seamonkey Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Squares or slopes and why? Any thoughts about rosewood vs mahogany would be appreciated too! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Squares or slopes and why? Any thoughts about rosewood vs mahogany would be appreciated too! Thanks Slopes, because squares at a party just kill the buzz, nobody wants to be sat next to them and they'll KO your chances of pulling a loose woman. You are who you associate with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Man both are great. I'll give you an example... for $2,000 (or less) you can get a J45, or even a Gibson 1962 Country Western Reissue - Sheryl Crow (not the new model, and I think EMShorts has one?) They are both great workhorses. Most on the forum would love a J45 and a Hummingbird or some variety. And with regard to wood choice, that is personal preference. I happen to love the drier sounds of mahogany. If you like rosewood, and a more lush and sustainy sound, you could still get a J45 Custom or a Firebird, or any other number of non mahogany Gibbys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seamonkey Posted December 11, 2013 Author Share Posted December 11, 2013 Thanks! What's your opinion of the Jf30? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seamonkey Posted December 11, 2013 Author Share Posted December 11, 2013 Slopes, because squares at a party just kill the buzz, nobody wants to be sat next to them and they'll KO your chances of pulling a loose woman. You are who you associate with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seamonkey Posted December 11, 2013 Author Share Posted December 11, 2013 Hah! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry K Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 In a righteous world, 16 year old aspiring guitarists would just be issued a J-45 or a Martin D-18 and told to go forth and pickify. Edit: If you have to ask these questions just buy a J-45 standard or TV if you can afford it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Squares or slopes and why? Any thoughts about rosewood vs mahogany would be appreciated too! Thanks Just about the largest (double-)Q of the year - put in time here by mid-December. Can I postpone my doctor-thesis to after New Years Eve ? Meanwhile go out and get both for X-mas, , , 'ave a happy search. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seamonkey Posted December 11, 2013 Author Share Posted December 11, 2013 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seamonkey Posted December 11, 2013 Author Share Posted December 11, 2013 In a righteous world, 16 year old aspiring guitarists would just be issued a J-45 or a Martin D-18 and told to go forth and pickify. Edit: If you have to ask these questions just buy a J-45 standard or TV if you can afford it. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 What the hells goin on ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdd707 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 In a righteous world, 16 year old aspiring guitarists would just be issued a J-45 or a Martin D-18 and told to go forth and pickify. Edit: If you have to ask these questions just buy a J-45 standard or TV if you can afford it. In a PERFECT world they would be issued both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
music4love Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 My first choice would be square mahogany = Hummingbird True Vintage. That unique rich, warm , sweet , responsive tone is what does it for me. Second choice would be sloped mahogany=Southern Jumbo True Vintage/ Sheryl Crow Southern Jumbo= rich, responsive , woody, and powerful. A little less warmth and sweetness. More of an in your face tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seamonkey Posted December 11, 2013 Author Share Posted December 11, 2013 Thank you! Very helpful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philfish Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 I've always liked the look of a Gibson J or slopes the best,Even though I have owned squares most of my life. When I was young I wanted rosewood but now mahogany is for me. I still own both, and it's nice to have different sounding guitars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 I don't care about the body shape and care even less about the wood. All I care about is how the thing sounds and feels. Great guitars are made with all different kinds of wood and come in a whole lot of different shapes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Sea, the answer is found in your own heart: Do you prefer Ginger or Mary Ann? If the former, you would most certainly be in the Slope group. If you would prefer Mary Ann, then you would appreciate square shoulder acoustic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Squares or slopes and why? Any thoughts about rosewood vs mahogany would be appreciated too! Thanks Depends on the app, right? Slopes generally spking are more verstile, but if you are doin stones- mellencamp rthythm licks, versitile goes out the window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherofpearl Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 I vote both and have both and use both. You need both lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 I dig both Ginger and Mary Ann - though I don't know them - is that possible, , , I mean to dance with the two. . . Still when I go deeper, something strange occurs. My mind stays very fond of the coooool slopes, but I can feel my soul rhyme with the squares, , , and can't figure that one out. Seen Beatles with the round-shouldered all my life and always liked their acoustics - so maybe this has to do with the period when I first began playing. The early half of the 70's when slopes was retiring. . . . Totally sure Stones or other artists hasn't anything in the game, , , - is it just that square means bigger means more guitar - is it that embarrassingly banal. . . I need to call my old psychologist, (who always - without being conscious about it - placed me under a framed picture of Mickey Mouse and asked me to say something serious). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpbiii Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Slopes, square, RW, mahogany? The answer is YES! Here are some from the 30s. Let's pick, -Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliasphobias Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Looks as if you are divided tb-that looks like a Christmas card photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phelonious Ponk Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Slope. Mahogany. Because I like the look and the sound. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Slope. Mahogany. Because I like the look and the sound. P Slopes !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonjunkie Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 I like squares - got a Mahogany J-40 (and Hummingbird) that sound great, and a Guild D-55 (Square dread) that is made of Rosewood and is the best sounding guitar I've owned. Then again, I also love the sound of my Maple J-200! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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