My acoustic-choosing journey

mgaw

might be worth trying to find one of these 2nd hand

TimmyO

Lewy said:

TimmyO said:

Oh my...

They are wicked guitars. A friend has one - played it side by side with my '57 Southern Jumbo....put the '57 back in the case.

There's an authority *and* a responsiveness to the sound (well based on the couple of demos I listened to). Very taken with it. I'd not seen a 12 fret Dread before. 

If if anyone sees one for sale any time in the future, hit me up 

TimmyO

OK - I've struck a deal
on a purchase, picking it up on Tuesday. :-) 

ToneControl

TimmyO said:

Lewy said:

TimmyO said:

Oh my...

They are wicked guitars. A friend has one - played it side by side with my '57 Southern Jumbo....put the '57 back in the case.

There's an authority *and* a responsiveness to the sound (well based on the couple of demos I listened to). Very taken with it. I'd not seen a 12 fret Dread before. 

If if anyone sees one for sale any time in the future, hit me up 

I have two 12-fret  large-body acoustics, they are amazing
People need to try these more, they can be really  something different

TimmyO

Brands/models to look out for?

ToneControl

TimmyO said:

Brands/models to look out for?

12 frets?
probably  any good brand,
as I understand, the bridge moves down a little, and the sound changes

I have an Avalon Baritone 12 fret and a Larrivee SD60.
To me, both  have an extra sound  compared to  the  comparable-cost samer-brand models  with the same body size but 14 frets that I owned at the same time

TimmyO

Are they deep bodied too? From some of the listening I've been doing it seems to be a common factor in sounds I like (e.g. Darrell Scott's Sobell )

Lewy

YouTube Norman Blake to hear some 12 Fret Martin dreads. He's using light strings on the top too...

ToneControl

TimmyO said:

Are they deep bodied too? From some of the listening I've been doing it seems to be a common factor in sounds I like (e.g. Darrell Scott's Sobell )

sd60 is slope shoulder  dread 4.875 inch deep

L1-320C  Jumbo I think
about  the same depth

mellowsun

TimmyO said:

Cheers guys.

Anyone played any Sanden guitars? 

Yep, I've got one. Sounds and plays great. Body is a bit big. Beautifully made. I picked it up at the London Acoustic Show earlier this year. 

May sell as I miss having a Lowden now my tendonitis is better. Yours for £750!

TimmyO

I'm sorted now - expect a NGD post on Tuesday