Parlour Guitar

guitarjack66 · April 2023

I have just a small amount of cash and was going to take the plunge on this as it is within my budget and Vintage have a good reputation at the cheaper end of the market. Does anybody have any experience of these guitars? Its a Statesboro Paul Brett Whisky Sour Electro Acoustic. Just trying to get the image.

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drofluf · April 2023

I’ve got a 12 string variant of that but spruce/rosewood rather than mahogany. Great little guitar, I’m sure you’ll be happy with it.

Mellish · April 2023

I'd recommend you look at a Taylor GS Mini.

I'm sure it must have been recommended to you before, and it's a cracking little guitar

Try to find one locally and try it out.

thomasross20 · April 2023

No experience of those, sorry. GS Mini defo good (I like their sapele model)

bertie · April 2023

Mellish said:

I'd recommend you look at a Taylor GS Mini.

I'm sure it must have been recommended to you before, and it's a cracking little guitar

Try to find one locally and try it out.

about £350 difference in price tho !!! The Vintage < £100

guitarjack66 · April 2023

There is a Cort AP550M catching my eye too,especially as it claims to have a 45mm nut width.

Mellish · April 2023

@bertie ; well I was recommending what I've tried mate. A GS Mini is the lowest priced small guitar I've tried. I didn't want to steer him towards guitars I've never tried.

thomasross20 · April 2023

Keep in mind scale length.
I never realised it would make such a difference but on mine being both 12 fret and a reduced 24.75", it sounds warm and is very easy to play. It invites you to play.

bertie · April 2023

Mellish said:

@bertie ; well I was recommending what I've tried mate. A GS Mini is the lowest priced small guitar I've tried. I didn't want to steer him towards guitars I've never tried.

true - but the OP saying

"I have just a small amount of cash and was going to take the plunge on this as it is within my budget"

it being a £99 pound guitar for me kind of ruled out recommending anything above £150

Mellish · April 2023

@bertie ;;;Well if that's what he wants.

What I was really thinking about was some of the guitars I've bought. There was one in early '74. I'd seen it but my funds were way short.
It was a Hummingbird.

I had a choice: go for something cheaper or save. Took me three years but I did it.

Maybe Jack can't do that, so whatever he goes for I wish him well.

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nickbigsby · April 2023

Take a look at the Guild M20 or M120 ( yes I happen to be selling one ) I’ve had a couple of GS minis and personally I believe the guild is a better guitar . Subjective I know

DavidR · April 2023

fwiw my Vintage V300MH is a favourite. First all mahogany guitar I've owned though. Rather think I might be a fan of small mayogany instruments generally but no real need to buy more/no spare dosh at present!

thomasross20 · April 2023

Was just playing my parlour there and damn... I LOVE parlour guitars. I don't give a toss if there's a tad less bass. They're easy to pick up, the sound is SWEET, absolutely freaking love them.

Acoustic GAS is EVIL.
I have a bunch of new guitars and instead of playing them I'm still looking at others. Wtf!? Time to stop looking and get back to playing as a good player can make any guitar sound great!!

SlopeSoarer · April 2023

thomasross20 said:

Was just playing my parlour there and damn... I LOVE parlour guitars. I don't give a toss if there's a tad less bass. They're easy to pick up, the sound is SWEET, absolutely freaking love them.

Acoustic GAS is EVIL.
I have a bunch of new guitars and instead of playing them I'm still looking at others. Wtf!? Time to stop looking and get back to playing as a good player can make any guitar sound great!!

It's a good point about playing rather than GASing but I really do need another guitar! (I think)

thomasross20 · April 2023

It's like an addiction..
Of course a custom shop Martin and oov-03 and then I'm done... Lol

thomasross20 · April 2023

Oasis Music in Ringwood have a used P-05 in stock for £1395 (not on website currently)
There's also a used Larrivee P-01 walnut for £695 on Reverb
I know this because I just bought another guitar (yes.... truth)

TheOtherDennis · April 2023

thomasross20 said:

a good player can make any guitar sound great!!

Which you are, and you do, which is probably why you're always looking for that 'perfect' model - no matter what you pick up, you make it sound good, so it's relatively about as hard for you to find something you really like as it is for us shit players, who struggle to make anything sound good!

thomasross20 · April 2023

TheOtherDennis said:

thomasross20 said:

a good player can make any guitar sound great!!

