would you rather play fingerstyle on a dread or strum with a pick on an OM/00/000?

[Frets99]

 

you should start an hcaf republican party and teabag each other.

 

 

I don't think those sentiments are limited to any one party and if they are, more's the pity.

[Greymuzzle]

Had a dread.

Sold it.

Too restricting.

Jack of all trades...

 

Now I have to have a master of each.

 

GAS rationalised

 

and I just lurve strumming some of the smaller bodies

[nuclear arsenal]

 

I don't think those sentiments are limited to any one party and if they are, more's the pity.

 

 

it's the far right that decries the plight of the rich.

[Frets99]

 

it's the far right that decries the plight of the rich.

 

 

Take it the Political Party!

 

"Together we can!"

[Melodeous]

I think I've played enough guitars (disregard price points) where certain ones had it all from 000/OM sizes and up. No pigeon-holing here at all. I just can't get physically comfortable with a dread anymore and forget jumbo. I feel like I have a bag of groceries under my arm with a dread.

[Stackabones]

Yo ho ho and a "blanket of strum"!!! Yarrrh!

 

[Melodeous]

That's called gettin' some. Throttle it when you can and coast when you have to. It depends on what I'm doing but I will put a mush into the traces for the sippin wiskey on the other side.

[Guitar_stringer]

The rule here, is that there are no rules. Fingerpicking or using a pick works for me.

[Michael Martin]

I've noticed that many players dig in much more than they need to -- I know I've done it, especially when pouring on the . Once I stopped trying to make my acoustics go to 11, I learned some interesting things about the volume capabilities of smaller body gits. It took some doing on my part; I've been an electric player for most of my guitaring life and loud always equaled passion. Often players overpower their guitars even when plugged in! Do you do that? Man, I know I've power armed my acoustics. I should've just reached over and turned the amp up or turned up the volume on the preamp. There was no reason for me to work so hard.

Yes...I do that. Hard for me to hold back; I'm still figuring out the on-stage thing--finding that balance. One thing that saves me is using thin picks. I used to break strings all the time until I went to .73s for strummy stuff.

[Stackabones]

Yes...I do that. Hard for me to hold back; I'm still figuring out the on-stage thing--finding that balance. One thing that saves me is using thin picks. I used to break strings all the time until I went to .73s for strummy stuff.

 

I think I'd have problems getting a good sound with thin picks. Not enough volume (control of dynamics), not enough tonal range, not enough! I'd probably have to really hit it to make it work for what I want out of a guitar. I've been using a Big Stubby 3.5mm at all my gigs (all flatpicking, no fingerpicking or hybrid picking).

 

Lately, I've been using my Yamaha FG110 at my gigs. Its action is higher than any guitar I've ever used for a gig -- I'd almost prefer it for slide. But the sound with that high action is amazing. Really full and it projects much more than I believed it ever could. And it currently has 11s -- just a light as my Gitane. But the action! Whoa! I'm still figuring out how to make it work. At least my fingers aren't as sore when I first started using it.

[missouri_picker]

for my music, the dred is out, i am not a bluegrasser and to me that is the only tool for bluegrass. I use a OM and a Jumbo..the Om is a great finger picker, the JOM is a great fingerpicker and strummer. the JOM has the ability to project if needed but be as subtle as a dove.

donnell

[Terry Allan Hall]

I finger-pick, flat-pick and strum jumbos...pretty darn versatile body style!

[DonK]

Fingerstyle on a dread (while I now have a few small-bodied guitars for fingerstyle, dreads were all I used for years). Small-bodied guitars sound too compressed boxy played with a pick; the lone exception for me is my Taylor 414CE Ltd.

[Michael Martin]

I finger-pick, flat-pick and strum jumbos...pretty darn versatile body style!

Yep. I'd say my Yammie jumbo is the most versatile acoustic I have. My two dreads (Tak EF350 and Gibson 'bird) are versatile too, esp. the 'bird, but I think I like the jumbo better for FS.

[guitarcapo]

Jumbo for both!

[Howie22]

I'd say fingerpick on a dread, just because that's what I do when I fingerpick. Over 90% of my playing is strumming.

 

I like the idea of the jumbo, but so many of them come in the 1-11/16 nut width. I wish more of them (at least the more affordable ones) came in the wider nut.

 

 

What body style would you consider things like the Taylor Grand Auditorium, Taylor Grand Symphony, and Larrivee L-series?