Acoustic differences?

[mtnb1kr]

What are the differences in acoustic guitars. I mean between Jumbo, Dreadnought, Grand Auditorium etc... I want a new acoustic but I guess I'm not sure what to really look for or what I want. I have a shallow bowl Ovation that when I bought it as a younger man I thought it was great, Now I realize it just doesn't give a nice acoustic tone. I don't care about electronis, something that when I sit on the porch and just play gives a nice tone.

[JasmineTea]

Jeez T_M, you're right on top of that.

 

Someone els posted a bunch of Martin clips.

[mtnb1kr]

Thanks. The clips were great but I guess maybe what I was looking for was more when would you want to use a jumbo or dreadnought. Kind og like if you want a nice thick tone use a Les Paul or A brite glassy tone. Tele or Strat. Which guitars tend to fit which styles of music?

[hondro]

check out this link it has clips of all sorts of different types of acoustic guitars

 

http://www.maurysmusic.com/martin_guitar_video_clips

 

but really you can use any type of guitar for any style of music

 

Ian anderson put nickel strings on his classical guitar!

 

what kind of music do you want to play?

[Preacher Will]

 

Originally posted by hondro Ian anderson put nickel strings on his classical guitar!

 

 

Yeah, but that's not exactly something that should start gaining favor. Classicals aren't built to take the tension of metal strings. More often than not, you'll pull the bridge off and/or bow the neck.

[UGB]

If I'm just sitting by myself most likely I'll pull out a smaller guitar like my Seagull Folk or my Baby Taylor when I had it. But when I'm in a circle with other players I'll use my Walden G570 because it has the balls to keep up w/the dreads in the circle. My Seagull gets drowned out. I don't own a dread because I find them too big, awkward, and uncomfortable to hold and play. Nice, boomy sound, but not worth being uncomfortable for imho.

[Herb Hunter]

I don't think there is a lot of difference between a jumbo and a dreadnought. If you tend to strike the strings hard or want the added volume of a large guitar than these two are what you should consider.

 

It is said that fingerstylists tend to prefer the smaller guitars but Leo Kotke plays a jumbo and Doyle Dykes uses grand auditorium guitars.

 

I like the grand auditorium size because the bass is stronger than parlor or concert guitars and it is more comfortable on my lap than a dreadnought or a jumbo.