True Acoustic Tone

[Kulas]

napapag-usapan na rin lang, anybody here know any local luthiers who build good acoustics? please exclude any and all members of the Lumanog and Bandilla clan, please.  

I had a jumbo guitar custom built for me... solid spruce top, solid flamed maple back and sides, ebony board and bridge.... took 90 days to finish... pero yun kinalabasab- SABLAY... ang hina tumunog nun guitar e jumbo pa yun.... walang character at all.... and it was kida expensive too, 30k nagastos ko... after  2 mos of experimenting sold it nalang for 13k

Lesson: mahal magpacustom if you want to use the right woods, and theres the risk na baka hindi maganda yun kalabasan.... i suggest u get an old jap martin or gibson copy.... or try to buy a blueridge

bro, pano kaya makakabili ng blueridge ang isang normal na nilalang na hindi lumalabas ng bansa? hehe. matagal ko na gustong sumubok nun eh, is there any way na magdedeliver sila to manila? sobrang naiintriga talaga ako jan sa blueridge na yan matagal na eh, hehe.

[farseer]

i guess you have to order online

[Kulas]

bad threef bro. mahal panaman ng online delivery. $200 na delivery palang, hehe. sabi ko nga sa sarili ko eh, if you can't afford it, it ain't yours, hehe. oh well, i'm in the proces sof acquiring an acoustic guitar today, well, in a few moments, hehe. it's a japanese-made, 000-size acoustic, mala-vintage martin copy (i said vintage kasi yung headstock nya rounded pa yung edges, ganon yung mga lumang martin diba? it has a hardshell case included, i won't tell the price, it's really cheap. tingnan ko mamaya kung maganda tunog. i've always wanted an 000-size guitar eh... sinabi ko na yun diba? hehe yung ibanez thinline ko kasi didn't cut it for me, may cutawa kasi eh, eh medyo purist ako kunwari when it comes to acoustics. gusto ko yung walang onboard preamp or cutaway, hehe. gusto ko yung pinaka-basic porma, hehe. arte ko no?

[farseer]

bad threef bro. mahal panaman ng online delivery. $200 na delivery palang, hehe. sabi ko nga sa sarili ko eh, if you can't afford it, it ain't yours, hehe. oh well, i'm in the proces sof acquiring an acoustic guitar today, well, in a few moments, hehe. it's a japanese-made, 000-size acoustic, mala-vintage martin copy (i said vintage kasi yung headstock nya rounded pa yung edges, ganon yung mga lumang martin diba? it has a hardshell case included, i won't tell the price, it's really cheap. tingnan ko mamaya kung maganda tunog. i've always wanted an 000-size guitar eh... sinabi ko na yun diba? hehe yung ibanez thinline ko kasi didn't cut it for me, may cutawa kasi eh, eh medyo purist ako kunwari when it comes to acoustics. gusto ko yung walang onboard preamp or cutaway, hehe. gusto ko yung pinaka-basic porma, hehe. arte ko no?

but i think the blueridge will get you nearest to the martin tone w/o shelling out big bucks... or maybe yun 15 series custom nga...  

[jun_gats]

bossing, farseer may masugestion po ba kayo sa acoustic amp? kasi po i'm planning to get one. ovation lng po guitar ko.  

[farseer]

bossing, farseer may masugestion po ba kayo sa acoustic amp? kasi po i'm planning to get one. ovation lng po guitar ko.  

mag 2nd hand pa system ka nalang.... para di ka mabitin

[jun_gats]

bossing, farseer may masugestion po ba kayo sa acoustic amp? kasi po i'm planning to get one. ovation lng po guitar ko.  

mag 2nd hand pa system ka nalang.... para di ka mabitin

pano kapag 30w lng kailangan ko bossing?   house use lng.

[Kulas]

got the guitar already, it's like a 000-18. it's more of a project guitar pa, the soundboard is bulged, the neck is bowed, the action is high, hehe. so konting restoration pa ang katapat nito. it looks old, the finish is quite thin, pero gloss sha. not solid top, so it's more like arie's three-s guitar. it comes with a cute hardshell case, hehe. pero yung acoustic tone nya is not really spectacular. it's more of an "alternative to dreadnought" guitar, hehe. so we'll see as the repairs progress.

