Post your best acoustic sounding electric guitar!

[Eagle]

In expanding the wood debate I was interested to know what people like the acoustic sound of?
Is it reflected in the plugged in tone IYO?
Pictures and say why.
I’ll start with something controversial;

This sounds amazing unplugged and no wood.
I have always only bought instruments that sound good unplugged though.
This is hard to beat as well;

There’s so much good to say about the design of the Telecaster.
This too has a fantastic acoustic sound;

Not a hint of a dead spot anywhere on any of these and they all sound complex chords harmonically well without issues. I must say though that the Aristides was the most sensitive to intonate and is the least forgiving when it comes to being out.

 

[FuzzyAce]

In expanding the wood debate I was interested to know what people like the acoustic sound of?
Is it reflected in the plugged in tone IYO?
Pictures and say why.
I’ll start with something controversial;
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This sounds amazing unplugged and no wood.
I have always only bought instruments that sound good unplugged though.
This is hard to beat as well;
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There’s so much good to say about the design of the Telecaster.
This too has a fantastic acoustic sound;
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Not a hint of a dead spot anywhere on any of these and they all sound complex chords harmonically well without issues. I must say though that the Aristides was the most sensitive to intonate and is the least forgiving when it comes to being out.

So which is the best of these 3?

 

[FuzzyAce]

It has to be my Lindert. Not a very expensive guitar when I got it probably 25 years ago. But I've modded and repainted a few times.
It is very loud acoustically. Mostly hollow.

 

[Eagle]

So which is the best of these 3?

They are equal but different. The Hydra has a real piano bass . The 0/H6 is even and very articulate. The Tele is traditional a quite versatile with real presence behind each note. By this I mean bass in the treble and treble in the bass. har to describe. I’m not just talking about volume because if I was the 0/H6 is twice the volume of the others.
I will say one instrument that sounds like ass acoustically but good plugged in is a 335. Lively but nasty.

 

[HomespunEffects]

My swamp ash bodied Mexican Strat sounds the best acoustically.

 

[Eagle]

My swamp ash bodied Mexican Strat sounds the best acoustically.

I love ash maple on fender.

 

[DISTORT6]

This is like cheating
It projects and resonates. It gets played unplugged almost as much as it does through an amp.

 

[Sleezy E]

What's your best sounding guitar!!?

Show us pictures! Lol

 

[Eagle]

What's your best sounding guitar!!?

Show us pictures! Lol

Sound clips without context is pointless.

 

[Sleezy E]

Sound clips without context is pointless.

Loving the clips so far.. yours were great

 

[FuzzyAce]

I’m not just talking about volume because if I was the 0/H6 is twice the volume of the others.

My Lindert probably sounds the best acoustically compared to the others as well. Loud, bouncy and articulate, yet still an air around the notes. Fun to play.

 

[FuzzyAce]

What's your best sounding guitar!!?

Show us pictures! Lol

Bruh, I have corn chips in my hand. I'd post a clip if I could.

 

[Devin]

My semi-custom Dark Matter (Balaguer) sounds crazy good unplugged (and plugged in)

Mahogany body, roasted maple neck and ebony fingerboard

I do find tremolo equipped guitars in general tend to sound best unplugged for some reason

 

[Sleezy E]

Bruh, I have corn chips in my hand. I'd post a clip if I could.

I would too, but when my famous friends bring their amazing guitars over we don't take pictures.. we just play for ourselves

 

[Devin]

It has to be my Lindert. Not a very expensive guitar when I got it probably 25 years ago. But I've modded and repainted a few times.
It is very loud acoustically. Mostly hollow.

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Lindert?

Did it have the thumbs up headstock?

Always wanted to check one out

 

[FuzzyAce]

Lindert?

Did it have the thumbs up headstock?

Always wanted to check one out

Haha, it... did. No more though.

 

[FuzzyAce]

My semi-custom Dark Matter (Balaguer) sounds crazy good unplugged (and plugged in)

Mahogany body, roasted maple neck and ebony fingerboard

I do find tremolo equipped guitars in general tend to sound best unplugged for some reason

That's an interesting shape I haven't seen before?
It's cool though.

 

[SillyOctpuss]

Partscaster which started off life as a Deluxe Players Strat. It's now got a USACG neck and a wudtone trem. It's always sounded wonderful acoustically and now that I've lowered the pickups it sounds great plugged in too.

 

[Devin]

That's an interesting shape I haven't seen before?
It's cool though.

Someone once likened it to "the bludgeoned head of Mussolini" and I still laugh every time I think about it

 

[spawnofthesith]

Hmm interesting topic… I’ll have to sit down with everyone and test this out


Since not being with my ex-fiancé the past couple of years I rarely play unplugged