Tell us something.: A long time chatty Chiffer but have been absent for almost two decades. Returned in 2022 and still recognize some names! I also play anglo concertina now.
As if I didn't have enough to do. Look what I got yesterday!
My mother played folk music on acoustic guitar and I've wanted to learn it for a long time now. I even took lessons when I was a child but just wasn't old enough to manage it.
Hobgoblin Music had a booth at the Warwick Folk Festival this weekend, and now I have my very own travel-sized (of course!) acoustic guitar!
Tell us something.: A long time chatty Chiffer but have been absent for almost two decades. Returned in 2022 and still recognize some names! I also play anglo concertina now.
Hehe, Missy, it did cross my mind but guitar has been in my life longer than dulcimer.
JS - pretty good, actually! The booth also had a "Backpacker" (Martin brand?) guitar which sounded very tinny in comparison. This one has a lovely sound in my beginner opinion, although it's quieter than a full size acoustic and more suitable for solo play or practice than playing in a group. Suits me fine!
I'm hoping we still have some good weather here after my dissertation is done, I can go practice in the park, and not bump it into anyone on the tube when travelling round.
avanutria wrote:JS - pretty good, actually! The booth also had a "Backpacker" (Martin brand?) guitar which sounded very tinny in comparison. This one has a lovely sound in my beginner opinion, although it's quieter than a full size acoustic and more suitable for solo play or practice than playing in a group. Suits me fine!
Would you mind saying what they cost? I've looked at the Vagabond travel guitar website, but I haven't convinced myself to spend the US $360 on something I can't play first. Here's a pic:
Giles: "We few, we happy few."
Spike: "We band of buggered."
Tell us something.: A long time chatty Chiffer but have been absent for almost two decades. Returned in 2022 and still recognize some names! I also play anglo concertina now.
The one I got is £79 including a case. I think Hobgoblin US sells it for $155, not sure. It was cheaper than the Backpacker, that was £135 or so I believe.
There are tons of music shops in Seattle...I used to live there, albeit briefly. www.dustystrings.com in Fremont has tons of stuff, I wouldn't be surprised if they stock a couple travel models as well.
avanutria wrote:www.dustystrings.com in Fremont has tons of stuff, I wouldn't be surprised if they stock a couple travel models as well.
Last time I was in there, the only travel guitar I saw was the Martin backpacker (which I don't like). I haven't been there in a little while, so they could have something new by now. (Seattle is a pain to get around in during the summer; there's a festival of some sort nearly every weekend, which makes weekend traffic as bad or worse than weekday rush-hour. :roll: )
Enjoy your new guitar!
Giles: "We few, we happy few."
Spike: "We band of buggered."
avanutria wrote:JS - pretty good, actually! The booth also had a "Backpacker" (Martin brand?) guitar which sounded very tinny in comparison. This one has a lovely sound in my beginner opinion, although it's quieter than a full size acoustic and more suitable for solo play or practice than playing in a group. Suits me fine!
Would you mind saying what they cost? I've looked at the Vagabond travel guitar website, but I haven't convinced myself to spend the US $360 on something I can't play first.
I wouldn't spend that much for a mini-gtr, Slude. If you really want one, pay less and save extra for a real guitar.
The Weekenders wrote:I wouldn't spend that much for a mini-gtr, Slude. If you really want one, pay less and save extra for a real guitar.
I've got the real guitar (1965 Gibson J-45). There are times when a smaller guitar would be nice, but I remain unconvinced that they're worth the money. The $155 for one like ava's is getting closer, though.
Giles: "We few, we happy few."
Spike: "We band of buggered."
djm wrote:Don't be silly. That's not a real guitar. This is a guitar ....
djm
Who designed that one? Salvador Dali?
Steve
"Last night, among his fellow roughs,
He jested, quaff'd and swore."
They cut me down and I leapt up high
I am the life that'll never, never die.
I'll live in you if you'll live in me -
I am the lord of the dance, said he!
Look what I got yesterday!
