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Post by SteveM on Jul 22, 2022 17:45:27 GMT -5
It’s been a while since I’ve had an acoustic and I’d like to keep one up in Maine. It’s going to be out all the time and doesn’t need to be fancy.
I’m a lefty, but I can easily figure out if your rec is available lefty.
Stable, well built, ma $1,000
Fire away.
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Post by Ragtop on Jul 22, 2022 17:49:21 GMT -5
How about a '70s-'80s Alvarez-Yairi dreadnought? Like a DY-74? They are great sounding but rugged guitars. Cheap enough too.
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Post by FlyonNylon on Jul 22, 2022 17:58:33 GMT -5
I’ve had great experience with Yamahas.
Current porch/camping guitar is an AC3R; a concert sized solid wood cutaway acoustic-electric.
I’ve had it for about 5 years now, never been in the case other than to travel, currently on the porch at 93F and have taken it on several camping trips with lows in the 30s.
Guitar stays in tune, plays well, requires only minor adjustments despite humidity/weather abuse, and has a great balanced rosewood/spruce acoustic tone.
Mine was $899 years ago so should be around $1k now.
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Post by SteveM on Jul 22, 2022 18:04:44 GMT -5
Yamahas seem like a great choice. I’m not thinking about a name on the headstock
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Post by Leftee on Jul 22, 2022 19:27:07 GMT -5
Yamaha is a great choice and you can save some coin as well. They’re pretty lefty-friendly.
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Post by SteveM on Jul 22, 2022 20:25:04 GMT -5
Actually found a Yamaha APX700 lefty in a shop locagterd on my way up to Maine.
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Post by sirWheat on Jul 23, 2022 10:01:26 GMT -5
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Post by SteveM on Jul 23, 2022 19:22:13 GMT -5
Pulled the trigger on the Yamaha apx700. When you find a left in stock and nearby, you gotta get it.
I really prefer the thinner bodies.
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Post by LTB on Jul 26, 2022 8:23:03 GMT -5
Pulled the trigger on the Yamaha apx700. When you find a left in stock and nearby, you gotta get it. I really prefer the thinner bodies. Great choice! Enjoy |
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Post by bluzcat on Jul 26, 2022 11:07:16 GMT -5
Nice! My wife gifted me an APX500 this year. It’s been a great knockabout guitar and I have used it electrically in some church settings.
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Jul 26, 2022 15:46:31 GMT -5
I bought a Yamaha CSF1M years back on Hushnel's recommendation and play that one all the time. I did replace the nut, saddle and end pins just because, but even so it's a fine guitar. My Martin only comes out when I record. I get the thin body thing, playing a full body dread on the couch is a clunky affair.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Jul 27, 2022 11:56:53 GMT -5
I'm a little late to the game, but the Taylor GS Mini is a fantastic knock-around guitar because it's a parlor-size body with a big sound.
I have a mahogany GS and it has been easy to travel with; it comes with a very nice soft case that's remarkably robust. It fits easily into an aircraft overhead.
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Post by hushnel on Aug 14, 2022 12:34:07 GMT -5
I agree that the Yamaha CSF1M is worth the price. Most recently I was interested in the Cordoba C9 parlor. I found one used at a northern Guitar Center and ordered it, I still had the option of returning it if I wasn’t satisfied.
Since it arrived it’s the only guitar I play with the exception of an old Kremona classical I got years ago. It’s nearing a year. It’s an all solid wood classical guitar. The tone is very nice, it’s playability is effort less. Most of my acoustics I can play for an hour maybe two before the pain starts creeping in. I have a Martin 0015 and 00015s, they haven’t seen the light of day since I received the Cordoba.
I’ll probably sell off the Martins and purchase a top of the line Cordoba, I’m impressed with this guitar I can’t imagine what the top of the line would be like, I’ll find out.
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