Recommend me a new acoustic please!

Wistman

bertie said:

which edge ? north ? Bowermans Nose, Hairy Hands, Lady Howard, Hound Tor 

 Close to Blackingstone Rock if you want a rocky geographical location!

Wistman

thomasw88 said:

  I sold my Taylor 414 when I got the Simon and Patrick and I haven’t missed it at all.

also, what about Yamaha they do some very nice acoustics 

I hadn’t looked at S&P before, interesting... seems to be from the same stable as Seagulls. The standard spruce S6 seemed lacking something for me. Could just be bad demoes to be honest. However, cedar S&P dreads are available as lefties currently - a Woodland Cedar Dreadnought would be about £420, sounds quite good from the demoes on the Youtubes... though not sure it's as suitable for heavy strumming... anyone had any experience with this model?

Wistman

Andy79 said:

Sounds to me like you need a used J45

A used J45 lefty keeps going round and round on Ebay for £1900 - that’s rather more than I want to drop on a used guitar at present. Maybe one day...

earwighoney

You should send @gtc a PM. He's had a few Right handed acoustics converted to right handed guitars and he's been pleased with the results.

That could potentially open up your search a little.

GTC

earwighoney said:

You should send @gtc a PM. He's had a few Right handed acoustics converted to right handed guitars and he's been pleased with the results.

That could potentially open up your search a little.

Did I feel my ears burning? I have a beautiful nearly new Blueridge BR-371 for sale in the LH classifieds - properly converted from RH by Glastonbury -based luthier Alan Miller. 00-size - and comparable in build quality, tone and performance to a  corresponding Martin V-series. I'm in Somerset - an easy 5-mins from M5 J23. PM me if you need any details or other advice.

Wistman

GTC said:

earwighoney said:

You should send @gtc a PM. He's had a few Right handed acoustics converted to right handed guitars and he's been pleased with the results.

That could potentially open up your search a little.

Did I feel my ears burning? I have a beautiful nearly new Blueridge BR-371 for sale in the LH classifieds - properly converted from RH by Glastonbury -based luthier Alan Miller. 00-size - and comparable in build quality, tone and performance to a  corresponding Martin V-series. I'm in Somerset - an easy 5-mins from M5 J23. PM me if you need any details or other advice.

Very nice, I did already see it - sadly it's not what I'm looking for at the moment at all, being a small-bodied parlour!

GTC

No problem - I didn't read your requirements before posting, just saw the reference to me. Have you tried Reverb? I had a quick look and came across this one which appears it could fit the bill - https://reverb.com/uk/item/55097134-lakewood-d1-1990s-acoustic . Lakewood guitars are generally beautifully made in Germany - all solid woods and very well-appointed. However, their second-hand value doesn't seem to hold as well as the better known brands. At £500, you could be getting a heck of a lot of guitar for your money here.

FYI - Project Music in Exeter are (or at least, used to be) a Lakewood dealer.

Hope this helps.

Wistman

GTC said:

No problem - I didn't read your requirements before posting, just saw the reference to me. Have you tried Reverb? I had a quick look and came across this one which appears it could fit the bill - https://reverb.com/uk/item/55097134-lakewood-d1-1990s-acoustic . Lakewood guitars are generally beautifully made in Germany - all solid woods and very well-appointed. However, their second-hand value doesn't seem to hold as well as the better known brands. At £500, you could be getting a heck of a lot of guitar for your money here.

FYI - Project Music in Exeter are (or at least, used to be) a Lakewood dealer.

Hope this helps.

Thanks for the heads up! I hadn't had a proper browse of Reverb in this particular quest, because my past experience of that site is that everything seems horrendously overpriced usually... however, I will do some research on that lakewood and think about it! Cheers again for the tip

Wistman

GTC said:

https://reverb.com/uk/item/55097134-lakewood-d1-1990s-acousti

Well, that guitar seemed perfect for me - though very hard to find much info on the internet, beyond a couple of phone camera Youtube videos and some conversations in German... anyway, I submitted an offer and it was accepted, so the guitar will be on its way to me this coming week! I'm really looking forward to trying it out. I like how plain and workmanlike it looks, just a no-nonsense dread with high quality materials and solid woods assembled in Germany

bertie

@Wistman ;
ah close to Moreton,   so - did you go to Chagstock this w/e ? 

Wistman

bertie said:

@Wistman ;
ah close to Moreton,   so - did you go to Chagstock this w/e ? 

I did not, could hear a tiny bit on the breeze though! Am still a little wary of big gatherings of people to be honest, a few folks I know locally have caught covid recently and I’ve somehow avoided it so far...

GTC

Wistman said:

GTC said:

https://reverb.com/uk/item/55097134-lakewood-d1-1990s-acousti

Well, that guitar seemed perfect for me - though very hard to find much info on the internet, beyond a couple of phone camera Youtube videos and some conversations in German... anyway, I submitted an offer and it was accepted, so the guitar will be on its way to me this coming week! I'm really looking forward to trying it out. I like how plain and workmanlike it looks, just a no-nonsense dread with high quality materials and solid woods assembled in Germany

That's great. Let me know how you get on with it, if you can. I've bought quite a few guitars through Reverb (UK and International) and have come across instruments at good prices that you wouldn't normally find on eBay or Gumtree. As I said, on the Blueridge listing, I mainly play classicals nowadays. However, a couple of years ago I came across a beautiful and really unusually shaped left-handed Baden dread which I couldn't resist. After a few pleasurable months with it I sold it on to a delighted buyer from Dorset.

BTW - I think you'll find that the fretboard on your new Lakewood is ebony - and not rosewood as it says in the listing (which, in my view, makes it even better). 

Soupman

@Wistman glad you found what looks like a really nice guitar. The folks on here are really helpful! 

Wistman

GTC said:

That's great. Let me know how you get on with it, if you can. I've bought quite a few guitars through Reverb (UK and International) and have come across instruments at good prices that you wouldn't normally find on eBay or Gumtree. As I said, on the Blueridge listing, I mainly play classicals nowadays. However, a couple of years ago I came across a beautiful and really unusually shaped left-handed Baden dread which I couldn't resist. After a few pleasurable months with it I sold it on to a delighted buyer from Dorset.

BTW - I think you'll find that the fretboard on your new Lakewood is ebony - and not rosewood as it says in the listing (which, in my view, makes it even better). 

Thanks, I’ll definitely make a post on here about it once I have it in my grubby mitts! Yeah, Lakewood seem to keep all the specs on their site, I clocked ebony fretboard there too.

bertie

good call on the Lakewood

Wistman

Now I’m thinking about whether to add a strap button or not, since I mostly play standing... I will probably add a teardrop guard for sure, as I know my strumming will scuff up that open pore satin top in no time otherwise!

bertie

im waiting for a maker to do an OM with a concave  back for me belly,  for sitting and picking   

Tannin

Good idea @bertie While they are at it, I reckon the string manufacturers need to bring in a special set for lazy old buggers with a tendency to thrash a bit. These would be 13s at the bridge, tapering to 9s over the fingerboard.

Wistman

bertie said:

im waiting for a maker to do an OM with a concave  back for me belly,  for sitting and picking   

I’m skinny still, so I’ll take a roundback to fill out the gap

bertie

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