What acoustic are you playing today?

Cougar · Dec 18, 2023

I broke out the F512 this afternoon... (well, it's getting dark at about 3:45 pm, so I don't know if that's afternoon or night, lol.) I had it tuned to drop D and I was thinking the bass wasn't as big as I remembered. So I broke out the F212XL Std and tuned it to drop D, which is actually drop C since it's tuned a step down... Man that is a massive sounding 12-string, but tuned down it also sounded just a little "loose." So, what the heck, I broke out the JF30-12. Super crisp and balanced and, well, not like the others! So now I don't know what to think... I'm bewildered. A very pleasant bewilderment!

Westerly Wood · Dec 18, 2023

Cougar said:
I broke out the F512 this afternoon... (well, it's getting dark at about 3:45 pm, so I don't know if that's afternoon or night, lol.) I had it tuned to drop D and I was thinking the bass wasn't as big as I remembered. So I broke out the F212XL Std and tuned it to drop D, which is actually drop C since it's tuned a step down... Man that is a massive sounding 12-string, but tuned down it also sounded just a little "loose." So, what the heck, I broke out the JF30-12. Super crisp and balanced and, well, not like the others! So now I don't know what to think... I'm bewildered. A very pleasant bewilderment!

Awesome array of 12s.

schoolie · Dec 18, 2023

I played the Oxnard F-40T today. In the past I've said the treble is thin, but today it sounds like an amazing jumbo, with a huge sound, and very balanced volume across strings. I was wrong about this one! Glad I kept it. They really built this model light, 4lbs6oz.

SJS · Dec 18, 2023

schoolie said:
I played the Oxnard F-40T today. In the past I've said the treble is thin, but today it sounds like an amazing jumbo, with a huge sound, and very balanced volume across strings. I was wrong about this one! Glad I kept it.

I love jumbos. That's awesome.

PreacherBob · Dec 19, 2023

Cougar said:
I broke out the F512 this afternoon... (well, it's getting dark at about 3:45 pm, so I don't know if that's afternoon or night, lol.) I had it tuned to drop D and I was thinking the bass wasn't as big as I remembered. So I broke out the F212XL Std and tuned it to drop D, which is actually drop C since it's tuned a step down... Man that is a massive sounding 12-string, but tuned down it also sounded just a little "loose." So, what the heck, I broke out the JF30-12. Super crisp and balanced and, well, not like the others! So now I don't know what to think... I'm bewildered. A very pleasant bewilderment!

Oh my..can I come over to your house today?

chazmo · Dec 19, 2023

And today... Out comes the Orpheum 12.

GGJaguar · Dec 19, 2023

chazmo said:
And today... Out comes the Orpheum 12.

Orphelia is a beauty!

chazmo · Dec 19, 2023

GGJaguar said:
Orphelia is a beauty!

GG, this is the only guitar that I've traded around LTG only to see it boomerang and come back to me after all. I'm so delighted to have it back, although I hope to share it again with my LTG friends. It's a little hard to believe that it's over 9 years since I bought Orphelia after our last, fateful visit to New Hartford. I don't know if there will ever be another opportunity to do that sharing, but either way this guitar remains a fond memory of New Hartford's incredible creativity.

PreacherBob · Dec 19, 2023

I spent today playing my ‘79 F212XL and ‘72 F212XL resto-mod With a Fishman Matrix pickup. I really like the refinished look of the ‘72, without the dark stain. The grain in the mahogany is wonderful. It’s got custom fabricated Grover butter bean tuners, resurfaced fretboard, new frets, neck reset, and a hand carved bridge. Also the self lubricating TusqXL nut and saddle I really like, lots of sustain. Stays in tune forever.

chazmo · Dec 20, 2023

PreacherBob said:
I spent today playing my ‘79 F212XL and ‘72 F212XL resto-mod With a Fishman Matrix pickup. I really like the refinished look of the ‘72, without the dark stain. The grain in the mahogany is wonderful. It’s got custom fabricated Grover butter bean tuners, resurfaced fretboard, new frets, neck reset, and a hand carved bridge. Also the self lubricating TusqXL nut and saddle I really like, lots of sustain. Stays in tune forever.

The refin'd one looks quite a bit like the coloring of my New Hartford version, Bob. I, too, am a fan of mahogany's actual look. Anyway, great pair!

Wash · Dec 22, 2023

I bought a Marley A-20. Smooth, light and sounds great. My first new Guild. Could not resist it with the extras it came with.

Westerly Wood · Dec 22, 2023

Wash said:
I bought a Marley A-20. Smooth, light and sounds great. My first new Guild. Could not resist it with the extras it came with.

I have hard these are great models! Nice score.

Wash · Dec 22, 2023

Westerly Wood said:
I have hard these are great models! Nice score.

@Westerly Wood Thanks! I'm very happy with it so far. I'm playing it dropped down one whole step for now.
You guys are right about LTG leading to the purchase of more Guilds.

SJS · Dec 22, 2023

Wash said:
@Westerly Wood Thanks! I'm very happy with it so far. I'm playing it dropped down one whole step for now.
You guys are right about LTG leading to the purchase of more Guilds.

Amazing how that works, eh?

portsider · Dec 22, 2023

davenumber2 said:
Here’s a quick demo, as promised. I still need to do some compensation, just haven’t had time.

You real guitar players depress me.

Really nice skillful playing. I am impressed.

portsider · Dec 22, 2023

Charlie Bernstein said:
None. My left forefinger is in rehab.

Hate to hear that. Time to pull out the bottleneck.

Charlie Bernstein · Dec 23, 2023

portsider said:
Hate to hear that. Time to pull out the bottleneck.

Heh heh. Actually, about fifteen years ago I bought my first squareneck, getting ready for exactly this kind of problem.

Good move or what?

My finger is fine now. Even got through a three-hour pub gig last week. My at-home playing has mostly been on a '92 D-50 I just bought. That'll probably be my today guitar. Been gig-readying Nancy Griffith's "Listen to the Radio," Ray Charles's "Hit the Road Jack," the Dead's "Deal," and an old original, "Blues for Dinah."

chazmo · Dec 23, 2023

Unfortunately, winter is really starting to hit here in central MA, and my house's humidity is dropping below 40%... So, the guits won't be sitting out in stands anymore... But the rotation continues, and I'll be putting Orphelia away when I get home and bringing out something else for a day of play. I know, the suspense is killing you.

Picture(s) to come later.

chazmo · Dec 23, 2023

Charlie Bernstein said:
Heh heh. Actually, about fifteen years ago I bought my first squareneck, getting ready for exactly this kind of problem.

Good move or what?

Hope your finger heals up quickly, Charlie!

chazmo · Dec 23, 2023

... aaaand, Connie comes out for some play time!

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