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slackkeymike
Lokahi
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 Posted - 02/25/2008 : 4:28:48 PM
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I would like to find a small guitar that I could take to work. The martin is real popular, any others?
How about something that sounds like an acoustic, but you plug headphones directly into it so no one is bothered?
Mike
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Karl Monetti
`Olu`olu
USA
756 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2008 : 7:57:39 PM
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Mike
If you are just taking it to work, why not take a GOOD guitar to work and just leave it there? Assuming you have a private office or other safe place to store it. Many travel guitars sound sort of crummy. If yo need to be quiet about it, I have seen some nifty take-aparts with built in pickups advertised tho I cannot recall the names of any of them. If yo got one of them, i suppose you would need an active pickup system, and that a passive would not work with just earphones; that is only a guess. Surely someone will correct that statement soon.
How about a regular electric guitar? They are nice and quiet when played unplugged. |
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Karl Monetti
`Olu`olu
USA
756 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2008 : 8:02:21 PM
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Mike,
One more thing about the Martin Backpacker. It is a cool instrument,ultimately portable, and I travelled with the one my wife gave me for 15 years. But, play one before you buy any of the travelers. In fact, play them all. The MB is not easy to play due to its shape; I always had to use the strap, which was no big problem. You only have (I'm too lazy to go upstairs in the closet to verify this) 15 to 17 frets. And the sound is , well, they do resonate a long time, but they are sort of wimpy when you play them. Don't expect to be heard if playing with someone, unless they have on, too.
That guitar is what led me to build my own. Same as a terrible (and the only) rugby referee we had jn our area was the main reason I became a referee. |
Karl
Frozen North |
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RJS
Ha`aha`a
1635 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2008 : 8:51:06 PM
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Don't know your finances.
I use a Miranda. One of those portable fold em up. It's shape, when put together (takes about 90 seconds) is exactly like a real guitar and the proprietary electronics sounds very good. As good as a mid price range classical with a decent pick up. Pricey but you get a quality instrument. |
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wcerto
Ahonui
USA
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Posted - 02/26/2008 : 02:22:56 AM
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Paul has a spare guitar and a spare banjo at work for those lunchtime jams. Not a good guitar, though, I don't think. It is probably one of those trash on the tree lawn guitars someone brought to him.
I think the Martin Backpacker sounds icky. Very tinny.
Many years ago, I got Paul a practice amp kinda thing that you can wear on your belt that plugs into the guitar through headphones and you no make racket to wake up the guys taking a nap. But do not look at the soldering on the boards, though. I could not find any where they cleaned the flux off after soldering. Sheesh. Whoever soldered would have flunked the high reliability test. |
Me ke aloha
Malama pono,
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Podagee57
Lokahi
USA
280 Posts |
Posted - 02/26/2008 : 09:16:25 AM
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The cool thing about a Martin Backpacker is that it can double as a canoe paddle, haha. It's built like a rock and compared to some other compact guitars, it sounds like one too. I think the biggest thing it has going for it is that it is very stout, perfect for backpacking (or boating haha). You can kick it around and not hurt it. There's lots of small alternatives out there that sound and play better...but won't stand up to the abuse that a Backpacer will. And yes, as Karl said, very difficult to hold and play...I find that laying down is the easiest position to play it. The strap does help.
The mini Martins are pretty good though. I think they sound a little better than the Baby Taylors. |
What? You mean high "E" is the TOP string. No way dude! That changes everything! |
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hapakid
Luna Ho`omalu
USA
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Posted - 02/26/2008 : 09:36:35 AM
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The king of the quiet guitars is the Yamaha Silent guitar in nylon or steel string. They're a little pricey for a guitar you may have at risk, but there are Chinese knockoffs on Ebay for under $200.
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slackkeymike
Lokahi
440 Posts |
Posted - 02/29/2008 : 6:29:25 PM
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| How do the "knockoffs" rate? |
Aloha, Mike |
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slackkeymike
Lokahi
440 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2008 : 9:12:26 PM
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Aloha, Mike |
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slackkeymike
Lokahi
440 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2008 : 9:29:03 PM
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| Are you talking about the Santini Silent Guitar? Hows it rate, say, compared to the Yamaha? |
Aloha, Mike |
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