So I have a budget of £500 and I'm in the market for a Parlour/OO guitar.
I'm looking for something that has that kind of "delta blues" style sound to it, something a bit boxy sounding I guess and is a bit more punchy in the mid range.
So looking around I saw the PRS SE P20/P20E and it looks like a good bet, sounds like my thing judging from the YouTube clips and then I stumbled across the Fender Paramount PM-2 which has a solid back and sides whereas the PRS has laminate, comes with a hardshell case whereas the PRS comes with a gigbag albeit the top quality PRS gigbags we all know and love.
They're both mahogany tops/back and sides but looking from the YouTube clips the PRS sounds more "bluesy" for want of a better word whereas the Fender sounds warmer and a bit more like a folk sound. Is this is just something as easy as a string choice because both have the same body shape and materials so how come there's such a significant difference in sound?
Any experience, advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
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Fender Paramount-nope
Sigma L-00 copy is another good contender
Epiphone Zenith round hole arch top, bit left field but great tone for blues. Again, do the bag thing
Vintage Paul Brett Statesboro. All laminate but bloody marvellous (£99!)
Loar stuff, again, great
I have a 1930s Supertone 0 size if you fancy a chat over it
I got one of the first runs in 2018 but there have been other iterations since.
It is solid mahogany with a passive pick up. Great design. Incredibly comfortable. Nice neck. Great sound, especially for fingerpicking.
Here is a nice review video:
That Yamaha sounds pretty good though!
I am gutted because I really liked the feel and tone of the Loar but I know those things will annoy me. What also annoyed me is that I bought a gigbag for it because it just came in a box and I thought Thomann would place the guitar in the gigbag but nope they just put the bag in with the guitar box.
Now I have a bit of a conundrum here because I really want that kind of OO pre-war Gibson style shape and Thomann have another Loar in stock so do I ask for a replacement and run the risk of it having issues or do I go for something else? I was looking at the Alvarez Delta OO but Alvarez seems to draw a lot of ire on here so I don't fancy buying a lemon.
Any advice would be appreciated!