Suggest a guitar for me please?

gravedigger · Unread post by **gravedigger** » Tue Jan 07, 2003 8:43 pm

jimmything117 wrote:Thanks for the quick response gravedigger!

Any model numbers on the Washburns? You've been a great help!

Washburn D10S has been voted #1 by Acoustic Guitar Magazine as the best guitar under $500. It's listed as $350 but you easily get one for $250 or less at a shop or on e-bay or from somone else. It has a solid spruce top, mahogany back and sides, and actually looks pretty nice too. I wouldn't mind one myself

peace

Onebadmofo · Unread post by **Onebadmofo** » Tue Jan 07, 2003 10:53 pm

Well, I spent around 375 dollars and got a big baby taylor which is a mahogany guitar and I put a pickup with a pre-amp in it, and it is the best guitar I think for under 500$, if you were gonna get an acoustic/electric I would get an alvarez, they have great tone.

gravedigger · Unread post by **gravedigger** » Tue Jan 07, 2003 11:10 pm

Onebadmofo wrote:Well, I spent around 375 dollars and got a big baby taylor which is a mahogany guitar and I put a pickup with a pre-amp in it, and it is the best guitar I think for under 500$, if you were gonna get an acoustic/electric I would get an alvarez, they have great tone.

well that's cool, but a lot of people would argue against the big baby as being the best guitar in the less than $500 category. I'm not one of those people because I've never played one. but just curious, why would want to install a pick up in that little thing. Do you gig with it? just curious is all.

Onebadmofo · Unread post by **Onebadmofo** » Tue Jan 07, 2003 11:45 pm

Well the big baby is as big as a full size dreadnought, only not as wide as most. And the binding is a laminate. So a pickup fits well right under the saddle and using a pre-amp you can equalize the treble and bass. I've used it at gigs before, works good.

DMB_fan_87 · Unread post by **DMB_fan_87** » Tue Jan 07, 2003 11:47 pm

i have a big baby too...i was wondering wut kinda pickup and preamp u put in it and how much it cost

Onebadmofo · Unread post by **Onebadmofo** » Tue Jan 07, 2003 11:50 pm

Well, I just got a barkus berry pickup that goes under the saddle, and you drill a hole where the strap nut is. I got the pick up from a friend so I dont know how much that would run you, but the installation was only 60$.
But one thing you will need is the pre-amp, it gives the pick up its power and it will equalize.

DMB_fan_87 · Unread post by **DMB_fan_87** » Tue Jan 07, 2003 11:53 pm

did u put the preamp in the side of the guitar or is it external?

Onebadmofo · Unread post by **Onebadmofo** » Wed Jan 08, 2003 12:38 am

The Preamp is an external add on, it goes in the jack, and then the cable goes into it to the amp. It's about 30 dollars for the pre-amp and worth every penny. You will not believe how much power it gives.

jimmything117 · Unread post by **jimmything117** » Wed Jan 08, 2003 8:38 am

So maybe the Washburn would be a good one? Being ranked #1 by the mag? I'll have to look for prices on that one

Thanks GraveDigger

taylordb · Unread post by **taylordb** » Wed Jan 08, 2003 11:42 am

I bought a Washburn D21S aboout 10 years ago for about $300 and have been really happy with it. At that time the Washburn D10 was rated #1 as well, so it is good to see that the quality is consistant over the years.
I don't think that you will be unhappy with a D10.

jimmything117 · Unread post by **jimmything117** » Wed Jan 08, 2003 1:05 pm

Great! I think I'll start looking for the D10S.

I had another question though. What is the highest fret you play for dave songs? Because my old electric had like 20 some frets that you could actually hit, but I noticed that a lot of the acoustics weren't cut away so that you could get at the higher frets(like 15+). I guess basically what I'm asking is do I need to get it cut so I can play the higher frets? Do they make the D10S that way? And if not, can you pay to have someone cut it for ya?

Do you guys have your guitars cut?

Thanks again!

taylordb · Unread post by **taylordb** » Wed Jan 08, 2003 1:25 pm

I don't think that, for Dave's songs, I play higher than the 12th fret (I could be wrong). If you want a cutaway model, you have to buy it that way as I have not heard of anyone converting a standard to a cutaway.
I would not let the cutaway sway you one way or another...look at what Tim Reynolds does on his acoustic guitars and most of his are standards (not cutaway).
Good luck in your purchase!

JimiThing · Unread post by **JimiThing** » Wed Jan 08, 2003 2:06 pm

I went through the same dilemma a during christmas. My brother plays an ovation celeb. deluxe. I like it a lot but it will be about 600 bucks. Hitting up the guitar stores and asking people (my brother ect) I went out in search just like you. The Seagulls were shown to me too at the guitar store. They pushed them b/c they were cheaper and hand made. The one I played though was a solid cedar model. I didn't like the sound of it or care for the headstock. I ended up buying an alvarez RD20S. Its has a solid spruce top, mahogany back and sides... rosewood bridge and fret board, and a little better hardware than the lower model alvarez. I thought the sound was pretty amazing for the price (229 bucks). It didn't include the case like the lower laminated model RF20. but I bought a nice molded plastic hardshell case made by TKL (same company used by Martin) for 69 bucks.

I do have elixir strings on it which I think contribute to the sound ( I prefer the coated strings like those elixirs or D'Addario exp's)

I dont know what else to tell you, ask what ever or take a look at them.

Stuntcheeks · Unread post by **Stuntcheeks** » Wed Jan 08, 2003 2:14 pm

I had a Taylor Big Baby. It is definitely not the same size as a dreadnaught. It is close...15/16 is the actual scale, but it feels a lot smaller.

Also, it's a solid spruce top. The sides are laminate, not solid mahogany.

I ended up getting rid of it because although I loved the sound (mid to high that is), it lacked a lot of bass for me. I guess that can be fixed w/a preamp or running it through an amp w/the bass turned up a bit.

The only other thing that I didn't like was the fact that there was no bracing in the guitar at all. I felt like I was going to break it every time I played it.

It played like heaven, though....really nice playing guitar!

gravedigger · Unread post by **gravedigger** » Wed Jan 08, 2003 2:16 pm

A cutaway isn't necessary in my opinion for playing Dave songs or most songs ever written for that matter. I think the highest I go up for a Dave song is the 14th fret on the Fool to Think chorus, but I can hit it pretty easily. but cutaways do give you that option to play those high notes and I know it would be easier to play some John Mayer tunes if I had a cutaway - like 3x5 which is capoed on the 8th fret, and a section from Not Myself. Anyway, not necessary for 99.99% of songs but it's up to you.

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