A while back, I posted the "Prescribe me a guitar" thread.
https://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?topic=10017.0
You offered a lot of suggestions.
I tried every guitar that was recommended.
The best suggestion, though, was to just keep trying guitars until I find "the one" for me.
This is what I did.
It's easy for me to be seduced by looks.
But I tried guitars and blindly as I could, focussing on feeling and sound. The result was surprising: An overachiever who performs where it counts, with an understated, regal beauty.
Allow me to introduce, Estella (accompanied by Biddy in the background):
(http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/8560/img5730yy.jpg)(http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/5071/img5735v.jpg)
This is the one for me, guys.
You will probably laugh.
But I don't need anything else.
Cool. Didn't even realise Taylor made electric guitars! 8)
And I've just christened your guitar with a good old gulp of Corona!!.................hic!
Quote from: Burtog on July 01, 2011, 01:08:11 PMI've just christened your guitar with a good old gulp of Corona!!
Thanks, man!
Quote from: Burtog on July 01, 2011, 01:08:11 PMDidn't even realise Taylor made electric guitars! 8)
It's a new thing for Taylor.
Which makes me a sort-of Guinea Pig.
But I don't mind.
I think I got a undervalued guitar out of it.
Now I'm trying to record my first song with it!
She looks lovely, hope she plays and sounds as good as she looks!
Burtog took the words out of my mouth.
It looks cool, but pretty thin. Does it have decent weight to it?
I will christen it with a swig of Coors Light shortly.
Quote from: Vanncad on July 01, 2011, 01:49:16 PMIt looks cool, but pretty thin. Does it have decent weight to it?
For me the weight is just right.
I tried, for example, the Godins and found them too heavy for my taste.
This one is not as light as the Danelectros, so it's somewhere in between.
That is one sexy guitar. I'm sure you two will hit it off just fine!!!
It looks really nice. I like Taylor acoustics and I'm sure that they would have built in a lot of quality into your guitar.
Is it the photo or is the neck a bit wider than you might find on an electric? It looks more like an acoustic width? If so, did you choose that intentionally, or was it just the feel that you liked?
I'm currently road testing acoustics and I'm finding that I like the feel of acoustics that have a skinny neck and a low action. I think that's because I have been playing on a strat a lot lately and I just expect a guitar to have that kind of feel.
Ian
yeah, that is a wicked looking guitar. I notice the wide looking neck, almost acoustic looking, I like it. What kind of pickups, are those humbucker, or single coils. does it twang, or more smooth sounding.......very pretty.
Quote from: IanR on July 01, 2011, 07:35:36 PMIs it the photo or is the neck a bit wider than you might find on an electric? It looks more like an acoustic width? If so, did you choose that intentionally, or was it just the feel that you liked?
I just compared the neck size to my other guitar, a Washburn les paul copy whatever, and the neck size is essentially the same.
I don't know what the specifications of my own preference is, but I did totally just go by feel when I chose this one.
Quote from: IanR on July 01, 2011, 07:35:36 PMI'm currently road testing acoustics and I'm finding that I like the feel of acoustics that have a skinny neck and a low action. I think that's because I have been playing on a strat a lot lately and I just expect a guitar to have that kind of feel.
I would suggest trying the Taylor Big Baby. A few years ago I went out on a quest to find an acoustic that feels like an electric, and I came across that one. Incidentally, it surprisingly has far better sound than anything you will find for double it's price, assuming you don't get a dud.
(And no I did not intentionally set out to get matching Taylors (acoustic and electric). I tried to convince myself not to get this electric because that seemed cheesy to me, but the more guitars I tried, the more I came back to this one. So I guess I have inadvertently become a Taylor man, ha ha).
Quote from: Bluesberry on July 01, 2011, 07:54:46 PMyeah, that is a wicked looking guitar. I notice the wide looking neck, almost acoustic looking, I like it. What kind of pickups, are those humbucker, or single coils. does it twang, or more smooth sounding.......very pretty.
Thanks! As to whether it's smooth or twangs, you tell me! Here is our first song together!
https://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?topic=11636.msg155414;topicseen#new
That is a bit of a looker - nice one :)
Glad it worked out, and that you went for the best approach - try 'em until you find one that fits.
that is a sweet guitar bro
like the the pic-guitars lounging together
Quote from: guitarron on July 02, 2011, 09:28:28 AMlike the the pic-guitars lounging together
That's right... it's a family picnic. Or my own little tea party.
Nice guitar FuzzFace !!
I'll go have a listen to it now
It's a beauty. Congrats FF!