For the last year or so, I’ve been dreaming (and saving up for) what I hope to be my “forever” acoustic. I looked at Gibsons, Martins, Huss and Daltons, and Guilds. Ultimately, I ended up happening upon a YouTube video featuring this instrument and the sound of it spoke to me.
I like the plain overall aesthetic. The neck is perfect for me (kind of a slender C tapering up to a beefy soft V) and for the life of me, I cannot find a single note on the neck that isn't equally as beautiful as the last. I've never experienced this level of balance in an instrument. It makes me approach the guitar differently and use (gasp) playing dynamics. Also, I love strumming it but can now see why so many people like finger style with OM sized guitars.
I got a bass right before lockdown in March and played nothing but that for months. When I came back to guitar, the bass had made me re-examine my approach to that instrument too. This is kind of doing the same thing for my guitar playing now. I’m definitely playing differently with this and it’s already given me the beginnings of a new song, so what more could I ask for? Sorry for the crappy pics. I’ll try to get more in natural light in the next few days.
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