I was reminded of this by plaidseason's thread 'DCE Sound Port' link where he talked about hearing his guitar so much better with the electronics removed creating a sound port.
A couple of years ago, I was at a group party I do annually with some friends, one of whom is a very good bass player who can also do justice to a good guitar. Although I had, at that point, had my 1972 G37 for 50 years, and had always known it was a great sounding acoustic, I had never heard it played by someone else so that I could hear what it sounded like out front, since I was always behind it while playing it. This night, after we jammed a bit, Terry grabbed the G37 and proceeded to play it for about an hour, and I was absolutely blown away at how great that guitar really sounds. I was stunned, as I had never heard it that way before.
I was wondering if any of the rest of you have had that happen and also want to recommend to anyone who has not experienced that to do so, it was really eye opening for me and gave me a whole new level of appreciation for the G37. They sound so much better out front than from behind.
A couple of years ago, I was at a group party I do annually with some friends, one of whom is a very good bass player who can also do justice to a good guitar. Although I had, at that point, had my 1972 G37 for 50 years, and had always known it was a great sounding acoustic, I had never heard it played by someone else so that I could hear what it sounded like out front, since I was always behind it while playing it. This night, after we jammed a bit, Terry grabbed the G37 and proceeded to play it for about an hour, and I was absolutely blown away at how great that guitar really sounds. I was stunned, as I had never heard it that way before.
I was wondering if any of the rest of you have had that happen and also want to recommend to anyone who has not experienced that to do so, it was really eye opening for me and gave me a whole new level of appreciation for the G37. They sound so much better out front than from behind.