Help me Size my next acoustic

andyoz · April 2016

Hi,

I've got an old Yamaha LL500 that sounds great but I find the body a bit too big when trying to cross over from playing the electric. See image below (not mine). It's the body depth that is the main issue - other dimensions are fine. I think the body is somewhere between a Jumbo and Dreadnaught?

I'm after a nice semi-acoustic with cutaway that has a thinner body (probably prefer a Dreadnaught type dimensions but not too fussy as it the LL500 depth that gets me). I don't know much about pickups but generally don't like the sound of bridge piezo pickups (they may be better now) so one of the things with a mic in the soundhole might float my boat.

Taylor type quality level. Their sizing confuses me and I have no shops near me to try the various ones.

Would prefer second hand as it won't be a case queen. Anyone spotted any online deals, eBay or second hand stuff here I should be looking at. Budgets around £1000 but could go higher for the right one.

Andy

andyoz · April 2016

I just spotted this at Coda. I was loking at a guys Seagull on the weekend funny enough and really lijked alot of things about it - the funky small headstock, etc.

Any opinions?

http://www.coda-music.com/seagull-artist-studio-secondhand-p-23399.html

StanleyAccrington · April 2016

Off topic.....but I hate to see guitars that close to swimming pools.

andyoz · April 2016

haha, I hate see guitars laying on paving stones without a towel underneath in photos..

richardhomer · April 2016

I love 12 series Taylors - smaller than a Martin 000 - but (particularly the cedar and mahogany 512ce) very balanced.

The cedar and mahogany ones are much less 'sharp' sounding than the spruce and rosewood ones.

andyoz · April 2016

Thanks @richardhomer.

The 12 series might be a bit too small. I'm thinking a 414ce might be hard to beat. I've played the acoustic a bit more and realised I just needed to get used to the size again. A slightly smaller cutaway semi-acoustic is what I need

crunchman · April 2016

andyoz said:

Thanks @richardhomer.

The 12 series might be a bit too small. I'm thinking a 414ce might be hard to beat. I've played the acoustic a bit more and realised I just needed to get used to the size again. A slightly smaller cutaway semi-acoustic is what I need

It's a Taylor. It's not hard to beat - for instance any Martin. If you don't want to spend Martin money then look at Faith or Furch/Stonebridge.

Bluesman1989 · April 2016

Lowden LSE guitars have a shallower body

andyoz · April 2016

I'm in Nth Ireland so Lowden, Avalon are local and you can get good deals going directly to them. A guy at work got a £3K retail Avalon for £1,500 direct as it had been used in some trade shows. lovely neck on it.

I'd always got the feeling Lowden and Avalon were more for fingerpicking and I'm more a strummer.

BigLicks67 · April 2016

andyoz said:

I'd always got the feeling Lowden and Avalon were more for fingerpicking and I'm more a strummer.

I had a 414ce and found it quite boxy sounding for strumming.

If truth be told dreadnoughts are probably best for strumming.

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