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Post by tai on Jun 20, 2018 20:38:05 GMT
Hi I want to know what is your advise about guitar body. i know dread is bigger than auditorium, dread is better for strumming and auditorium a bit more versatile good for strumming and picking.
In my case, as a poor student im looking for the hb custom line 15 series with a dilemna. I like do sing accompaniment, cover music but i also really like fingerstyle.
For you what is the best choice.
Thanks for reading
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Post by dodger on Jun 20, 2018 21:28:14 GMT
I have both HB styles and both are fine for singing with and fingerpicking. The auditorium is quieter with a very clear sound. I love both!
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Post by tai on Jun 20, 2018 21:42:57 GMT
Yeah thank you as always, guitar sound is subjective. I think as im a beginner i ll take a bundle with dread a case and a guitar stand. tommorow i ll try to go to a music shop to ear the different between both body style. By the way i don't know why thomann don't do creative bundle with auditorium, i ll try to email them if it s not possible i ll keep the dread !
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Post by doktorsteve on Jun 21, 2018 16:08:03 GMT
I don't think you can make generalizations about the sound based on body style. I have a bee in my bonnet about my CLG414 CE. Any dread I have tried has a brighter more exciting sound. I would not buy it again.
But that is personal taste. My friends like the mellow sound.
You have either got to buy a guitar that you have tried or trust someone else's opinion/taste.
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Post by milton on Jun 21, 2018 21:39:07 GMT
I generally prefer auditorium (or 'Orchestra') models to dreadnoughts. I've played some OK-sounding dreadnoughts, but they tend to sound a little bit 'standard', plain. Whereas more of the auditoriums (and parlour) guitars that I've played have just had a bit of attitude to them. Like a more exaggerated, either sweeter or more cutting, top-end. Or a more exaggerated, low-mid-range.
I have a real thing for 12-fret-to-body orchestra models. The 12-fret positioning definitely imparts a certain sound, and a 12-fret auditorium with mahogany in it ticks all my boxes. I have two Recording King ROS-series guitar, one entirely solid mahogany (which is my favourite acoustic guitar in the whole world ever) and one spruce and mahogany laminate, which isn't bad at all considering I only paid £140 for it secondhand. I'd like to try the Harley Benton mahogany top parlour guitar for fingerstyle, that's a 12-fretter with solid mahogany top. I imagine it would sound quite crappy for strumming though.
I mustn't generalise though, cos this guy sounds great playing fingerstyle on a Harley Benton cutaway dread. Probably helps that it has a 48mm nut: it's very unusual to find dreadnoughts with wide nuts.
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Post by milton on Jun 21, 2018 21:50:16 GMT
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Post by dodger on Jun 21, 2018 22:20:09 GMT
It sounds great played every way - at least mine with rosewood back and sides does. Perfect guitar for solo artist or recording.
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Post by easyrider on Jun 23, 2018 12:48:06 GMT
For picking both of them are equal, 'cos they have the same size nut. I have CLP-15M and it's perfect for picking and sounds well. I think the dread sounds better when strumming.
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