to strumming full chords well. The scale length is another factor. 000 sized guitars & OM's are very similar, but the basic difference is scale length. The 000 has a shorter scale then the OM so string tension will be greater on the OM. Rosewood will have a darker overall tone than Mahogany or Maple. Maple will be the brightest of the 3. I would look at a Rosewood OM (these typically have a 25,4" scale length).

A really nice guitar for the money is the Chinese mad Guilds.

This is a nice guitar. Brand new it is a touch more then you mention, but it is a real nice instrument

http://www.guildguitars.com/instruments/search.php?partno=3810300837
 
Re: Darker acoustics that still have definition?

Bludave said:
What you are describing is a Rosewood OM sized guitar. If fingerstyle is what you are after get a guitar with a 1.75" nut width. This will increase string spacing & work well for finger picking. This size also takes to strumming full chords well. The scale length is another factor. 000 sized guitars & OM's are very similar, but the basic difference is scale length. The 000 has a shorter scale then the OM so string tension will be greater on the OM. Rosewood will have a darker overall tone than Mahogany or Maple. Maple will be the brightest of the 3. I would look at a Rosewood OM (these typically have a 25,4" scale length).

A really nice guitar for the money is the Chinese mad Guilds.

This is a nice guitar. Brand new it is a touch more then you mention, but it is a real nice instrument

http://www.guildguitars.com/instruments/search.php?partno=3810300837
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+1

i was going to recommend checking out some 000 sized guitars.
 
Re: Darker acoustics that still have definition?

This is who i heard RainSong guitars being described !
Deff. worth a look !


James
 
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