Which you are, and you do, which is probably why you're always looking for that 'perfect' model - no matter what you pick up, you make it sound good, so it's relatively about as hard for you to find something you really like as it is for us shit players, who struggle to make anything sound good!

Never, Dennis - as long as we are all enjoying it. I saw your contribution in the top 3 songs thread - you can do it, Dennis!
I look forward to next big meetup as for me will be an ultimate acoustic fest having switched completely now!
--> I managed to find a rare little guitar which should be getting delivered within 1-2 days....

Mellish · April 2023

I'm getting something shortly, too - a set of rosewood bridge pins made by Mrs M's younger brother!

thomasross20 · April 2023

That's cool actually - pics when done and sound review

DartmoorHedgehog · April 2023

I've got a Tanglewood TW133ASM - I paid about £150 for mine "shop soiled" but I never found a mark on it (a few years ago now admittedly) and I think it's a fantastic guitar for picking, and not bad as a strummer either. They seem to be listed at £350 now though, so not really cheap anymore unfortunately.

rustneversleeps · April 2023

Just the heads up.Peach are doing PRS all solid woods with pickup parlours @£329.

thomasross20 · April 2023

That's a good deal!

bertie · April 2023

rustneversleeps said:

Just the heads up.Peach are doing PRS all solid woods with pickup parlours @£329.

if you mean the P20E, tha's laminate back/sides

rustneversleeps · April 2023

bertie said:

rustneversleeps said:

Just the heads up.Peach are doing PRS all solid woods with pickup parlours @£329.

if you mean the P20E, tha's laminate back/sides

According to peach website it states solid top and sides.?Prs website also said it’s all solid mahogany.

SimonC · April 2023

rustneversleeps said:

bertie said:

rustneversleeps said:

Just the heads up.Peach are doing PRS all solid woods with pickup parlours @£329.

if you mean the P20E, tha's laminate back/sides

According to peach website it states solid top and sides.?Prs website also said it’s all solid mahogany.

Only the top is described as solid.

All mahogany is not the same as all solid mahogany, many manufacturers use this slightly misleading terminology.

bertie · April 2023

rustneversleeps said:

bertie said:

rustneversleeps said:

Just the heads up.Peach are doing PRS all solid woods with pickup parlours @£329.

if you mean the P20E, tha's laminate back/sides

According to peach website it states solid top and sides.?Prs website also said it’s all solid mahogany.

nope Peach says

Solid Mahogany Top, Mahoglany back and sides

if it doesnt say solid before the back and sides, its not solid, trust me - its an old way of making it look better than it is. Lots of brands do this

======================================

PRS website

BODY
Top Wood	Solid Mahogany
Middle Wood	Mahogany
Back Wood	Mahogany

guitarjack66 · April 2023

Isn't that PRS model supposed to be pretty good nontheless?

rustneversleeps · April 2023

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bertie · April 2023

guitarjack66 said:

Isn't that PRS model supposed to be pretty good nontheless?

I believe two bretheren posted pics only recently

thomasross20 · April 2023

thomasross20 said:

Oasis Music in Ringwood have a used P-05 in stock for £1395 (not on website currently)
There's also a used Larrivee P-01 walnut for £695 on Reverb
I know this because I just bought another guitar (yes.... truth)

So.... I managed to score a rare (used) cedar-topped, walnut back & sides Larrivee.

Oiled the fretboard, changed strings etc - very nice sound (think of Lowden cedar/walnut) but as per tonewood charts you can see it's got quite a bit of treble and too piercing a treble doesn't go well with my old eardrums (I thought the cedar would have tamed it but alas, not). So unfortunately going to return - I now know I am not big on harder woods that give too much bass and particularly too much treble (never liked koa for this reason) - softer woods all the way for me. So actually - good old mahogany / sapele is my best bet and it's no wonder I always like playing those guitars. The Bhilwara I recently got, I must say, is fantastic - softer than rosewood so you don't get the high-end shrill. With bass oomph and the resonance of rosewood but the woody sound of mahogany. So in effect I have 3 different types of mahogany guitar-

-- sapele (less mid-range hump, slightly wider frequency range low & high than mahogany)
-- "genuine" mahogany
-- Bhilwara

I am now absolutely exhausted from buying guitars, my house looking like a guitar shop. It ends now lol

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