mymartind35

I have a Yamaha A3R and an AC3R. They're 2 years old and they sound awesome. A guitar isn't going to sound it's best when it's never been played. Trust me when I say these have been played. I am retired and I spend 5 to 6 hours a day playing one of the 2 guitars, though once in a while I'll play my 000 TO-8418 Wechter, The Yamahas are well broken in and they both sound amazing. A friend told me the AC3R was the best sounding guitar he had ever heard. It does sound great. It's not to bass heavy and it's very well balanced. Perfect for fingerstyle. The A3R is opening up really well. It sounds much better than it did when I bought it. The open pore necks feel like they've been played 20 years. They're so comfortable to play. I put medium light Earthwoods on the concert and Martin FX mediums and medium lights on the dreadnought, depending on the mood I'm in. I love both guitars and neither are going anywhere. I own a dozen acoustics and I've fonud if you don't play one often, they start to "tighten-up". It takes a few days even weeks to get them back to normal. So please don't say a guitar sounds "tinny" when it's brand new. It's never been played. They need to be broken in. I have a 36 year old Martin and it sounds 5 times better than one of my best friends 8 year old one. I've played long enough to know when a guitar is well-built. These Yamaha are. The Martin is played by my friend and I play it a lot. My friend is a luthier and he said my D-35 sounded better than a $10,000.00 Santa Cruz that is in is shop for new strings. That made my year.

I play an Adamas W597 carbon-fiber acoustic through a 90's model TA 200 Trace Acoustic Amp. I have an Ovation Custom Legend 2079AX with the deep contour and the OP-Pro Studio preamp. The preamp in this guitar has an onboard exciter/limiter. You can compress the note and it doesn't choke out all your highs. If you have the cash the Trace Elliot is well worth it. You will never be overpowered by a band again and solo they sound better than anything I've heard. IMHO! Find a decent compressor. They work wonders when you play fingerstyle. I also use 2 30-watt Crate amps through a stereo chorus. If you're playing a small room, they sound awesome. I play acoustic guitar almost solely, and I have for over 30 years. I have played through most everything out there. A good DI run into a PA works better than anything. Go play your guitar through a powered monitor. I've often thought of just using one of those with an efx loop.

It shouldn't be hard to tell I'm an acoustic guy! https://picasaweb.google.com/1141722...sMyCollection#