[farseer]

bossing, farseer may masugestion po ba kayo sa acoustic amp? kasi po i'm planning to get one. ovation lng po guitar ko.  

mag 2nd hand pa system ka nalang.... para di ka mabitin

pano kapag 30w lng kailangan ko bossing?   house use lng.

you can get a washburm, marhall or laney- medyo bitin yun 30 watts.... try to call me may irerefer ako s'yo na pa system 15k lang

[farseer]

got the guitar already, it's like a 000-18. it's more of a project guitar pa, the soundboard is bulged, the neck is bowed, the action is high, hehe. so konting restoration pa ang katapat nito. it looks old, the finish is quite thin, pero gloss sha. not solid top, so it's more like arie's three-s guitar. it comes with a cute hardshell case, hehe. pero yung acoustic tone nya is not really spectacular. it's more of an "alternative to dreadnought" guitar, hehe. so we'll see as the repairs progress.

musta na bago mong 00018??? try to post some pix... nakina arie ba???

[Kulas]

hindi sha martin ah, hehe. sagano yung brand, 000-18 copy lang. nung nauwi ko sha kagabi maayos pala yung tunog. it's got the "throaty" tone i want, hehe.

eto pix nya (taken from another thread):







yup it's with arie as we speak, hehe. pinarepair ko yung neck, sana ayusin nya yung soundboard bulge, tapos pinagawa kong bone yung nut and saddle. sa friday ko pa makukuha so exciting, hehe.

[Robotgoogle]

got the guitar already, it's like a 000-18. it's more of a project guitar pa, the soundboard is bulged, the neck is bowed, the action is high, hehe. so konting restoration pa ang katapat nito. it looks old, the finish is quite thin, pero gloss sha. not solid top, so it's more like arie's three-s guitar. it comes with a cute hardshell case, hehe. pero yung acoustic tone nya is not really spectacular. it's more of an "alternative to dreadnought" guitar, hehe. so we'll see as the repairs progress.

patuyuin mo lang cguro kahoy nyan bka gumanda ang sound.

tungkol sa blueridge meron akong nakita sa singapore.

ganito gawin mo ikaw ang pumunta sa SG kahit balikan lang hehe... bumili ng tiket ng www.tigerairways.com cost around P6K or lower...

maganda ang blueridge bang for the bucks

muntik n ako bumili ng BR-160 kaya lang naisip ko ang resale value ng martin kaya ayun napabili ako ng martin.

[Robotgoogle]

hindi sha martin ah, hehe. sagano yung brand, 000-18 copy lang. nung nauwi ko sha kagabi maayos pala yung tunog. it's got the "throaty" tone i want, hehe.

eto pix nya (taken from another thread):

yup it's with arie as we speak, hehe. pinarepair ko yung neck, sana ayusin nya yung soundboard bulge, tapos pinagawa kong bone yung nut and saddle. sa friday ko pa makukuha so exciting, hehe.

Congrats!!!!
Ganda ah!!! astig ang case...leather ba yan?
WOW! nde mo na kailangan ang BR for next few months hehehe

padala ka naman ng sound clips

[Kulas]

got the guitar already, it's like a 000-18. it's more of a project guitar pa, the soundboard is bulged, the neck is bowed, the action is high, hehe. so konting restoration pa ang katapat nito. it looks old, the finish is quite thin, pero gloss sha. not solid top, so it's more like arie's three-s guitar. it comes with a cute hardshell case, hehe. pero yung acoustic tone nya is not really spectacular. it's more of an "alternative to dreadnought" guitar, hehe. so we'll see as the repairs progress.

patuyuin mo lang cguro kahoy nyan bka gumanda ang sound.

tungkol sa blueridge meron akong nakita sa singapore.

ganito gawin mo ikaw ang pumunta sa SG kahit balikan lang hehe... bumili ng tiket ng www.tigerairways.com cost around P6K or lower...

maganda ang blueridge bang for the bucks

muntik n ako bumili ng BR-160 kaya lang naisip ko ang resale value ng martin kaya ayun napabili ako ng martin.

hmmm... pwedeng i-project yan ah, hehe. siguro pag nakaipon na, kasi as of this time, with my money at hand, makakapunta ako sa singapore... pero pagdating ko dun, i'd have to beg, hehe. wala na akong pera. did you see the prices of the blueridge guitars there? i'm aiming for the br-143 or br-163, or the gospel guitar. all of them costs around $500-600. so yun wala pa akong pera, hehe.

