Posted by Yves
on June 21, 2003, 6:12 am, in reply to "Looking for a good guitar for slide and old-time blues"
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hello John
I play a 20' Martin 018 with silk & steel strings G unwound (plain steel) 011.5 => 047.
It sounds great particularly for blues delta sound.
You should ask John (Miller) as he knows this guitar and is really able to tell you the truth about it. I am probably not the right person to tell the truth as I love this guitar...
I play slide on but occasionally (when I'm at workshop and do not want to bring my resonator) It sounds good but you must settle down a little bit stronger high E (013) ?
So long
Yves
--Previous Message--
: I play two guitars: a Dean Chrome S resonator
: (which sounds great for slide and/or
: non-slide open tunings), and a Taylor
: 410ce dreadnought for non-slide (which
: sounds great for non-slide standard
: tuning).
: I also pluck around on an Ibanez dreadnought
: which doesn't sound nearly as good as
: either of the above.
: But it sounds pretty good set up for slide
: (this setup involves slightly higher
: action and heavier strings, especially in
: the high string). Set up this way, the
: Ibanez provides a nice middle ground
: between the slicing resonator sound and
: the warm dreadnought.
: I am thinking about getting another quality
: guitar and setting it up for slide (I
: would also play non-slide open tunings on
: it). Any suggestions as to some good
: ones? I have been told to consider a
: smaller guitar, maybe even a parlor model
: -- can anyone offer first-hand experience
: playing slide on one of these?
: I have heard that Martin guitars are not good
: for blues -- opinions?
: Regards,
:
:
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