Guitar Demo in Open Chord

[duluthdan]

For instance. I am browsing for a new guitar and discover a couple demos in open tuning of a guitar I played last summer.

I like Matt's (Eddies Guitars) much better

Thoughts ?

[kidblast]

liked both

 

but it's hard to argue with that beard huh???

[62burst]

For instance. . .

"For instance?" Uh-oh, that's an expensive for instance.

 

Thoughts?

Like watching the food channel when you're hungry. Bon appétit, Dan ; ).

[Jesse_Dylan]

Yep, I am really picky about my demos. Besides wanting decent sound quality, I want standard tuning (it's what we're all used to, even though I play less and less in it these days). I also don't want a lot of fancy action going on. I like some good, simple fingerpicking and some good, simple strumming. I want a demo of the guitar, not a demo of the musician.

 

And, for me personally, I find that strumming with a pick brings out what I want to hear in a guitar. No strumming with hands. And I feel like it's harder for a guitar to sound good strummed. I feel like with some decent fingerpicking, even mediocre guitars can sound all right. Could just be my bias and what my ears are calibrated to, though. Other folks no doubt think "put the dang pick away!"

[duluthdan]

"For instance?" Uh-oh, that's an expensive for instance.

 

 

Like watching the food channel when you're hungry. Bon appétit, Dan ; ).

Too late ! Its already on the truck

[62burst]

Too late ! Its already on the truck

 

Turncoat! ; ).

 

And you've found a perfect loophole in how to avoid having to post a sound clip by posting the demo for the guitar before it even gets in your door.

 

A prediction for a fine sounding NMGD/WE coming up for Dan. (pics or it didn't happen!)

 

Congrats

 

Edit- Of course, a demo in standard tuning would be appreciated by most all.

 

 

[Jesse_Dylan]

Didn't the guy doing the NStuff Martin demo (and he's done Martin demos for Music Villa / Acoustic Letter recently) work for Fishman? I think I remember him demoing the Aura back when.

 

Anyway, I'm jealous! I've been interested in a 000-28 for years and years. Not sure I could justify it, given that I have an M-36 (which is basically a 0000-28.. er ok... not really... but close) and the WM-00 (if you combine them, they cover the same ground a 000-28 would). Won't stop me from living vicariously, though.

[songman]

Yep, I am really picky about my demos. Besides wanting decent sound quality, I want standard tuning (it's what we're all used to, even though I play less and less in it these days). I also don't want a lot of fancy action going on. I like some good, simple fingerpicking and some good, simple strumming. I want a demo of the guitar, not a demo of the musician.

 

And, for me personally, I find that strumming with a pick brings out what I want to hear in a guitar. No strumming with hands. And I feel like it's harder for a guitar to sound good strummed. I feel like with some decent fingerpicking, even mediocre guitars can sound all right. Could just be my bias and what my ears are calibrated to, though. Other folks no doubt think "put the dang pick away!"

What he said

[MissouriPicker]

Standard tuning is the "standard" as far as I'm concerned, although if I were adept as some with the alternate/open tunings I might think differently. Most everyone I know uses "standard" primarily, but the handful who use the alternate/open tunings are really good players and seem to have a good grasp on theory and dozens of chord formations.

[blindboygrunt]

Standard tuning is the "standard" as far as I'm concerned, although if I were adept as some with the alternate/open tunings I might think differently. Most everyone I know uses "standard" primarily, but the handful who use the alternate/open tunings are really good players and seem to have a good grasp on theory and dozens of chord formations.

 

 

You'll find after a short glimpse into alternate timings , especially open tunings , that it's incredibly simple. Way more simple than standard tuning .

anyone who hasn't tried open tunings should totally have a blast

Especially someone like you MP , who has enough guitars to keep one in open D and have others to use when not in the mood for anything new

[fsharp]

It is awfully rare to see someone do a demo in an alternative tuning, but I can't say that I have any feelings one way or the other as long as they tell you. Since I play almost entirely fingerstyle, I don't generally care what the guitar sounds like when flatpicked regardless of the tuning. To top it off, my computer speakers aren't exactly high enough caliber to hear much difference no matter which guitar is being played. I have never had enough nerve to buy any guitar without trying it in person anyway. I like listening to the demos and the descriptions of the instruments, but I can't say it ever really influences me.

[Martin 1940D28]

I totally agree. My Harmony Stella sounds fantastic with an open or drop D tuning.

[Jesse_Dylan]

You'll find after a short glimpse into alternate timings , especially open tunings , that it's incredibly simple. Way more simple than standard tuning .

anyone who hasn't tried open tunings should totally have a blast

Especially someone like you MP , who has enough guitars to keep one in open D and have others to use when not in the mood for anything new

Totally agree. Honestly, the hardest thing about alternate tunings is getting the damn things into the alternate tunings, then putting it back when you want it back. I have written so many songs in made-up tunings, been too lazy to tune back to made-up tuning after going back to standard, and forgetting.

 

You guys will crucify me, but I have the Tronical Tuners on some guitars now (these are the infamous MinETune and GForce and whatever else), and I love it. It's great to be able to go from standard to open tunings, to made-up tunings, to standard but down a half step, or a step, or 1.5 or 2 steps, then back to standard as I please. I break more strings now because of all the tuning and retuning, but that gets me to change them more often (I used to go years between string changes sometimes).

[MissouriPicker]

Stu, thanks for the advice. After taking a look at the chords for Open D, I see shapes very similar to banjo chords....lol....which I'm fairly familiar with. Been playing around with them for the last 90 minutes or so and have become semi-proficient with all the major chords. Have to admit, it's pretty easy and a very different sound from the same keys in standard tuning. Gives me new ideas with old songs and ideas for new ones. I'm already fast enough on chord changes for my 4-5 chord ballads. Very interesting, and may I add "inspirational." [thumbup]