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4 hours ago, kwakatak said:

How long will this thread be open?

Well it's a monthly event, Kwak - third weekend of the month - so you have plenty of time.

VOM time.

I've turned the VOM1T into a "sticky" type thread to run for the rest of the year. Please post stuff whenever you like.

Hello. 

And no, I don't have one. In fact it's the first time I've heard of them or seen one. Strange looking things. They seem to be much more "electro" than "acoustic".

Lovely looking guitar. Many of those old MIJ guitars are so very good.

PS. Don't "upgrade" anything.

18 hours ago, Jarry Gercia said:

Howdy all, just joined and this is my first post. I  had to respond to this thread, I have a very nice early 70s conn dread with very nice mop neck inlays, made in japan she is a tank has no neck angle issues and sings. I have a few jap yamahas and this sounds better than any. I could post a picture on here if anybody cares to take a look at it. I guess this was one of their high-end models? and not a student model, I really think it's a quality instrument.

Hello and welcome.

Sure, let's have some pics. It's always nice to see a good old vintage guitar.

1 hour ago, Gibson29 said:

I tweaked a guitar this week with dadarrio XT strings this weekend!  What a huge difference, well, the replaced set was over a year old.  

 LOL 

On 2/16/2020 at 2:22 AM, Chris 72 said:

I made the switch from plastic to all brass just recently, my first thoughts were it sounds strange but at the price it's definitely worth a try. If you like the sound of your guitar as it is stick with the original hardware but brass will absolutely work to enhance the wood sound. Now I'm used to it I personally think it sounds amazing. To get the most out of it though make the full switch, saddle nut and bridge pins. What you have to take into account is you either want metal on metal or you don't.

When I buy a guitar it's because I like the way it sounds. So I leave it just as it is.

39 minutes ago, Neal said:

They sure have, but you either love the round back and personality of them, or you don’t.  I think they appeal to a smaller, more specialized population of guitar players, thus, “niche”.  I think players would either want one, or one would be totally off their radar.  

I have a deep bowl one and love it to bits. It's not an Ovation, it's a copy made in Italy almost certainly by Eko - but it's a faithful replication of the original Balladeer complete with Shadow pickup. 

9 hours ago, daddymack said:

sorry, never heard of an 'elevation' ...

IIRC they were a (very) cheap brand sold by a UK catalogue company.

I suspect it's due to poor and uneven contact between the base of the saddle and the piezo UST.

18 hours ago, Glenn F said:

You got a purty mouf!

LOL. Well, just be content with those you have. Enough is enough!

4 hours ago, Glenn F said:

Been there, done that. Again, twice. Were named Gertrude and Heathcliff.

Ah! It will have to be a banjo then.

15 hours ago, Glenn F said:

have 2.

OK. How about a Seagull?

49 minutes ago, Glenn F said:

After a thorough thrashing out with it last week, I've declared the truce over and am sending it back. Again. As I've said above, the guitar just doesn't suit my hands, and there's no getting around that. The sound was amazing, but that isn't enough. The shop has graciously allowed me leeway over the 30 day guarantee period to send it back (again) and choose another.

my first thought was a Blueridge BR-243A, and it is still in the running. There's something about owning a BR, mass produced dipped in poly that doesn't appeal, so I am trying out a small maker, BSG, for a spruce/mahogany OM.

trouble with having nice guitars is that I'm now harder to please. 

Get yourself a nice classical. 

27 minutes ago, Glenn F said:

My 'ha ha' was prophetic. After the setup afterglow, I am finding out what many Eastman owners have--the string spacing is awkward. Trying to do runs up the neck, especially double-stops and jazz chords, my fingers keep missing the notes, something that doesn't happen on any of my other guitars. So, I am returning it, and possibly getting a Martin D-17M instead.

Oh dear. That's bad news. In what way is the string spacing "awkward"?

Congratulations. That mahogany looks pretty.

Yes. I have two nylon string Yammies: an old G-231II classical and an old APX6-NA hybrid. They are both great sounding guitars and I play them regularly and often.

And to add to the post above about the quality of electric Yammies - absolutely! - top class instruments. I think the Yamaha Pacifica 112 is probably the best, value-for-money electric guitar on the market. 

Might be some info here?:

http://www.madrigal-guitars.com/

Don't worry about tone. A guitar sounds as it sounds. If you don't like the tone of a guitar, don't buy it.

Hello & Welcome

Tanglewood guitars are good quality, well-made instruments. They have been justifiably popular in the UK for many years. I've not played that particular model so cannot comment on it's sound and playability but I've yet to play a crap Tanglewood.

Yeah. He was on a BBC show a month or so ago with Suzanne Vega and Loudon Wainright III.

IMHO Mr Thompson came bottom (Loudon Wainright won - amazing man).

PS. And I don't rate Pete Townsend very highly either.

This is an old thread. Still John McLaughlin for me though.

Indeed, they do (and I believe they are the world's longest established string maker - started out in Italy around 1640).

I use La Bella strings on all my guitars: electric, acoustic and classical - excellent, well-priced strings.

http://www.labella.com/

1 all solid

1 solid top and back

1 solid top, laminate back and sides

1 laminate top, plastic bowl back

5 laminates