Graham50

I think @Dad3353 is about right on value. When I was looking for a quality acoustic last year I was offered a similar guitar but well worn for £1750. Hopefully if yours is mint you should make at least that.

There’s a Big Baby with internal pickup for sale over on the sister site Basschat for £400, bargain as it’s brand new.

I owned a Washburn Travel guitar for a while, but I did find it lacking in tone. I have travelled with my Yiari parlour guitar by plane, it fits the overhead. I don’t think a collapsible would appeal to me. Sorry.

You probably should be comparing the Martin with a Taylor GT Mini which does have internal pickup as an option. Excellent guitars.

Sire now do a “Larry Carlton” series. There’s a 2nd hand T3 tele style for £229 @ Anderson’s.

Your reactions are similar to mine, definitely a meh guitar and not one to rush out and buy, it’s relatively expensive. The Victory Bass had a brief moment of popularity but I can’t remember seeing anyone playing the original guitar version.

That’s certainly a bit different.

You gained a skill, perhaps in the future you can help sort out a friends guitar.

Gibson have introduced a new version of the Victory (does anyone remember it from the 80’s?) It’s not so much a reintroduction but a new guitar loosely based on the shape and using the name. With a price tag of around £2k will they catch on or is it another expensive Gibson mistake?

The HB is a rip off of the Taylor T5Z shape, but Taylor do not make it with nylon strings.

@Pbassred be interested to know what you decided to do?

Larry Carlton ES335 Pat Metheny Ibanez PM Elvis Costello Jaguar ( or was it a Jazzmaster?) B B King Gibson ES355 Lucille The Ventures- Jaguars later Mosrite

I had a Floyd Rose on Washburn guitar back in the day. Didn’t use te term and had blocked with a piece of wood which I think was ebony. Certainly a hard wood. No effect on tone that I could detect.

On a recent visit to Snowshill Manor I spotted this guitar in the room full of an incredible array of string, wind and brass instruments which also included several harp guitars, least that’s what I think they were. But it was this beast that most caught my eye.

You’re the 2nd person who’s posted about a Zager on here recently and I’ve never heard of them. Can you provide more info please.

You've got a guitar you enjoy so just stick with it and enjoy a peaceful home. Life’s too short and divorce too expensive.

Thanks for the suggestions. I have experimented with the Ultrabass setting on my Behringer V-amp and it does drop the lower strings without seeming to affect higher notes. It is an octave divider by another name. However the sound coming out of the octave down strings is pretty much a fart, if you’ll pardon the expression. I think I’ll just live with no bottom end.

I’ve got to play acoustic soon without a bass player ( which I am anyway ) so I would like to create something underneath my chords. Is there a pedal which would create a bass part without needing pre- programming whilst I play guitar?

I’m probably biased but ask yourself this question, Taylor is an acoustic guitar maker with production in their own factories in the US & Mexico. Fender is an electric guitar maker who have acoustics made for them and given the Fender brand somewhere in Asia( probably China). Which is likely to be better?

This is the 4th Taylor I’ve owned (not all at the same time) and I must say that the volume and playability of the V class lives up to the hype. This has so much punch and particularly strong bass response. The sloped shoulders are reminiscent of the J45, a guitar I always thought I wanted, but this is just so responsive. I read a review which described it as Socal meets Nashville and that’s a pretty good summation.

A 5 year old Taylor Grand Pacific 517e in wild honey burst finish. Spruce and mahogany body ebony fretboard. The builders edition results in rounded edges to the body and fretboard and the back of the neck is shaped so the profile changes towards the body end which is supposed to make it easier to play higher up the neck.

I think that looks like a bit of a hybrid. The neck is Fender-seque, the logo almost looks like it says Squier. The body is the Vox teardrop of course, but the pickups look like Gretsch Filtertrons. Have you tried looking at the artists website, if she has one. There may be a list of gear there.

Comfiest is an interesting word in relation to guitars. Different shapes suit different folks. The Strat was designed because people found the square sides of the tele uncomfortable. Many players find the Les Paul uncomfortable because it’s heavy and flat backed. IMO the set up is a crucial factor, the right amount of neck relief and string height make all the difference between a guitar being comfortable to play or an absolute dog, and that’s pretty well irrespective of the price point of the instrument. you only have to look at YouTube videos like Dave’s world of fun stuff to see the difference a set up can make and how even expensive guitars need set ups. Many stores particularly on line ones don’t bother and even the factories put little effort into ensuring they are sent out at their best. I’m afraid buying is always a bit of a gamble.

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I played this on Sunday and it sounded so good, I think I will keep it.