Marc Beneteau Concert Acoustic

[Mark Kleinhaut]

Sounds this morning.

[Mark Kleinhaut]

Anyone using acoustics these days?

[Cunamara]

I like playing my flattop for jazz- a cheap ($200) Takamine F340S I bought in 1979. But I think I'd like an OM.

[rictroll]

Indeed.

Collings 02H

[bmw2002]

Anyone using acoustics these days?

Almost exclusively.

Collings 002H and a Daniel Bernaert nylon string classical.

[Mark Kleinhaut]

Does anyone think my recording has too much string noise audible? It was done with brand new strings (daddario 80/20 bronze .012). What strings do you guys like?

[bmw2002]

On my Collings I use John Pearse Phosphor Bronze Wound Light Gauge strings (#600L).

[John A.]

Anyone using acoustics these days?

I play my archtop unplugged a lot, at home more so than plugged in. It's a laminated spruce top, so not a legit acoustic guitar, but the actual sound quality is quite nice. I also have a Gitane D500 Gypsy jazz style acoustic that. In the warm weather months, I tend to play outside in the neighborhood park a lot, and I usually use the Gitane for that. I also have a cheap-o Recording King flat top for when I want to play more folky, finger-picky kind of stuff, and a guitele because I left my classical guitar in the dryer for too long. Oh, and an acoustic U-bass.

Sometimes I do silly things like this:

[Max405]

Does anyone think my recording has too much string noise audible? It was done with brand new strings (daddario 80/20 bronze .012). What strings do you guys like?

Mark, that was incredible. And I personally feel acoustic recordings must have string noise. And yours was just right, like everything else about your incredible playing.
Big fan Mark. Big fan.
JD

[Map0Spread]

Awesome playing Mark, thanks for that!

I have a 000 made by luthier Michel Pellerin (look him up!) about 2 years ago... Had a very good price for it, I could probably sell it without taking a big hit financially. I have now commissioned an archtop to luthier Guillaume Rancourt and I should probably sell one of my five guitars (love them all, it's hard!) to justify this big gift to myself.

I was thinking of selling my Pellerin, telling myself I won't use my flat top much after I get this high end archtop, but this thread makes me reconsider that decision... I'm interested to know what use you guys are of your flat top vs arch top.