losthighway wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 7:51 am

Dudley wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 7:05 am Ta! I done learned sumthin.

Same.

So I suppose (perhaps obviously) a floating bridge means having a tail piece just like on an electric.

losthighway wrote: Sun Oct 24, 2021 10:12 pm

seby wrote: Sun Oct 24, 2021 4:41 pm What sort of stuff do you play? Plectrum or fingerstyle? What size guitar would you like? Pinned bridge or floating? 12 fret or 14? Fan braced or ladder? Brighter or darker tone? Wide or narrow nut? What shape neck do you like? Would an archtop be a consideration?

I suppose that's part of the mission. Although I've been playing acoustic guitar for two decades, I haven't learned the finer details of their construction.

Having a pinned bridge has been convenient, but I suppose I don't know the benefit of having a floating one (intonation sounds tough that way, if you mean the bridge is held in place by string tension like some hollow body electrics). I think I've mainly played a 14 fret guitar, which I suppose has been nice for doing occasional overdubs with a capo way up high, but I don't know that it's terribly important to me. I hate cutaways, aesthetically though.

As for fan braced vs ladder? No idea.

I'm pretty adaptable to necks. I don't play incredibly technically so my style has been pretty adaptable. I've played interchangeably on Gibson and Fender necks and different scale lengths in my electric guitar life, so I can adjust to anything that isn't too severe.

As for overall tone. I mainly play with a pick, but I fingerpick on occasion. I use guitar a lot to accompany singing. I've seen the appeal of both ends of the tone spectrum. There's something exciting about little parlor style guitars where the notes just project right out of the body with so much definition, but I've picked up a jumbo and felt the richness of root position chords and alternate/dropped tunings. But then with the parlor guitars I think they might feel a little tinny as a vocal accompaniment, and those big dark tones might be a little harder to capture well in the studio.

I suppose I use an acoustic mainly the way a lot of typical singer songwriters might, so a classic dreadnought approach is probably the best middle ground, but that's probably a terribly broad generalization about even 'classic dreadnoughts'.

cakes wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 8:50 am I think the brand was Sigma. It sounded and felt amazing.

Nate Dort wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 10:08 am

cakes wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 8:50 am I think the brand was Sigma. It sounded and felt amazing.

Sigma was Martin's MIJ budget line. My dad bought one (DM-5, I think?) new in 1974-ish and still has it. Plays and sounds like a much more expensive guitar.

Vintage Guild is still my go-to recommendation. I'm a fan of the louder/darker/fuller tone that a curved-back D-25 produces.

turnbullac wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 11:09 am If I were to get another acoustic I’d look into 70s-80s Guilds.

Kniferide wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 1:26 am I actually like cheaper Acoustic Guitars more than expensive ones, especially for recording (looking at you early 80's Yamaha!)

brownreasontolive wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 11:49 am Guild d-40 is one I often think about as well.