pesocaster Posted November 30, 2005 Posted November 30, 2005 Damnit.... I am an electric player.... But I've been getting some calls to do some Acoustic things..... Got a last minute thing earlier this week and showed up with a Tele and microcube.... it was frowned on.... I laughed.. Anyway .... I'm "tire-kicking" for a new acoustic (my current one is on consignment at a local store) .... Have a few needs... 1. Under a grand2. 25.5 (or close to) scale3. Electronics4. Sounds decent5. Plays as close as possible to an electric... (VERY IMPORTANT)Have heard good things about Breedlove (haven't tried), Tacoma (which I didn't like at all), The Martin DCXEBLACK (not played), and Ovation... Any suggestions???
silentman Posted November 30, 2005 Posted November 30, 2005 The breedlove Atlas series are very nice.
mattb Posted November 30, 2005 Posted November 30, 2005 Breedlove and Yamahas are my pick. Ovations are sweet too if you can get used to the round back.
Jeff R Posted November 30, 2005 Posted November 30, 2005 Get a black shallow bowl Ovation cutaway and a black cowboy hat.That way we can call you Peso Sambora.
pesocaster Posted November 30, 2005 Author Posted November 30, 2005 Get a black shallow bowl Ovation cutaway and a black cowboy hat.That way we can call you Peso Sambora. Dear God NO! HAHAHHAHAHA
anotherfreak2 Posted November 30, 2005 Posted November 30, 2005 howzabout.............. PESOCOUSTICASTER
cmatthes Posted November 30, 2005 Posted November 30, 2005 Peso:Elduave does really well with the Martins - nice electronics too for the price.
marcnorth Posted November 30, 2005 Posted November 30, 2005 +1 for the Ovation. Plays like an electric. That's what I've always liked about them.
elduave Posted November 30, 2005 Posted November 30, 2005 I love my Martins but they don't "feel" electric.. I've heard the Ovation Viper is the most "electric" playing acoustic. If you see any Ovations or Tak's you like give me a shout...
BruceM Posted November 30, 2005 Posted November 30, 2005 I'd be willing to part with this one, although I feel obligated to check with TomTerrific first, as he has expressed a strong interest in owning a goldtop Ovation, and this one in particular. It's an Ovation Standard Balladeer, purchased new a few years ago. It's very clean, and has seen very little playing time because I also own two Taylors which I prefer to play. Here's a few pics. Let me know if you're interested, and I'll send more info...
unclefred Posted November 30, 2005 Posted November 30, 2005 Of course there is always the HAMER DUOTONE...Now that I've got the Hamer content out of the way, I'd try a Taylor T-5, it's worth a look. Lots of artists using them now. Of course, it's gonna be more than $***.**F.
Guest JackButler Posted November 30, 2005 Posted November 30, 2005 http://photobucket.com/albums/v193/Mail2Ja...r/th_ovdbl1.jpgHey...Pesoooooooooooooo!!!!!...whaddaya think????
JohnnyB Posted November 30, 2005 Posted November 30, 2005 1. Under a grand2. 25.5 (or close to) scale 3. Electronics 4. Sounds decent 5. Plays as close as possible to an electric... (VERY IMPORTANT) I'm not saying this is the absolute best choice there is, cuz I haven't played everything out there under a grand. But I think you must at least play an Ovation 1778T Elite T Series Acoustic-Electric Guitar before parting with your long green. You know how picky I am about tone and sound, and I find this Ovation shockingly good-sounding and playing, and can be had 'most anywhere for around $750: As far as playing like an electric, fuhgeddaboudit. Ovation wrote the book on that. And here's a review from GuitarOne that echoes pretty much what I thought of it, though I didn't play it plugged in. As hi-tech/synthetic as it looks, it has a surprisingly woody organic tone. And it's black, and it's USA-made.
tomteriffic Posted November 30, 2005 Posted November 30, 2005 Bruce, if Peso wants it, let him have it (sigh...). I'm in 'war chest' mode right now, due to this dumbass lawsuit.