Congrats!!!!
Ganda ah!!! astig ang case...leather ba yan?
WOW! nde mo na kailangan ang BR for next few months hehehe

padala ka naman ng sound clips

it's a molded plastic hardcase tapos yung stripe nya is leather. ganda nga nung case eh, hehe. pero the guitar is nothing spectacular, pero maayos sha. it's pretty light, laminate spruce top, laminate mahogany back/sides. pagbalik sakin nun, bone nut and saddle na, pickup sana pero wala pa akong pickup, hehe. i'm looking for an l.r. baggs ibeam or another ribbon transducer. kasi sayang yung bone saddle kung yung lb6 eh (kasi may built in saddle na sha sa pickup.) lahat ng acoustic ko sa bahay has been "boned" hehe. yung electrics naman next time, hehe. pag may budget na ulit.

[progressive_pilipinas]

ganda ng case mo bro!!!  

[Robotgoogle]

pre ang BR 163 mga P30K wala pang case dala ka na lang ng case.
yung Gospel (ito tipo ko talaga to) cost you around P35K walang case.

pero tutoo nga sabi nila parang Martin ang tunog  dahil ma-bass cya. ang medyo hindi ko gusto ang ang headstock kasi maliit.

Blueridge guitars led me to the sound that I never knew I liked ...which is the Martin sound.

Actually hindi ako humahawak ng Martin sa guitar shops kasi alam ko na hindi ko kaya so nung nangahas ako ayun wala ng atrasan.

Pero yung BR parang okay sya pangharabas ..pang inuman ba.

eto yung BR 343 Gospel http://www.sagamusic.com/catalog/details.asp?ProductID=BR-343[/quote]

sabihan mo ako dude kung punta ka ng singapore. daming choice ng guitara sa Singapore.

[Kulas]

hehe medyo matagal na usapan pa yan, hehe. at the salary i'm getting, hehe. kung seryosong mag-iipon talaga ako for that? hmm baka next year makapunta ako, hehe. pero i'll be sticking around in the forums naman eh, so i'll tell you nalang pag ayos, hehe. pero whew, medyo mahal din pala sha no? hehe and yeah, maliit nga headstock nya, hehe. panget. pero maganda... labo.

[farseer]

astig yun case.... ganda.... saan ba yun bulge sa soundboard<<< sa ilalaim ng bridge???

[Kulas]

astig yun case.... ganda.... saan ba yun bulge sa soundboard<<< sa ilalaim ng bridge???

yung bulge nasa may bridge area. parang medyo nag-arch na yung top nung acoustic. probabaly caused by loose braces. hintay ko pa yung diagnosis ni sir arie. sana maayos, nakaka-OC yung bulge eh, feeling ko buntis yung acoustic, hehe.

[farseer]

0i... yun mga vintage martins nagbubulge talaga.... maganda tone ng mga yun kasi the bracing is not heavy... kaya building a good acoustic is a compromise between tone and stability.... yun santa cruz ko medyo may konting buldge na rin....

[Kulas]

ah talaga? pero dahil dun sa bulge kasi parang naka-angle tuloy yung bridge. although shallow lang naman. pero it looks like manipis yung top nya and yun nga, manipis din yung braces, maganda naman yng tone nya kahit papano, nagpo-project kahit small body, hehe. i can't wait to try it na ayos na yung action, hehe.

maiba tayo, where can i buy good pickups for it, na hindi mashado mahal? hehe.

[farseer]

si fastfret may lrbaggs ata... si gen may isa pang dual source- 200 bucks ata benta niya

[Kulas]

oo nga eh, pero i don't think kasya yung lr baggs ni fastfret dun sa saddle slot nung acoustic eh. sino si gen?

[farseer]

glen angeles 723691... try mo kausapin

[Kulas]

ahh si glen, ano ulit yung #? kulang ng isang digit, hehe.