What is the ultimate bedroom guitar?

fastonebaz

One where the G string keeps falling off? 

roberty

You can wang one of those rubber cover thingees in the sound hole, feedback suppressor

https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Planet-Waves-Screeching-Halt-Soundhole-Plug/KJN

roberty

Or stuff some jumpers in it when the weather improves

stickyfiddle

For the acoustic/electric combination I'm not aware of anything that beats the Taylor T5 stuff. But they're a horrible halfway house solution that honestly isn't as good as a proper electric or proper acoustic. 

Personally, I play probably 80% split between acoustic and unplugged electric, and about on electric 20% through an amp or headphones (via shitloads of pedals).

The best bedroom guitar is whatever inspires you to pick it up and play - that's the whole point

NelsonP

robgilmo said:

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

Modeller + headphones

ICBM

stickyfiddle said:

For the acoustic/electric combination I'm not aware of anything that beats the Taylor T5 stuff. But they're a horrible halfway house solution that honestly isn't as good as a proper electric or proper acoustic.

Fender HMT Telecaster from the 1990s. Still the best acoustic-electric hybrid I’ve ever played.

The Godins do as well in my opinion.

I hated the necks on all of them - wide and thin. It’s odd that three very different guitars should have the same problem, maybe it’s assumed to be something that an acoustic-electric player would want?

stickyfiddle

ICBM said:

stickyfiddle said:

For the acoustic/electric combination I'm not aware of anything that beats the Taylor T5 stuff. But they're a horrible halfway house solution that honestly isn't as good as a proper electric or proper acoustic.

Fender HMT Telecaster from the 1990s. Still the best acoustic-electric hybrid I’ve ever played.

The Godins do as well in my opinion.

I hated the necks on all of them - wide and thin. It’s odd that three very different guitars should have the same problem, maybe it’s assumed to be something that an acoustic-electric player would want?

Yeah, I think it's probably that manufacturers assume it's the widdly crowd who want these guitars, since people who like bigger necked guitars are probably more old school and prefer to use a real acoustic. 

I know what you mean about necks though. I've discounted the idea of buying half the market because so many guitars seem to suffer from "generic asian neck syndrome" 

BluesLover

Robgilmo - yes I do play in a bedroom. Bedroom 2 is my wife’s sewing room, bedroom 3 is my study. No kids and a 3 bed house. The need to be quiet is because my long suffering wife got seriously fed up at my inept attempts at Hotel California....
Tonight I’m going to look at a Gibson ES339, owned by a friend.

SimpleSimon

Surely a Line 6 JTV variax would cover all bases in the bedroom?

duotone

My Squier Strat is the one I use the most, as its the most comfortable to play when sitting down.

thumpingrug

SimpleSimon said:

Surely a Line 6 JTV variax would cover all bases in the bedroom?

I've already suggested that.  I have a JTV 69 and its a great guitar.  They only problem is that since i have had it its made me want to get a Telecaster and a 335 so win fact it just increases the GAS.  However pair a JTV with a TRH10 and you can have endless fun.

merciful-evans

Something in a nice quilt should do you.