Quote from Forum Archives on October 19, 2009, 8:25 am

Posted by: twheeler <twheeler@...>

You'll want to go with spruce for bluegrass.  Cedar is beautiful, but it is usually a wood of choice for fingerstyle players.  It does not typically hold up well to strumming (and certainly not with a heavy pick cranking out a shave and a haircut).

Generally though, yes, the Seagulls are pretty nice instruments for the money, at least the ones I've seen have been alright.

~Trey

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On Oct 18, 2009, at 9:00 PM, Bryan Thomas wrote:

Just found a Seagull Rustic Dreadnought for $299 on Elderly Music's site.   Anyone know anything about them and cedar top guitars?   Would they be good for bluegrass? I was in a store in Evansville, In. over the weekend and the salesman tried to push a Seagull on me.  I think it was around $500.  He fingerpicked some and it sounded nice, then he really boomed some chords as well. It sounded pretty strong to me.  Any advice? I'm concerned about tuners, nut materials, etc.  I think Seagull is pretty strong in those areas too. Is hand made in Canada better than made in China of Korea?  BJ of Indiana --- On Sat, 10/17/09, Stan Travis <stravis@charter.net> wrote: From: Stan Travis <stravis@charter.net> Subject: Re: [ChristianGuitar] acoustic guitar question To: christianguitar@associate.com Date: Saturday, October 17, 2009, 10:33 AM Blueridge necks are standard 1 11/16 inch.  The neck profile is late Martin. Stan Bryan Thomas wrote: > *From the responses so far, i'd run from a Taylor (even if I had the money).  * > ** *Just looking for a "box" in my budget.  I mean, box.  Old style, old sounding, yet durable, and price friendly (i'm sure you know what I mean).* > ** *All the Breedlove's i've looked at seemed thin bodied.  However, my friend goes to MerleFest every year (he does stage mc work) so his guitar apparently fits with him.* > ** *Back to Blueridge.  I've read lots of reviews that say the necks are narrow.  I have large hands and fingers.  Those comments make me wary.* > *BJ of Indiana* > > > --- On *Fri, 10/16/09, Stan Travis /<<a ymailto="mailto:stravis@charter.net" href="/mc/compose?to=stravis@charter.net">stravis@charter.net>/* wrote: > > >     From: Stan Travis <<a ymailto="mailto:stravis@charter.net" href="/mc/compose?to=stravis@charter.net">stravis@charter.net> >     Subject: Re: [ChristianGuitar] acoustic guitar question >     To: <a ymailto="mailto:christianguitar@welovegod.org" href="/mc/compose?to=christianguitar@welovegod.org">christianguitar@associate.com >     Date: Friday, October 16, 2009, 12:49 PM > >     Taylors have their own voice.  Some like the jangly, brassy, >     brittle sound, but I'm not one of those people.  The lower end >     Taylors to my ear sound like a plywood guitar should sound,..like >     a wet sponge, or maybe cardboard.  Blueridge builds a guitar that >     has a full, big sound with the power and headroom to serve as a >     good flatpicking or driving rhythm guitar, and they do it at a >     really attractive price.  They can be found on ebay and other >     places for $200 or less.  One of teh guys that was in our jam last >     knight was playing the Blueridge version of a Martin D41.  Very >     strong, nice sounding guitar, > >     Later >     Stan > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: christianguitar-unsubscribe@assoc > iate.com > > >    -- To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: <a ymailto="mailto:christianguitar-unsubscribe@welovegod.org" href="/mc/compose?to=christianguitar-unsubscribe@welovegod.org">christianguitar-unsubscribe@welovegod.org

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