Working with strategies to keep playing as aging hands are “crimping my style” a bit. I have a Larrivee LV05e and a ‘72 Martin D35S that I love and they are wonderful guitars, but both are “long scale”. I play them often but for shorter stretches these days before fatigue starts to set in. 4 fret stretches are getting pretty “iffy” at times.
Easy remedy has been to use capos to effectively shorten the scale length on whichever guitar I might be playing at the moment. Then I got to thinking... what about a short scale guitar? I knew if I kept the cost moderately low I could probably justify a modest purchase with the boss. So with stimulus check in the bank, I went on the hunt for something in the $500 or less range.
What I finally landed on after copious research (much of it from comments by you folks here on AGF) and listening to demos (and playing the meager choices available locally) was an Alavarez AP66 ESHB 12 fret, slot head with a 24” scale length, solid hog top, laminated B&S. The nut width was supposed to be 1 ¾”, but apparently Alavarez changed to 1 11/16”. Disappointing, but not a deal breaker once I heard the tone it produced. Have had it about 3 weeks now and my impressions are…
Amazon.com: Ibanez Pn1 Natural Parlor Acoustic Guitar
Out of the box it had surprisingly great tone for a smaller body, and a really nice tone on the bass stings. But the action definitely required a setup. A truss rod tweak, a slight saddle shave and it was pretty much good to go. Nice intonation up the neck for its price range. It came with D'Addario EXP16, but during the setup I put on Newtone Heritage (round core) 11-47, that play nice and soft on the 24” scale. Since it’s not the “treasure” that my Larrivee and Martin are it sets out on a guitar stand most of the time and I walk by and pick it up on a whim if I want. Much greater comfort when playing. Really happy to have a more “convenient” guitar to noodle around with and work out on. But when I need to hear “that special sound” still turn to my Larrivee or Martin.
Very cool! I've been on the lookout for parlor guitar that won't break the bank (in the past few months I bought an Eastman OM, an Epiphone Inspired by Gibson J-45, and ordered an Eastman archtop, so I don't want to spend a ton of money), and sounds OK for flat picking (from the videos I've seem of the Alvarez AP66 ESHB, it handles picking pretty well), and the AP66 ESHB (especially due to it being a 12-fretter) went on my radar recently. What's the neck thickness like (thin, medium, or chunky)? I'm asking because I fined thin necks uncomfortable for playing.
It feels so similar to my LV05 and D35S that I don't notice any appreciable difference in depth or profile (moderate C shape).
Can Anyone Identify This Guitar?
These are great guitars! I have the 660 model which is the longer scale non slot head model. It's really surprising good! In fact, it's just about the perfect couch guitar! Congrats on a great new guitar!
My wife got me one of those for Christmas and I've probably played it more than all my other guitars combined since then. Really a great little guitar! Hope you enjoy yours as much as I do mine!
I have the same model. Mine is from 2016. Great little guitar. I put some Grover Sta-tite tuners on and it was a nice improvement from the stock Wilkinsons , which were a little sloppy.
Top 7 Best Parlor Acoustic Guitars For The Money In 2023
I have one of these guitars and I agree, they are fun to play and sound pretty good. I leave mine out in the living room and people comment on how nice it looks.
The model number is H97N. The screw holes were just the tiniest bit off on mine but I made it work ok without having to redrill any holes.
Very cool guitar! I have an AP70 and love it. Every time I think of trading out I pick up and play it.....nah, Enjoy your new guitar!
The Best Acoustic Guitars Of The Prs Brand
Marty, while on the lookout for a parlor I was very interested in an AP70 I saw on Reverb, but missed out on it and really regretted that. Would love to have had a chance to play one. I have always been curious about Alvarez guitars since they are often described as punching above their weight class. Now that I own one I'd have to agree...Thanks to all the really helpful and informative posts in my last thread, I settled on a Blueridge for my first parlor guitar - this one is I guess about an 0, 12 fret style. Just got it today, and I am stunned, that is right, stunned, at the quality and tone. Like, as, in shock. I am a gear freak, and have played hundreds, and owned dozens of high end and vintage guitars, more electrics than acoustics, but a few superb acoustics too. Most people won't believe me, or will assume I just have unsophisticated tastes, or less crictical faculties, but this is up there with guitars at 2-3x the cost, imo. Granted, I am in full swing honeymoon setting, but usually my opinions don't change too much from my first impressions.
I am not a huge NGD poster (or much of a poster at all), but everyone here was so helpful, and I don't see a bunch of NGD posts for the 371, so I thought I throw one up for future people like myself, looking at parlor guitars. I have played some very nice examples in a local super-high-end shop nearby, but did not want to spend 5k for a Martin, Lowden, Collings, etc, or even the $1900 Waterloo, which I was quite impressed with. I wanted a solid spruce top, solid RW back/sides, ebony FB for my first parlor, and the BR-371 seemed to be among the best bang-for-the-buck choices, an I preferred the tones I was hearing on vids and soundfiles to some of the competitors.
I got it at Maury's, and had the basic KK pickup installed, and a strap pin. Got here in 2 days with the free shipping, well packed. The factory set up is perfect - frets are even, well polished, no sharp edges, zero buzz. The fit and finish - perfect. Zero flaws. The nut is cut correctly, the tuning pegs work beautifully - feel as good as expensive Gotohs to me, nice high ratio (oh, well, I just checked the specs at Saga's site - that is because the are, in fact, Gotohs).
