Members vteckid22 Posted February 22, 2007 Members Posted February 22, 2007 I had some time to kill today so I went and tried out a few guitars. I got to play a Gibson J-45, Hummingbird and a Dove, a Morgan (I forget what model) and a Seagull Artist dread. I have to say that my favourite was the hummingbird. It just felt right in my hands. And then there was the sound. It was glorious ! Too bad it was 3700 CAD. The J-45 felt a little dead to me. The Dove was really nice as well, but it was 4200 CAD . The Morgan was exotic...had the walnut back and sides. It also sounded amazing , but it felt different, like the neck was somehow longer (it almost felt like its scale was like a baritone, but it was 25.5"). The Seagull Artist was the cheapest of the bunch at 1100 CAD, but it sounded really good too. Sorry for the long post, I just had to tell someone about it. Shopping for guitars is fun!
Members Acoustic E Posted February 22, 2007 Members Posted February 22, 2007 sweet, those are all awesome guitars! i wish i could just even afford one of those!
Members bsman Posted February 22, 2007 Members Posted February 22, 2007 Interesting observation on the J-45. Several years ago at Gryphon Stringed Instruments I was checking out a number of Martin, Taylor, CFox, etc. guitars and happened to pick up a J-45. Out of all the guitars I played that day, that one had the best combination of action and tone - unfortunately, I didn't have $2k to burn
Members Dan Hall Posted February 23, 2007 Members Posted February 23, 2007 That's a gas. Just goes to show why there are so many guitars out there. The Hummer I played was dead and the J-45 rang like a church bell. Humph! What do you know.
Members Hudman Posted February 23, 2007 Members Posted February 23, 2007 I never played a J-45 I didn't like. I wish I liked the price.
Members vteckid22 Posted February 23, 2007 Author Members Posted February 23, 2007 Yeah, maybe it just had an older set of strings or something. It just didnt feel or sound as nice as the others I played. The Dove and the Hummingbird just absolutely felt alive in my hands!
Members genie Posted February 23, 2007 Members Posted February 23, 2007 i agree on the hummingbird - it's lovely to look at, play and smell even playing simple cowboy chords makes my heart swoon which is fortunate b/c that's all i can mostly play i rationalized the cost this way -- i have the rest of my life to enjoy the 'bird and hopefully when i'm all old, i can give my grandkids a really cool vintage (by then) guitar. of course i'm single with no kids so i don't have to worry about sacrificing any necessities!
Members Bitt81 Posted February 23, 2007 Members Posted February 23, 2007 i agree on the hummingbird - it's lovely to look at, play and smell even playing simple cowboy chords makes my heart swoon which is fortunate b/c that's all i can mostly play i rationalized the cost this way -- i have the rest of my life to enjoy the 'bird and hopefully when i'm all old, i can give my grandkids a really cool vintage (by then) guitar. of course i'm single with no kids so i don't have to worry about sacrificing any necessities! Those cowboy chords can go a long way...didn't seem to slow down Johnny Cash.
Members STEELSTRINGS Posted February 23, 2007 Members Posted February 23, 2007 Those Hummingbirds are beautiful guitars. So is the J-45. Shopping for guitars is fun, but don't you know that stuff will give you GAS?
Members vteckid22 Posted February 24, 2007 Author Members Posted February 24, 2007 Those Hummingbirds are beautiful guitars. So is the J-45. Shopping for guitars is fun, but don't you know that stuff will give you GAS? Yeah after that I got major GAS pains, but I think I'm pretty much set on what my next acoustic is gonna be. Once classes are out in april for me, Im gonna work towards a Guild GAD-50E. Sure, a hummingbird would be great, but I would be so paranoid in taking it and playing out with it. I dont think I could justify spending almost 4000 dollars for a guitar (paying for schooling is my priority). But dang, it sure was nice to at least play it!
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