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Post by ocarolan on Mar 19, 2018 17:11:21 GMT
I wouldn't recommend going out with the intention of buying a specific wood combo - buy with your ears when you play. There are some preconception-busting guitars out there!
Furch (Stonebridge/Stanford) are well-regarded instruments and can give comparable quality to others at lower cost. But it depends what floats your boat. Rule nothing out, rule nothing in!
Finding a guitar that "complements" an existing one is always an interesting thing to do. Do you actually want something that sounds/feels/reacts differently, or, in your heart of hearts do you actually want pretty much the same thing in a different package?
Just some thoughts to ponder - ignore them if not helpful, but do keep us up to date in your search - we all love a good guitar hunt, even someone else's! Good luck!
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Post by Martin on Mar 19, 2018 17:22:46 GMT
Due to a serious GAS I am considering buying a guitar to complement my Martin 000-18 and I am between the two combinations: cedar/hog or cedar/rosewood. In fact, I'm gazing on a Furch G23CRC now Yellow Gc-CR. Have you heard good things about Furch guitars? I had a Furch S21SW recently, a very nice spruce/walnut jumbo. They are superbly built guitars and sound lovely.
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Post by stringdriventhing on Mar 19, 2018 17:45:43 GMT
I've got a Furch Cedar/Mahogany guitar. They used to call it the G20-CM, but they've changed their naming system recently. I think it's a great guitar. You get a lot for your money with Furch.
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Post by Phil Taylor on Mar 19, 2018 19:10:21 GMT
I've played this Phil
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Post by vikingblues on Mar 19, 2018 21:00:11 GMT
A friend of mine has just bought a new guitar and as a trade in fo rthe new one had a choice of his Gibson L00 Custom or a 12 fret Furch 00 M 31SR. The Gibson got traded in.
You can imagine from that he is very enthusiastic indeed about the Furch!
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Post by Cams on Mar 20, 2018 15:19:11 GMT
My first nice guitar was cedar / mahogany and it was great. A Lakewood M14.
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Post by pender on Mar 21, 2018 13:18:27 GMT
I wouldn't recommend going out with the intention of buying a specific wood combo - buy with your ears when you play. There are some preconception-busting guitars out there! Furch (Stonebridge/Stanford) are well-regarded instruments and can give comparable quality to others at lower cost. But it depends what floats your boat. Rule nothing out, rule nothing in! Finding a guitar that "complements" an existing one is always an interesting thing to do. Do you actually want something that sounds/feels/reacts differently, or, in your heart of hearts do you actually want pretty much the same thing in a different package? Just some thoughts to ponder - ignore them if not helpful, but do keep us up to date in your search - we all love a good guitar hunt, even someone else's! Good luck! Keith I need more bass and a brightly sound. The problem is that in Portugal there's a wonderful food, wine and sun but no variety on guitars brand. Apart from Martin and Taylor there's no more options to play before buy.
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Post by stringdriventhing on Mar 21, 2018 14:10:35 GMT
I need more bass and a brightly sound. The problem is that in Portugal there's a wonderful food, wine and sun but no variety on guitars brand. Apart from Martin and Taylor there's no more options to play before buy. I had to travel to Berlin, London and Trondheim to try out Furch guitars... admittedly I had to go to those places anyway As far as I know there is only one place in Scotland (where I live) that stocks them, and they only ever have a few in. I'd be really wary of buying a guitar online if I hadn't at least played that model before, so you have my sympathy. I'm not sure that Cedar is brighter sounding than Spruce. It obviously will depend a lot on the guitar, but in general I'd say Spruce was brighter.
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Post by pender on Mar 22, 2018 13:31:33 GMT
I need more bass and a brightly sound. The problem is that in Portugal there's a wonderful food, wine and sun but no variety on guitars brand. Apart from Martin and Taylor there's no more options to play before buy. I had to travel to Berlin, London and Trondheim to try out Furch guitars... admittedly I had to go to those places anyway As far as I know there is only one place in Scotland (where I live) that stocks them, and they only ever have a few in. I'd be really wary of buying a guitar online if I hadn't at least played that model before, so you have my sympathy. I'm not sure that Cedar is brighter sounding than Spruce. It obviously will depend a lot on the guitar, but in general I'd say Spruce was brighter. Thanks for your comments! Based on the video, cedar provides a good bass, right?
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Post by Riverman on Mar 22, 2018 13:48:47 GMT
It all depends what you mean by “bright”, pender. Roger Bucknall of Fylde Guitars has a completely opposite take to me on what words like that mean, in relation to guitar tone. (I’m right, of course ) Generalising to a huge degree...to my ears, for what it’s worth, cedar would be warm and spruce bright. But it might be the complete opposite of that generalisation with any individual instruments. See the problem? Have you considered sticking with spruce & mahogany but going up in body size to give you more bass? A Martin dreadnought, or one of the several Taylor models larger than a 000 might fit the bill but really, there’s no getting around the fact that you have to try as many guitars as you can get your hands on until you find the sound you’re looking for.
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Post by stringdriventhing on Mar 22, 2018 15:44:32 GMT
Based on the video, cedar provides a good bass, right? I agree with Riverman that the bass response has more to do with the size/shape/depth of the guitar than the top wood, so in general something like a Dreadnought, a Grand Auditorium or Mini Jumbo is likely to have more bass than a 000 or OM. It depends a lot on the individual guitar though.
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Post by Martin on Mar 22, 2018 15:54:24 GMT
I had to travel to Berlin, London and Trondheim to try out Furch guitars... I've been there once (for a footy match - Rosenborg play there) and it's one of my favourite places to visit. Just stunning
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Post by stringdriventhing on Mar 22, 2018 16:28:22 GMT
I've been there once (for a footy match - Rosenborg play there) and it's one of my favourite places to visit. Just stunning I was there for a work thing, but I went a couple of days early and did some touristy stuff. Yeah, a really nice place... not bad guitar shop there too
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Post by andyhowell on Mar 22, 2018 18:04:44 GMT
I’ll go with cedar warm and spruce bright - I might add spruce is sharp and dynamic, cedar cool and smooth ...
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Post by Riverman on Mar 22, 2018 18:53:50 GMT
cedar cool and smooth ... Bit like you eh Andy? You and your great hair...
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