Ibanez Performance Pn1 Nt Acoustic Parlor Guitar Natural
The sound is very complex and airy, full, not too bright, very similar to an D28 I sold a few years back, but less bass, perhaps more mids, due to the difference in body size, obviously. Just a great, pleasant sound, doesn't leave me wishing it had any more or less this or that while playing. Projection is incredible - sound is a little smaller then a dread, but still very big, very shimmery. Haven't plugged it in yet. I can tell it will mix well sitting in with other acoustic players, and will be easy to hear against jumbos and dreads. Will be interesting to see how it acts in a mix with an electric jam, with the KK - I have heard mixed things about that aspect (of the KK more then the BR).
I wish I could do a good comparison with other parlors for folks, but I have not owned any others, and the only ones I played were those in the store I mentioned. I can't tell, after the fact, if I would prefer this one or one of those 5k ones in terms of tone - I'd have to take this one over there and back-to-back them. Short of that though, my parlor GAS is cured, and I have trouble believing I would really prefer one of the others. That goes to tone, and doesn't count vs. vintage, because I am a believer in the vintage mojo and tone thing. Not necessarily that they are better, but that they have something special that can't quite be replicated - the good ones, that is. There are vintage dogs, too. I might dig alternative tones as well, eg. a version with mahogany back and sides or all hog, but that would be an in addition too not a rather than. In terms of quality of build: I cannot tell a difference between this an any of the high end with one possible exception and one caveat. The possible exception is that inside the slots of the headstock the finish is unpolished, and I do not know if this is standard for slotted headstocks, and I did not examine this area in the high priced versions I played. The caveat is that I don't have a mirror to closely examine the insides in detail for glue and finish quality of bracing and
I have one of these guitars and I agree, they are fun to play and sound pretty good. I leave mine out in the living room and people comment on how nice it looks.
The model number is H97N. The screw holes were just the tiniest bit off on mine but I made it work ok without having to redrill any holes.
Very cool guitar! I have an AP70 and love it. Every time I think of trading out I pick up and play it.....nah, Enjoy your new guitar!
The Best Acoustic Guitars Of The Prs Brand
Marty, while on the lookout for a parlor I was very interested in an AP70 I saw on Reverb, but missed out on it and really regretted that. Would love to have had a chance to play one. I have always been curious about Alvarez guitars since they are often described as punching above their weight class. Now that I own one I'd have to agree...Thanks to all the really helpful and informative posts in my last thread, I settled on a Blueridge for my first parlor guitar - this one is I guess about an 0, 12 fret style. Just got it today, and I am stunned, that is right, stunned, at the quality and tone. Like, as, in shock. I am a gear freak, and have played hundreds, and owned dozens of high end and vintage guitars, more electrics than acoustics, but a few superb acoustics too. Most people won't believe me, or will assume I just have unsophisticated tastes, or less crictical faculties, but this is up there with guitars at 2-3x the cost, imo. Granted, I am in full swing honeymoon setting, but usually my opinions don't change too much from my first impressions.
I am not a huge NGD poster (or much of a poster at all), but everyone here was so helpful, and I don't see a bunch of NGD posts for the 371, so I thought I throw one up for future people like myself, looking at parlor guitars. I have played some very nice examples in a local super-high-end shop nearby, but did not want to spend 5k for a Martin, Lowden, Collings, etc, or even the $1900 Waterloo, which I was quite impressed with. I wanted a solid spruce top, solid RW back/sides, ebony FB for my first parlor, and the BR-371 seemed to be among the best bang-for-the-buck choices, an I preferred the tones I was hearing on vids and soundfiles to some of the competitors.
I got it at Maury's, and had the basic KK pickup installed, and a strap pin. Got here in 2 days with the free shipping, well packed. The factory set up is perfect - frets are even, well polished, no sharp edges, zero buzz. The fit and finish - perfect. Zero flaws. The nut is cut correctly, the tuning pegs work beautifully - feel as good as expensive Gotohs to me, nice high ratio (oh, well, I just checked the specs at Saga's site - that is because the are, in fact, Gotohs).
Ibanez Performance Pn1 Nt Acoustic Parlor Guitar Natural
The sound is very complex and airy, full, not too bright, very similar to an D28 I sold a few years back, but less bass, perhaps more mids, due to the difference in body size, obviously. Just a great, pleasant sound, doesn't leave me wishing it had any more or less this or that while playing. Projection is incredible - sound is a little smaller then a dread, but still very big, very shimmery. Haven't plugged it in yet. I can tell it will mix well sitting in with other acoustic players, and will be easy to hear against jumbos and dreads. Will be interesting to see how it acts in a mix with an electric jam, with the KK - I have heard mixed things about that aspect (of the KK more then the BR).
I wish I could do a good comparison with other parlors for folks, but I have not owned any others, and the only ones I played were those in the store I mentioned. I can't tell, after the fact, if I would prefer this one or one of those 5k ones in terms of tone - I'd have to take this one over there and back-to-back them. Short of that though, my parlor GAS is cured, and I have trouble believing I would really prefer one of the others. That goes to tone, and doesn't count vs. vintage, because I am a believer in the vintage mojo and tone thing. Not necessarily that they are better, but that they have something special that can't quite be replicated - the good ones, that is. There are vintage dogs, too. I might dig alternative tones as well, eg. a version with mahogany back and sides or all hog, but that would be an in addition too not a rather than. In terms of quality of build: I cannot tell a difference between this an any of the high end with one possible exception and one caveat. The possible exception is that inside the slots of the headstock the finish is unpolished, and I do not know if this is standard for slotted headstocks, and I did not examine this area in the high priced versions I played. The caveat is that I don't have a mirror to closely examine the insides in detail for glue and finish quality of bracing and
0 Response to "Parlor Guitar Acoustic Guitar Forum"
Posting Komentar