silentman Posted November 30, 2005 Posted November 30, 2005 I'm not saying this is the absolute best choice there is, cuz I haven't played everything out there under a grand. But I think you must at least play an Ovation 1778T Elite T Series Acoustic-Electric Guitar before parting with your long green. I played one of these once. It was nicer sounding compared to more expensive ovations.
pesocaster Posted November 30, 2005 Author Posted November 30, 2005 Well it looks like I'll have to take a second look at the Ovations.... I haven't played one in years... but I remember being a bit turned off by the round back... the larger ones at least.... ... and thought about the Duotone... but I think I need something more of an "acoustic" for certain things.... Keep the suggestions coming.... Thanks!So..... Does that mean I'm gonna need to get a hair weave and black hat?.... maybe I can do the Este-peso-bora hahahaha you guys kill me...
SteveB Posted November 30, 2005 Posted November 30, 2005 Taylors play more like electric's than any other acoustics I've played anyway. I ran into a Taylor 110e dreadnaught ( their simplest line ) at a MGR for 350 bucks the other day and it sounded killer. No electronics though, and no cutaway if you need it. I picked up my 414ce for $1000 when a Mars went out of business. It's a great guitar for finger style stuff but not really built for dread style chording.
tomteriffic Posted November 30, 2005 Posted November 30, 2005 These Rock, no kidding. Looks electric, plays like an electric, sounds uncannily acoustic through a good amplification system. I miss mine.Godin Acousticaster
KeyOfZ Posted November 30, 2005 Posted November 30, 2005 I have a Martin DCME (Dreadnot, Cutaway, Mahogany, Electronics) it's just under a grand (I paid $925 after tax at GC)For the price it rocks. Great neck and awesome Martin tone.The frets on an accoustic tend to be smaller so getting one that feels just like an electric maybe a challenge (unless your electrics use smaller frets to).
JohnnyB Posted November 30, 2005 Posted November 30, 2005 Well it looks like I'll have to take a second look at the Ovations.... I haven't played one in years... but I remember being a bit turned off by the round back... the larger ones at least.... Having a prominent belly, I too can have a hard time wrangling an Ovation on my very short lap. But you can get these Elite T's in a medium or shallow bowl and it's not nearly as hard to handle as a deep one. The mid-depth bowl still has a big acoustic sound. That's the thing about that Elite T. As a pure acoustic, I don't know of anything else at $750 that has so much acoustic volume, such a pleasing tone, and slick playability. It simply sounds and plays like a more expensive guitar. And if you get a good strap and play standing up, it shouldn't really be a problem.The neck and cutaway make upper fret access more like an electric, too. Ovation's bowl-back design also means that the guitar body is shallow where the cutaway meets the fretboard.
pesocaster Posted November 30, 2005 Author Posted November 30, 2005 looks like the search begins... and Ovation is now in the running.... Any more suggestions are welcome..... The other option is getting this thing refretted / nutted with some jumbos.... but I think the binding will make this an expensive mod...
elduave Posted December 1, 2005 Posted December 1, 2005 1. Under a grand2. 25.5 (or close to) scale 3. Electronics 4. Sounds decent 5. Plays as close as possible to an electric... (VERY IMPORTANT) I'm not saying this is the absolute best choice there is, cuz I haven't played everything out there under a grand. But I think you must at least play an Ovation 1778T Elite T Series Acoustic-Electric Guitar before parting with your long green. You know how picky I am about tone and sound, and I find this Ovation shockingly good-sounding and playing, and can be had 'most anywhere for around $750: As far as playing like an electric, fuhgeddaboudit. Ovation wrote the book on that. And here's a review from GuitarOne that echoes pretty much what I thought of it, though I didn't play it plugged in. As hi-tech/synthetic as it looks, it has a surprisingly woody organic tone. And it's black, and I think it's USA-made. I have one of those in stock. Least expensive USA model available. Great deal. JohnnyB I really like what you said about bellys and roundbacks and lap space! I'm going to check that one out further...
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