Subj : Acoustic guitars...
To : Paul Lawson
From : Martin Ridgley
Date : Tue Aug 15 2000 12:47 pm
-=> Paul Lawson wrote to Martin Ridgley <=-
PL> I love the necks on the Taylors. I've played strictly electrics
PL> for years and they're the easiest for me to transition to. I
PL> also love the tone, extremely warm and full.
Yeah. Tone is a big factor for me, too. I like the bottom end to
sound pretty full and warm. Most of the Guilds I've played do it
for me.
PL> The only thing I've noticed is the vast majority of the Taylors
PL> (in my price range) I've played of late haven't projected very
PL> well at all.
That's a shame, 'cause I'd want to be able to do some solo acoustic
performances without the benefit of any amplification. OTOH, I also
want to be able to play whatever acoustic I get on stage with a band,
so I'm going to have to get a pick-up installed. We'll have to see...
MR> ...if you've got to have 16-tracks, it's rapidly becoming more
MR> and more affordable.
PL> I've seen a few in Musicians Friend for around $1000. At this
PL> point an 8-track is well beyond my needs. I'd be happy with a
PL> 4-track to play with but I figure when I do get around to it,
PL> I may as well buy something I can grow into...
Yeah, you might as well. I've been using a 4-track cassette machine
for years now and am finding the limitations of it quite frustrating.
I write songs and I like to record demos that sound like a full band
(i.e. drums, bass, two guitars, at least two or three vocal tracks,
and occasionally keyboards). I've got pretty good at recording and
bouncing tracks now and I've managed to make some decent demos on
it - recording up to about seven tracks in total, which are mixed and
bounced down along the way to end up with just four.
I recently had the opportunity though, to work with a friend who was
making a CD on a 16-track digital deck. What a treat to be able to
save *everything* and make all your editing and mixing decisions at
the end of the project! Still, for my personal needs I think it's
probably over-kill. So, I'm looking at getting a digital 8-track
deck a.s.a.f.p. (as soon as finances permit).
Martin
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