Subj : Acoustic guitars...
To   : Paul Lawson
From : Martin Ridgley
Date : Tue Aug 15 2000 12:47 pm

-=> Paul Lawson wrote to Martin Ridgley <=-

 PL> I love the necks on the Taylors.  I've played strictly electrics
 PL> for years and they're the easiest for me to transition to.  I
 PL> also love the tone, extremely warm and full.

   Yeah.  Tone is a big factor for me, too.  I like the bottom end to
 sound pretty full and warm.  Most of the Guilds I've played do it
 for me.

 PL> The only thing I've noticed is the vast majority of the Taylors
 PL> (in my price range) I've played of late haven't projected very
 PL> well at all.

   That's a shame, 'cause I'd want to be able to do some solo acoustic
 performances without the benefit of any amplification.  OTOH, I also
 want to be able to play whatever acoustic I get on stage with a band,
 so I'm going to have to get a pick-up installed.  We'll have to see...

 MR> ...if you've got to have 16-tracks, it's rapidly becoming more
 MR> and more affordable.

 PL> I've seen a few in Musicians Friend for around $1000.   At this
 PL> point an 8-track is well beyond my needs.  I'd be happy with a
 PL> 4-track to play with but I figure when I do get around to it,
 PL> I may as well buy something I can grow into...

   Yeah, you might as well.  I've been using a 4-track cassette machine
 for years now and am finding the limitations of it quite frustrating.
 I write songs and I like to record demos that sound like a full band
 (i.e. drums, bass, two guitars, at least two or three vocal tracks,
 and occasionally keyboards).  I've got pretty good at recording and
 bouncing tracks now and I've managed to make some decent demos on
 it - recording up to about seven tracks in total, which are mixed and 
 bounced down along the way to end up with just four.

   I recently had the opportunity though, to work with a friend who was
 making a CD on a 16-track digital deck.  What a treat to be able to 
 save *everything* and make all your editing and mixing decisions at
 the end of the project!  Still, for my personal needs I think it's
 probably over-kill.  So, I'm looking at getting a digital 8-track
 deck a.s.a.f.p. (as soon as finances permit).

    Martin
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