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Amit Ghorpade wrote:Now I was told that the round hole guitar is a professional purpose and it losses its sound quality or something very early so not recommended for beginners and the f hole is a durable one.
Amit Ghorpade wrote:I am planning to buy an acoustic guitar
Maneesh Godbole wrote:
Amit Ghorpade wrote:I am planning to buy an acoustic guitar
In the wake of Obama's announcement regarding Buffalo and Bangalore, this sounds like a career move to me
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Modern day guitar strings are different than their ancient counterparts. Old strings were made of animal guts. But animal parts are not used in modern day guitars.
Amit Ghorpade wrote:I am planning to buy an acoustic guitar (beginner purpose) and I came across two variations in the sound hole one is the round and another the f hole.
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Pat Farrell wrote:
Whoever told you this, don't listen to them about anything.
Hole shape is about style. The sound of a guitar does not come out of the hole(s). Sounds comes from something vibrating, either the string or body. The hole can't make sound, as moving a hole doesn't change air pressure.
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Amit Ghorpade wrote:. But I could not make out why the round hole sounded more clear than the f hole version, has it anything to do with the type of strings?
Does anyone ever use gut strings today, if only for old-times' sake? What is their disadvantage (besides cost)?Jesper Young wrote:Frank:
Modern day guitar strings are different than their ancient counterparts. Old strings were made of animal guts. But animal parts are not used in modern day guitars.
From here.
Frank Silbermann wrote: Does anyone ever use gut strings today, if only for old-times' sake? What is their disadvantage (besides cost)?
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Amit Ghorpade wrote:So this is going to be my first an last acoustic guitar (the future is electric) so should I go fo it? Most guitar sites say that listen to the guitar before buying
Pat Farrell wrote:
Listen and play it. If you don't know how to play, get a friend or teacher to go with you.
Pat Farrell wrote:
If you decide you like playing, it won't be your last acoustic. Most guitarists have many guitars. Several acoustic, several electric.
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Guitars are like women, none are the same, lots of them are lovely, and you may fall in love with one, and later another.
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Amit Ghorpade wrote:You are right Pat, but rock is seldom played on acoustic guitar as far as I know, please correct me if I am wrong.
Amit Ghorpade wrote:Thanks a lot for the replies folks
Now I have hunted a while and found a good looking and sounding guitar.
Make : Granada (ever heard of it?) round hole cut-a-way
price : more than twice as any guitar of the same quality.
But it does come with a pickup (is that the term for amp connectivity?). So this is going to be my first an last acoustic guitar (the future is electric) so should I go fo it? Most guitar sites say that listen to the guitar before buying, but to me all sound almost similar. Guess I havent developed that sense yet
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Amit Ghorpade wrote:... I was told that the round hole guitar is a professional purpose and it losses its sound quality or something very early so not recommended for beginners and the f hole is a durable one...
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Gabriel Claramunt wrote:...For my first guitar, my thoughts were: if I can't notice the difference between a $200 guitar and a $1000 one, why should I buy the expensive one? Later, you'll learn the difference, and you'll be ready to buy a better one
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