[markhayes64]

What's your opinion on the best sounding blues acoustic.

[goldrush]

I never played one but the smaller-bodied Gibsons seem to be a favorite. Actually any 00, 000, or OM might work for most blues playing. Of course, there's always the resophonics, etc. for real Mississippi Delta tone. I play a Martin 000-28EC (although I play more than just blues) and I love its tone and balance for a wide range of music styles.

[grzegorz_panek]

Blues guitar?... Just anything that sounds nice.

Personally I love Takamine, especially dreadnaughts, but there's no such thing as blues guitar. It's just anything you make a blues guitar really.

[Cortez The Killer]

Mississippi Fred McDowell played a mean acoustic. So did T-Bone. Ummm, oh and i guess Takamine.

[evileye]

Personally, I'd say something along the lines of a Gibson J45, martin d28. All depends on what kind of blues though...

[matt_theripper]

One that you bought at a pawn shop?

[eetdrinkanbmerry]

Yeah Definitly an old Gibson, the kind of guitar blues was written on and meant to played on. Takamines are only good for country players, like redneck Toby Keith, big ugly dreanoughts, painted with the stars and stripes

[evileye]

Yeah Definitly an old Gibson, the kind of guitar blues was written on and meant to played on. Takamines are only good for country players, like redneck Toby Keith, big ugly dreanoughts, painted with the stars and stripes

Aye, all this modern blues/country is all takamine. But the real stuff was all old Gibsons and old Martins.

[grzegorz_panek]

Yeah Definitly an old Gibson, the kind of guitar blues was written on and meant to played on. Takamines are only good for country players, like redneck Toby Keith, big ugly dreanoughts, painted with the stars and stripes

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[dadfad]

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Old Gibsons are sort of the "touchstone", but you can do great stuff on any decent guitar. (Robert Johnson's Gibson L-1 was stolen and most of his stuff was recorded on a $5 replacement). And lots of old guys couldn't afford a Gibson or a National (not many bluesmen used Martins. Big Bill Broonzy is the only one I can think of off-hand, but there were others.). Lots of good stuff was done on cheap guitars. When I met Mississippi Fred McDowell, the guitar he played when he was helping me learn slide was a Harmony. A nice guitar helps (a lot), but the bottom line is (like in other things) " it isn't what ya got but how ya use it!"

[evileye]

{not many bluesmen used Martins. Big Bill Broonzy is the only one I can think of off-hand, but there were others.)

Depends on who your looking at though
I know Rory Gallagher used a martin... A fair few of the Irish fellows did. Even though a lot of his blues stuff was done on an old National I know he used a Martin for plenty of it too.

[dadfad]

You're right, Cian. I should have said "old" ('20s-'30s) bluesmen. A number of well-known more contemporary blues musicians use Martins.

[native]

I've seen great blues played on not so great guitars. I'll agree that a quality guitar helps .... but I've seen alot of guys on expensive guitars that still sounded like crap.

On the subject of Toby Keith, .... no I'm not a fan but I respect him. He had to do something right to get where he is at today. I respect any muscian that has "made it" in any style of music. Most of the artist have been down a long road before they hit it big.

I wouldn't put to much in a instruments name. I've owned several gibsons, fenders, martins, and a few handmade ones. My preference is a used ovation that I bought from a friend as a favor. (He needed the money) I play it because I like the "feel" of it.

So my opinion is if the guitar feels and sounds good to you then thats great. If like a harmony guitar or a top of the line Martin ...... whatever helps you get in the grove.

Keep the music playing!

[eetdrinkanbmerry]

That one song of Toby Keith's is rockin! the beer for my horses one. But his foreign policy and his nationalistic politics are apalling, he seems to like being a backward redneck and he seems to like Mr. Bush a litte too much!

This post has been edited by eetdrinkanbmerry: 09 April 2004 - 04:58 PM