Growing Your Guitar. - Page 2

GotDeeBlues · #16 June 30th, 2007

Very interesting. Thanks

justinthyme · #17 July 28th, 2007

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Originally Posted by YouToo

That's very interesting and a great post Marty, I liked especially the last point of putting it beside your music system speakers, makes perfect sense when you think about it

Presumably not rap!

tg · #18 July 29th, 2007

Please dont tell my wife but I treated myself yesterday to a Martin OM 41 Special, ( dont worry she has what she wants ) What a great guitar, Its so loud. It is now sitting in front of my speakers Listening to great music and hoping it will sound even better.
Ta Tony.

edhotmail · #19 November 3rd, 2007

that's sooo cool! wow ill keep that in mind before i buy my next acoustic guitar.

felixdcat · #20 November 4th, 2007

Ok, no more messing around, only melody allowed from now on.

Shawie · #21 December 1st, 2007

wow.... that was REALLY cool!

I've always heard that guitars sound better as they age ...and it's often compared to wine. This is the first time though that I've heard the emphasis on... actually PLAYING the guitar because otherwise - an old guitar is just an old guitar. I like the whole philosophy behind sort of... growing with your guitar and how you play your guitar can sound AMAZING ...and no one can quite duplicate your playing by using your guitar - it's almost like... you grow with your guitar as your guitar grows with you. That was really cool - thanks so much for sharing the clip with us!

bugly · #22 December 3rd, 2007

Sounds like pseudoscience to me

- the greatest deterent to my guitars being musical is me

Skrik · #23 December 30th, 2007

Makes no difference on an acrylic guitar.

muchojackdaniels · #24 February 25th, 2008

Wow, interesting video

kinnez · #25 March 22nd, 2008

I saw this on u tube, the speaker is Robert Godin, the maker of Godin guitars, also the Seagull, Art and Lutherie, Simon and Patrick, Norman, and Lapatrie Guitars.

Interesting concept, probably can't hurt.

funkypadre · #26 July 7th, 2008

Thanks for sharing this--really interesting. The whole thread that emerged has been great to read too.

Medic1911 · #27 July 8th, 2009

Does a $300 Epiphone guitar have a good top? I've been wondering if I should keep it as a "trophy" or not.

ambetanterik · #28 September 1st, 2009

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Originally Posted by Chris C

They'd been hand built by a very well repected Australian luthier. Both players were very sensitive to the tone and sound of their guitars. But the fun started when they tried swapping instruments. Despite the fact that they were the same make and model, neither guy could apparently get the quality of sounds from each other's guitars that the owner could. It certainly seems to fit with what the guy in the video was suggesting.

I have often heard the following buying advice: if you try a guitar in a store and want it, make sure you walk out the store with the guitar you tested, because another guitar of the same brand/model will sound/play different.

I'd say those 2 guitars were different from the start?

Anyway, i can believe that wood changes over time, and that these changes affect the sound of the guitar, but as these differences will grow at a very gradual rate, will you even hear those differences if you play your guitar every day?

It's like standing in front of the mirror and wondering exactly -when- you gained those 5 extra kilo's

mantablueraider · #29 September 1st, 2009

i just happened across this thread and just happened to buy a new acoustic a week ago with all solid woods. got me thinking, seems a logical explanation and an interesting one... but again sound and tone are still and will always be a personal preference, even though there is a threshold most can agree on and i have to believe a 40 year old guitar that has been played everyday is gonna sound better than a 40 year old that hasn't been played at all. in that spance of time it becomes almost common sense. so to my thinking, there's some truth to the notion. thanks a bunch for the info, i'm likely to remember this one for a while!

johnmay · #30 4 Weeks Ago

I'm no scientist and tech stuff makes my head hurt but this is interesting . I have been trying to get more sound out of an old cheap epiphone with some good results so far . the next thing I might try is strap it to the tailgate of my 4x4 hook up a speaker to the sound hole plug in some Tommy Emmanuele and go mudding for a few hours. if I do I'll let you know how that works out.