Members Hamhand Posted October 17, 2007 Members Posted October 17, 2007 OK, another easy one for you experienced players. I am doing a small job for a new friend, and the end result will involve picking either an HD-28 or a 0018V. I love the HD, but I already own 6 dreads. Should I pick the smaller git for a change? I really don't have any other reason since I have no experience with smaller gits. It pumps alot of sound from a little body. Any input? Does this sound like it's coming from a spoiled young punk? Well, yer wrong! I'm old enough to be going gray quickly, and it will be hard work, though a small job.
Members rjoxyz Posted October 17, 2007 Members Posted October 17, 2007 Well, I have an HD-28, so I am a bit biased. I also have several other "lesser" dreads and a Taylor GSRS. These handle the pick well. On the other hand, I also have a 000-15S and a Larrivee OM-03R. These are the 2 I reach for when fingerpicking. Sounds like you need to "diversify your portfolio"? However, if I could have only one guitar, it would be the HD-28. Maybe you could take the HD and deal off a couple of your other dreads for a small-body fingerpicker.
Members moctzal Posted October 17, 2007 Members Posted October 17, 2007 Well what sort of styles do you play?
Members Cripes Posted October 17, 2007 Members Posted October 17, 2007 Gibson J-185. Sorry, that would be my choice. I already have a concert and jumbo-concert. I'd move right past the dreads and go jumbo at this point. But, to be true to your question I'd go for the 0018V. I've never played one but I have played the HD28 a bunch of times. I prefer the HD35 over it and the J-185 over both of them.
Members Hudman Posted October 17, 2007 Members Posted October 17, 2007 Are you a hitman? Stay away from the dread brother. You have enough of those.
Members knockwood Posted October 17, 2007 Members Posted October 17, 2007 If your new friend needs any additional work done, tell him to drop me a line. I am lazy and virtually unskilled, but willing to negotiate. I'd take the 00-18V. Helluva wonderful guitar. So is the HD-28, though. And if you have six dreads, I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that maybe you like dreads. I'd take the 00-18V just for variety in your situation, but I dunno if you need that variety. Gonna have a wider nut than you are used to. And how do you feel about V necks?
Members JerseyGuy Posted October 17, 2007 Members Posted October 17, 2007 I'd definitely go for the smaller body. I have a Larrivee parlor, pretty small body, and it has a distinctively different sound. Some songs just sound better, the more bluesy stuff, a lot of fingerpicking stuff (brighter tone) and some sounds better on the dreads. No problem with volume, though, it's plenty loud, but if your wife gets a little sick of all that practice sounds, the parlor can be very quiet and still put out nice tones. It has another real advantage, too. If it has a shorter scale, as my parlor does, it will be slightly easier to fret and that's a big help when you're learning something new, it encourages you to try out the more difficult left hand techniques, and play up the neck, and so one. So once you've gotten the hang of it on the shorter scale, it doesn't take much to transfer over to the dread. Good luck and let us know what you do.
Members Freeman Keller Posted October 17, 2007 Members Posted October 17, 2007 Boy those are about as apples and oranges as you can get and still say "Martin" on the headstock. One is the standard by which dreads are judged - big boomy rosewood cannon with a low profile neck, 1-11/16 nut - a bluegrasser's dream. The other a little balanced hog fingerpicker, vee neck, wide nut - my choice in a heartbeat, but then I have no idea what to do with a flat pick and can't do a G-run if I had to. When you get the double ought, post some pics LOL
Members Broadus Posted October 17, 2007 Members Posted October 17, 2007 Six dreads provides answer enough for me: smaller. Bill
Members Hamhand Posted October 17, 2007 Author Members Posted October 17, 2007 Thanks gents...you are gents right? No need to be politically incorrect. I think I am leaning toward the little Martin. I own a cannon dread now (D-55), and I did play around with the 0018v and didn't find the wider nut to be much of a hindrance. I didn't even notice the v-neck until it was mentioned after I set it down. And there is that mahogany sound. The first guitar I ever purchased (I still have it), is/was a little mahogany Gibson. It's the guitar I turn to when I'm feeling 'it' and want to write a song. Most of the time I'm just a 'cowboy' strummer, but I write tunes while I'm finger pickin. My dreads are (3) maple, (3)rosewood, and (1) hog. I know I can't keep track of my #'s. I just remembered an additional rosewood Gibson I have, too. I deserve every last one of them! PS. Jersey guy, no complaints from the wife; she lives 10 miles from me in another town.
Members rjoxyz Posted October 18, 2007 Members Posted October 18, 2007 Oops--If I'd known one of them was a D-55, I would definitely have backed off the HD-28 recommendation. To me, that is the other prototypical dread.
Members Cripes Posted October 18, 2007 Members Posted October 18, 2007 Does this sound like it's coming from a spoiled young punk? Well, yer wrong! I'm old enough to be going gray quickly, and it will be hard work, though a small job. Okay Ham. I can repect that. I just can't figure out which guitar best suits you so let me think about it a while. Let's see, has 6 guitars, no seven..EIGHT! Can't remember. Going gray. Has small but difficult job. I keep thinking hurdy-gurdy but I know that's not right. Not in the choices. Rich friend. Hmmm. Man, I'm confused.
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