Richie Rich Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 I'm thinking about getting a thinline acoustic, are there any thinline acoustic owners out there? What do you like / dislike about them? What models do you recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Whilst not technically a thinline, I once has a very shallow bowled Ovation. It was pretty good tonewise but a PITA to play as it kept wanting to look at the sky when played on the knee. These days, I’ve gone the other way with jumbos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 3 hours ago, Richie Rich said: I'm thinking about getting a thinline acoustic, are there any thinline acoustic owners out there? What do you like / dislike about them? What models do you recommend? Steel stringed or classical? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 4 hours ago, Richie Rich said: I'm thinking about getting a thinline acoustic... Here's a review of a few ... https://producerhive.com/buyer-guides/best-thin-body-acoustic-guitars/ I've a son-in-law with a Fender Acoustic Electric which plays very well, and sound nice with or without an amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Rich Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 Thanks for your views, I've ordered a thinline electro-acoustic from Gear4music, my budget is not what it used to be and for what I want it for, it's perfect. There's a lot to be said for budget guitars. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 39 minutes ago, Richie Rich said: Thanks for your views, I've ordered a thinline electro-acoustic from Gear4music, my budget is not what it used to be and for what I want it for, it's perfect. There's a lot to be said for budget guitars. Absolutely, they all seem to punch way above their price point. Things were very different back when I was a mere slip of a lad. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 I must voice my appreciation for @Richie Rich’s speed of GAS satiation, from asking for opinions to pulling the trigger in about 5 hours. We’ll played, Sir. A very worthy effort . 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Rich Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 (edited) @ezbass Life is too short and so the itch must be scratched. Regarding your comment "Things were very different back when I was a mere slip of a lad", I had the same conversation today with my brother, when we started out a `budget' guitar cost a month's wages and guitar pedals cost more than a terraced house in Sheffield, now kids can work in McDonalds for a week and at the weekend they can pick up a decent guitar. It's a different market and I'm happy as now I can go and buy without breaking the bank. Edited July 22, 2021 by Richie Rich 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 My first week's wages, in a little brown envelope, amounted to 6£, as an apprentice, in '66. It was spent on my first guitar, a Russian-made acoustic classical guitar, strung with steel strings about 1/2" from the 12th fret. The neck joint was a simple horizontal bolt through the heel to the body. I would, of course, need a guitar method book, so I bought, at the same time (from Bell's Music, Hounslow...) the Mickey Baker Complete Course In Jazz Guitar. Here's the book ... ... still available, very inexpensive, from Amazon and elsewhere. Here's Lesson one, on Page Two ... I can't say how many hours, days, months, years I've spent breaking my fingers on those chords. Things improved somewhat when I 'upgraded' to a Hofner President, but it was a hard slog. Happy daze... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 On 22/07/2021 at 14:54, Richie Rich said: @ezbass Life is too short and so the itch must be scratched. When are you expecting the new purchase to land? We expect a review of some description, now that we’re invested with vicarious GAS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Rich Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 (edited) IMG_7061.MOV @ezbass It landed Friday at 11am, I took it to rehearsal that night and I played it in church on Sunday. It's lovely and slim, light on the strap and it plays really well, I'm very, very impressed with it and I'm going to make it my main guitar in church from now on. I attached a brief video but it doesn't want to play for some reason. Edited July 26, 2021 by Richie Rich 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Sounds good (from your description, that is). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardMarlowe Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 8 hours ago, Richie Rich said: IMG_7061.MOV @ezbass It landed Friday at 11am, I took it to rehearsal that night and I played it in church on Sunday. It's lovely and slim, light on the strap and it plays really well, I'm very, very impressed with it and I'm going to make it my main guitar in church from now on. I attached a brief video but it doesn't want to play for some reason. Looks really nice - a hint of Yamaha in the styling. I like it a lot. Not normally a fan of a cutaway on an acoustic, but this thinner body style really makes it work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Rich Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 IMG_0679.MOV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Rich Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 It’s only a short video unplugged, a few of the band don’t like to be filmed so there’s not much chance of it appearing plugged in on YouTube just yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Well, that works nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 43 minutes ago, Richie Rich said: IMG_0679.MOV 5.74 MB · 0 downloads Doesn't work for me 'We could not locate the item you're trying to view' message. No idea why. Hmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Rich Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 I've been so impressed with my original Gear4Music thinline acoustic, that I just bought another. This time I went for a Gear4Music thinline dreadnought, it has fantastic projection and I'm looking forward to giving it a spin in church in a couple of Sunday's time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardMarlowe Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Interesting concept, the thinline dreadnought. Never seen one before, but the logic seems to stack up: thinner but wider, probably has the same volume inside as some smaller guitars.... The impression I have is that the top is about the tone, the depth gives more in the way of volume. The worst acoustic I ever played in terms of tone was a Martin -one of those Martin backpackers. There was just something.... off.... about the sound, which I always figured had to do with the tiny, oddly-shaped top. Me, I'd love to see an acoustic jumbo with a 2.5" deep body and f holes instead of a traditional acoustic soundhole. Not a style you see around these days outside of specialist jazz archtops, but I think it would be cool. Somehow a budget version appeals more than a high end type because it would be closer to the scuzzy guitars played on those early blues and proto-rock and roll records. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
