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  1. Django John Fahey Tim Reynolds Angelo DeBarre Paco DeLucia Willie Nelson (no, not in their league, but underrated and very tasteful) Clapton (Unplugged definitely made me want to play acoustic more) ...and many more. Right now, I'm on a Django kick. I'm listening to "Tiger Rag" in usual disbelief. So tasteful and classy.
  2. Originally posted by Joe Chiovari Lot of chatter going on about Norman guitars I see. People comparing them to Martins and such. Rule of thumb...if you like the sound and feel of the guitar, then that's the guitar for you. I have a Martin, Guild and Norman. The Martin is a DM of recent production. The Guild is an F-412 I have been playing for 30 years. Yea, I am an old coot. I am a fingerpicking fool (all 5 fingers). Flat picks I just never could get the hang of. Ended up in the sound hole many times. The Norman (B20/12) is a great playing and sounding guitar. I won't agree that it stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the Martin or the Guild in playability or sound. I do agree that it comes close and, for the money, I would send anyone off to try a Norman product before they consider the higher priced makes. The Norman 12 I bought has laminated cherry sides and back, solid spruce top, maple neck and rosewood bridge and fingerboard. Maple sides/back are the hardest woods used on guitars and produce the brightest resonance through the spruce top. That is how the Guild is made and, quite honestly, it drowns out the Norman. No matter, the Norman has it's own sound and that sound is good. Guild makes the best 12 string guitars, Martin makes the best 6 string guitars, and the rest are just that. Specifically speaking, the neck of the Norman is just a bit larger than the Guild F-412. I find the Norman a little weak in it's treble. It takes a little more effort to "throw" a bar chord and strike to sound off those higher notes. One has to compensate by holding back the base sound a bit. But, hey, no two guitars of different manufacture play them same anyway. I still agree that the Norman is a great guitar for the money and that's why I bought one. But, I have read alot on this forum about Norman ranking in the same league with Martin or other pricey guitars. Well, it may be a good guitar but it ain't there yet. I totally agree with you, but I think some people are getting at that they don't hear 5 times the price difference between the Normans and the upscale guitars. I know I don't. There's more refinement and complexity in a high-end Martin, but I don't think it's $1,500-$3,000 worth of difference. That's just me, though.
  3. Originally posted by bullpencoach Has anyone compared a Norman B20 Folk to a Seagull S6 + Folk? They are very similar, and of course, corporately affiliated. I'm wondering what the differences are. The one thing I don't like about the conglomerate is that none of their websites give particularly comprehensive info, and price quotes are hard to find. From what info I can find, the primary differences are: -Solid spurce top on the Norman vs. solid cedar top on the 'Gull -The Norman might have a mahogany neck, the S6+Folk 'Gull has a silver leaf maple neck -------------------------------------------------- So, the Norman will age better and be a bit more durable, since cedar scars easily. But, the back and sides of both models are wild cherry, which LaSiDo says "is mellower than maple, but brighter than mahogany." So, the tone of a small-bodied guitar like this may be a bit brighter with spruce, while cedar will round things out just a tad bit more. I have the S6+Folk. It's a great little instrument.
  4. I think the world of everything LaSiDo makes, especially the acoustics. For any price, it's hard to find guitars that can beat them.
  5. Well I can't help you with a reliable resource, but LaSiDo has some of the best customer service I've come across. They usually answer their e-mails, though it may take a week or more. Since it's getting into the holidays, though, it'll be a while.
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