Gr8Scott
Wookieologist
Found this acoustic in a pawn shop. Looks like dirt, but it sounds incredible. Best sounding acoustic I've ever picked up bar none. It's not a high end model and it's not known for being a hidden gem, but it flat out wastes every other acoustic I've played. This one just speaks to me. Has a super beefy throaty tone to it that just speaks with authority and beauty. It's not brassy or overly bright, but it's just in that range where the treble is heard without being overbearing. The treble errs slightly on the cautious side, but I'll bet a set of phosphor bronze strings will brighten it up just a smidgen instead of the 80/20 bronze martin strings that are on it now. It has a strong sizzling low-mid presence and tight bass to it that just blows my mind. Makes my ears smile with every single strum. It's not a good player. The nut is decent, but the bridge and neck needs some attention. I filed the bridge peice down with a razorblade to improve it a bit, but the neck needs adjustment to make it play better. It is covered in nicks, gouges and dings and it looks like pure crap. Cost me $70 out the door plus a $6 set of martin strings to make sure my ears weren't deceiving me. This guitar blows away every Taylor, Yiari, Gibson, or Martin I've played in tonal terms. Playability needs some work but will improve dramatically with some love and cautious adjustment. She's sitting in the hotel room with me now calling to me like a seductress. She may look badly beaten, but she sings like nothing I've heard before.
I've been hunting a great sounding acoustic for eons. I've played hundreds of them looking for one that speaks to me and 99% of them sounded brassy and bright with loose bass. The best among the ones I tried were martin copies and I wanted some midrange (mainly upper mids), but without all the treble that usually accompanies the mids. Couldn't find one as they all either sounded dull or too bright. Nothing that was thick, sweet and comfortable til now. Even the vaunted Taylors sounded too bright and brassy and not beefy enough. I will say that the average taylor was far better than the rest, but they are costly for sure and the tone I sought still wasn't there. Tonally speaking the average acoustic I've tried thus far has been like a strat plugged into an Alamo Jet amp. Way too bright. Some had midrange with the treble, but they all were unbearably bright and there wasn't enough tight bass for me. Now I have the equivalent of a les paul plugged into a marshall. Thick, meaty and authoritative. Man I just can't believe that this guitar cost me $70.
I've been hunting a great sounding acoustic for eons. I've played hundreds of them looking for one that speaks to me and 99% of them sounded brassy and bright with loose bass. The best among the ones I tried were martin copies and I wanted some midrange (mainly upper mids), but without all the treble that usually accompanies the mids. Couldn't find one as they all either sounded dull or too bright. Nothing that was thick, sweet and comfortable til now. Even the vaunted Taylors sounded too bright and brassy and not beefy enough. I will say that the average taylor was far better than the rest, but they are costly for sure and the tone I sought still wasn't there. Tonally speaking the average acoustic I've tried thus far has been like a strat plugged into an Alamo Jet amp. Way too bright. Some had midrange with the treble, but they all were unbearably bright and there wasn't enough tight bass for me. Now I have the equivalent of a les paul plugged into a marshall. Thick, meaty and authoritative. Man I just can't believe that this guitar cost me $70.
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