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The „bright and woody“ sound has more to do with the setup, strings and amp you‘re using, the type of pickup and your picking technique. You have a large choice of suitable guitars to choose from and when you’ve found one that feels good in your hands start working on getting your sound. We all have different tastes, talents and opinions but without diligence and dedicated practice one doesn’t get very far. Old news, I know …. I have to face up to this all the time
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10-25-2025 04:17 PM
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Exactly. At some point, in the sub 1000€ departement, it's all about how you bond with the instrument.
Then you tweak it to get where you prefer.
This can be said at any price point by the way..
You can get such great guitars for 1000-1500€ these days.
It's sometimes hard to justify paying more.
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Well, I've realized I like the sweet sound of an old archtop with a floating pickup. A Loar would be the way to go. Maybe I'll look into an LH-700 and see if I can get it to work with the neck. I fell in love with that Eastman when I played it, but it's more of a modern guitar than the sound I'm looking for. If you have any other suggestions, I'd be happy to hear them. Thank you so much; this is a community of kind and helpful people.
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If you get/or still have, the acoustic Loar, I'd recommend the reissue De Armond pickup, its reasonably priced and should get you towards the sound you are after.
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The Loar is now packed in its case and I'm expecting the courier tomorrow morning. I was starting to like the sound, but that cutaway has a strange shape that I don't really like. They could have put more effort into making it a touch more elegant and symmetrical. I own the cutaway version, and it already has a factory floating Kent Armstrong pickup installed. This one has a C-shaped neck.
Originally Posted by bananafist
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now I have to look for something similar, I really enjoyed playing chord melody with that acoustic touch and that thin neck
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