Boudoir Guitar
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Guitar #1 was a '49 Martin 00-18. The driest of dry tone. Sooooooo good.
Guiar #2 was an early Southern Jumbo (fingerboard was not bound so seems like a mid-'40s?). Although Gibson's aren't my go-to in acoustic world, I can still appreciate the Gibson sound - bass-shy, mid-focused, rounder, not as loud. Was just a pleasure to play.
Any chance you might get to play old guitars, absolutely take it. They really do sound different than new guitars. Not always better, but always different.
Both of these examples played fantastic. The Gibson neck was particularly big, but super comfy. Martin...aside from it just oozing old vibes in the sound and visual departments...playability wise could easily be mistaken for a modern guitar.
Guiar #2 was an early Southern Jumbo (fingerboard was not bound so seems like a mid-'40s?). Although Gibson's aren't my go-to in acoustic world, I can still appreciate the Gibson sound - bass-shy, mid-focused, rounder, not as loud. Was just a pleasure to play.
Any chance you might get to play old guitars, absolutely take it. They really do sound different than new guitars. Not always better, but always different.
Both of these examples played fantastic. The Gibson neck was particularly big, but super comfy. Martin...aside from it just oozing old vibes in the sound and visual departments...playability wise could easily be mistaken for a modern guitar.