What is the ultimate bedroom guitar?

BluesLover

4 years ago, on my 60th birthday, I bought Fender Stratocaster and a Yamaha THR10. I then started off on the Justinguitar beginners course. I’m loving learning to play even though I seem to be a talent free zone !
There’s lots of talk on here about various bedroom/practice amps but nothing about bedroom guitars. So I’d like some opinions...the strat +THR10 gives me a selection of tones at talking volume, but then I decided I wanted an acoustic. I bought a Taylor GSMini. It’s ok but frankly, when strummed, is too loud, which got me to thinking. Can I find a guitar that will give quiet acoustic sounds and then switch to electric? May be a Taylor T5z or Godin A6. What say you?

Elwood

Anything with a piezo pickup will do what you want.

They allow electrics to sound broadly like an Acoustic. Give them a google and see if anything catches your eye

DB1

Going by your user name, I'd be tempted to suggest a Godin 5th Avenue Kingpin, or Kingpin 2. I don't know what sort of budget you have in mind, but you can pick a used one up for about £350-£400. They do an acoustic only version, but the Kingpin has a single P90 (the Kingpin 2 is a twin P90), which will give you some nice vintage blues/old jazzy tones. 

It's quite a quiet acoustic guitar, but has that nice P90 tone for whenever you want to plug in. 

ICBM

A BC Rich whatever the model is that looks like a cross between a cartoon spider and a fantasy battleaxe.

Because your bedroom is the only place where you can play it without the embarrassment potential of someone seeing you...





More seriously, a solidbody with a piezo pickup system as Elwood said. Not a Taylor T5 - they're quite semi-acoustic and aren't that quiet even played unamplified. I think the A6 might be better, it's more solid.

grungebob

If you can find one I highly recommend the ovation vxt. 

Strangefan

I would say the general concensus here is a gibson r8

Nikc

R8 les paul surly 

TheMarlin

DB1 said:

Going by your user name, I'd be tempted to suggest a Godin 5th Avenue Kingpin, or Kingpin 2. I don't know what sort of budget you have in mind, but you can pick a used one up for about £350-£400. They do an acoustic only version, but the Kingpin has a single P90 (the Kingpin 2 is a twin P90), which will give you some nice vintage blues/old jazzy tones. 

It's quite a quiet acoustic guitar, but has that nice P90 tone for whenever you want to plug in. 

A great guitar. Much loved by Gretsch enthusiasts, particularly those who play jazzy stuff. 

DB1

I've had one for a couple of years or so now. I keep putting it up for sale, then relenting because it's such a nice piece of kit for not too much money. The only reason that I keep thinking of selling it is because I have a 1955 ES-125, but to be honest, the Godin is nearly all the way there.

thumpingrug

Variax 

maltingsaudio

Fit a FishMan acoustic bridge to your strat

Th4fonz

or just save your money and use your fingers to play the acoustic softly.

sixwheeltyrrel

It might be worth considering an electric which is typically a little louder unplugged. An ES-335 or something along those lines. 

sawyer

Bedroom guitar! What you gonna do to it? 

terada

Strangefan said:

I would say the general concensus here is a gibson r8

But they're sooooooo last year  This year it's all about the R9

Wazmeister

Id say it’s the one that inspires you

Here’s my two, after many many years of research, trial and error and cost !

- Fender ‘63 Jason Smith Masterbuilt 
- Suhr Alt T Pro (Thornbuckers)

The Suhr is one of the best ‘all-round’ Ive played.

kt66

I think a big bodied semi acoustic is the best, as you can play it and still get a sound unplugged
ES-175 or White Falcon would be my first choices 

gibsongretschfan

https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/product/160202293387008--yamaha-slg200-silent-guitar-steel-trans-black

You lot are slipping

57Deluxe

BluesLover

Thanks for all the input, informative and entertaining, I’ve got a few ideas to investigate over the next few weeks. Oh, and GAS has been fuelled a bit...

robgilmo

Do you guys actually play in bedrooms? How do you get that one past the missus without waking up the kids?