Members hardlynot Posted June 23, 2004 Members Posted June 23, 2004 I am about to buy a new guitar but I am needing an acoustic/electric that has a smaller neck and body with a cutaway - I have small hands. I have played a guild for the last 10 years and would like to find something that fits me a little better. I can spend around $800 or so. Thanks!
Members UGB Posted June 23, 2004 Members Posted June 23, 2004 The Washburn EA17 I just got has a small neck profile and a thin body. I played a Tacoma MisChief and it has much more of an electric feeling neck. Ovations are that way too, in general. Welcome!
Members hardlynot Posted June 23, 2004 Author Members Posted June 23, 2004 Thanks i'll check it out. The guitar i am looking for will mainly be played unplugged as an acoustic with only rare times of being plugged in. Does the E17 sound good unplugged? Thanks for your help Also, this may be a stupid question, but i've never owned a black guitar before - do they pick up finger prints easily?
Members ChrisNJ Posted June 23, 2004 Members Posted June 23, 2004 I have 2 black acoustics and they get prints only if i really press down for a while. But acoustics look so much better in black that it's worth having a few smudges and prints. I always wipe my guitars with a cloth and martin guitar polish which helps but can leave streaks sometimes
Members UGB Posted June 23, 2004 Members Posted June 23, 2004 I have another thread just below this one w/an uplugged clip. If your main intent is to use it unplugged, I'd probably consider something other than the EA17. The EA20 has a solid spruce top w/maple laminate sides. The Washburn NV-100 has a solid top and a one piece mahogany body. I've not played one though. Another model to consider is the Carvin AC375 which new is a tad beyond your budget. Olympia is the budget line of Tacoma and they make some MisChief clones that are well w/in your price range.
Members hardlynot Posted June 23, 2004 Author Members Posted June 23, 2004 i was just looking at the carvin. very nice. although i will mostly be playing unplugged, i would be willing to sacrifice a little sound to be comfortable - being female, it's hard to get around a big normal sized guitar. do you have any idea how the carvin plays unplugged?
Members Mattface Posted June 23, 2004 Members Posted June 23, 2004 Martin makes a "Women in Music" series of guitars that are smaller bodied presumably on the presumption that the girlies like little guitars. They are a 00 14 fret deep body which basically means a 00 sized body with the body depth of a 000 body. I think they look great. I want a 00-16DBM , and I'm not even a girly. I'm a great big 200 pound gorilla of a guy, and I like smaller bodied mahogany guitars. There must be a support group somewhere for freaks like me. Oh the rosette is very purty on the 00-16DBM too, and I dig the slotted headstock. I think it's a wonderful design.
Members LittleBrother Posted June 23, 2004 Members Posted June 23, 2004 I agree with Matt, SMALL body. Either OM, 000, 00 but not a dread. I would go with an all solid wood Larrivee in a heartbeat. CHECK OUT THIS ONE for 800.00
Members JModius Posted June 23, 2004 Members Posted June 23, 2004 Although they don't quite live up to the $800.00 limit, I've seen some Art and Lutherie's that were smaller bodied with thin necks. My wife has just started learning the guitar, and she's got pretty small hands. We picked up a "Wild Cherry" dread A&L for her and she's really enjoying it. The tone is pretty impressive, too, for a $200.00 CDN guitar.
Members UGB Posted June 23, 2004 Members Posted June 23, 2004 Originally posted by hardlynot i was just looking at the carvin. very nice. although i will mostly be playing unplugged, i would be willing to sacrifice a little sound to be comfortable - being female, it's hard to get around a big normal sized guitar.do you have any idea how the carvin plays unplugged? I have 3 Carvin electrics and have played many more, but I have never played an AC model. I know the build quality and fretwork on Carvins is outstanding. From the reviews I read, it has very good volume and tone for a thin body guitar.
Members geek_usa Posted June 23, 2004 Members Posted June 23, 2004 i took my mom to a guitar shop once, and we went into the acoustic room, mainly for me to try out various brands and models of acoustic guitars. just fooling around, she picked up a Taylor Baby and said that she really loved it. They don't have a cutaway or electronics, but hey, they might fit you. I have a Taylor Big Baby, which is 15/16 of a regular sized dread, so that might work for you as well. Great guitars, IMO.
Members UGB Posted June 24, 2004 Members Posted June 24, 2004 When my son, who is 9, starts to play in the next year or so, I thought I'd get him a Martin 'Little Martin', but someone here turned me on to this guitar: http://www.elderly.com/new_instruments/items/MSD1A.htm and I think I'll get it instead. You might check it out too.
Members geek_usa Posted June 24, 2004 Members Posted June 24, 2004 Originally posted by UGB When my son, who is 9, starts to play in the next year or so, I thought I'd get him a Martin 'Little Martin', but someone here turned me on to this guitar: http://www.elderly.com/new_instruments/items/MSD1A.htm and I think I'll get it instead. You might check it out too. wow, that looks pretty nice!
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