The Acoustic Thread

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Re: The Acoustic Thread

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jeremyb wrote: Wed May 31, 2023 8:09 pm
Jeremy, please stop posting these. I'm really enjoying my Lowden at the moment and Mike Dawes does nothing for my self esteem. :rofl:
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Slowy wrote: Thu Jun 01, 2023 6:30 am
jeremyb wrote: Wed May 31, 2023 8:09 pm
Jeremy, please stop posting these. I'm really enjoying my Lowden at the moment and Mike Dawes does nothing for my self esteem. :rofl:
Maybe have a crack at the original then?

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Mike Dawes's fingers aren't human. Seriously, look at them; they're tentacles!
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I only just discovered the Cole Clark True Hybrid series. My immediate thought was "WTF?!" https://coleclarkguitars.com/products/true-hybrid/

Here's one example. Has anyone encountered any of these in person?

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codedog wrote: Thu Jul 20, 2023 2:23 pm I only just discovered the Cole Clark True Hybrid series. My immediate thought was "WTF?!" https://coleclarkguitars.com/products/true-hybrid/

Here's one example. Has anyone encountered any of these in person?

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Argh, my eyes.

I'd imagine this would be the worst of all worlds...a super-strat that is very uncomfortable to play & with a feedback problem coupled with a nice acoustic with the soundboard full of routing.

But I'm probably wrong...

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olegmcnoleg wrote: Thu Jul 20, 2023 3:43 pm
codedog wrote: Thu Jul 20, 2023 2:23 pm I only just discovered the Cole Clark True Hybrid series. My immediate thought was "WTF?!" https://coleclarkguitars.com/products/true-hybrid/

Here's one example. Has anyone encountered any of these in person?

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Argh, my eyes.

I'd imagine this would be the worst of all worlds...a super-strat that is very uncomfortable to play & with a feedback problem coupled with a nice acoustic with the soundboard full of routing.

But I'm probably wrong...
Martin tried that, putting humbuckers in dreadnoughts. Didn't work then either......
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Looking at them made me feel quite ill. Hearing them... I didn't get violently ill... but didn't induce any turgidity either...


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sounds horrible. In both acoustic and electric modes. No thank you.

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rickenbackerkid wrote: Thu Jul 20, 2023 9:12 pm sounds horrible. In both acoustic and electric modes. No thank you.
I think a blues player was a great choice. I can hear it working in Delta Blues, even Chicago style. And a Blues singer songwriter? Perfect.
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Slowy wrote: Thu Jul 20, 2023 9:48 pm
rickenbackerkid wrote: Thu Jul 20, 2023 9:12 pm sounds horrible. In both acoustic and electric modes. No thank you.
I think a blues player was a great choice. I can hear it working in Delta Blues, even Chicago style. And a Blues singer songwriter? Perfect.
Lloyd Spiegel is a fabulous player and songwriter, love his stuff. He has a signature Cole Clark acoustic guitar. But I'm not taken with the the sound of this hybrid. Others will like it, that's what makes music and guitars interesting.
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Let's see how polarising this one can be. Has anyone played an all rosewood acoustic? My D-03 is extremely delicately constructed, an incredibly light guitar. I can't imagine this one would be light! I guess it depends if "All Rosewood" includes the neck too.

The tone is definitely not my thing. It's possibly the darkest sounding acoustic I have heard on a recording.


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Saw a documentary on John Martyn (2003?).

Reminded me of the character Emmet in the movie Sweet and Lowdown.

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codedog wrote: Mon Jul 24, 2023 11:40 am Let's see how polarising this one can be. Has anyone played an all rosewood acoustic? My D-03 is extremely delicately constructed, an incredibly light guitar. I can't imagine this one would be light! I guess it depends if "All Rosewood" includes the neck too.

The tone is definitely not my thing. It's possibly the darkest sounding acoustic I have heard on a recording.

Wow, it is really dark & bassy...as you would expect.

I really like all mahogany guitars, which have a ton of honky mids, but I don't like the sound of that Larrivee. Looks awesome though :-)

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olegmcnoleg wrote: Mon Jul 24, 2023 12:51 pm
codedog wrote: Mon Jul 24, 2023 11:40 am Let's see how polarising this one can be. Has anyone played an all rosewood acoustic? My D-03 is extremely delicately constructed, an incredibly light guitar. I can't imagine this one would be light! I guess it depends if "All Rosewood" includes the neck too.

The tone is definitely not my thing. It's possibly the darkest sounding acoustic I have heard on a recording.

Wow, it is really dark & bassy...as you would expect.

I really like all mahogany guitars, which have a ton of honky mids, but I don't like the sound of that Larrivee. Looks awesome though :-)
I like all mahogany too, it's on my acquisition list. If I didn't know what that video was about, and heard it blindfolded, I would've thought I was listening to someone playing quietly in a padded closet!

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