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"baby" acoustics?

  • 13-02-2013 3:18pm
    #1
    seachto7
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    Howdee,

    So, looks like I could be on the move across the water, and am trying to figure out what guitars etc to bring with me. I am also thinking how to best get around metropolis London with instruments.

    Which got me thinking about small acoustic guitars.

    I have a Martin GPC series, which I may or may not sell if I go. It's a lovely semi-acoustic, but I'm not married to it. I'm sure I'd pick up something else just as nice if it came to it.

    So, lugging a "little Martin" or a "baby taylor", or a "big baby taylor" around public transport in London would be easy.

    Bang a pickup into one, and a DI box, and you're away in a hack right? ;)

    I have played a big baby Taylor and was very impressed with the feel and sound of it. There was no pickup in it at the time though. But a small guitar slapped into a DI can be good enough I find. I have seen Damon Albarn use a baby Taylor before....


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  • #2
    Ravelleman
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    The Taylor GS Mini - especially the limited editions from last year - look like fantastic guitars.


  • #3
    68 lost souls
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    A second the GS mini there have been some lovely ltd edition ones of late. Also pop in a Es-go pickup which its already setup for and away you go.


  • #4
    seachto7
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    Yeah, seen the demos of them, and they look good and sound good, but it's always a case of playing them. Anywhere in Dublin have them?
    Would they be much smaller than a regular guitar? As in, if it came to me making the move, would it be worth "down sizing"...


  • #5
    Ravelleman
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    Perfect Pitch had one in the window a couple of weeks ago.


  • #6
    68 lost souls
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    There were a couple out in xmusic over Christmas, dunno if they are still in stock but worth checking as they had a few ltd and a standard. They are a good bit smaller alright, I found it interesting to play the smaller scale and do some odd chords that I normally couldnt.


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  • #7
    seachto7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,863 ✭✭✭seachto7


    I've played the baby cort, and it was a nice little guitar. If I do make the move, something like that would be great for gigs, as I'd be travelling by public transport. Slap a pickup into it, a DI box, and it would do the job. Not necessarily the Cort, but a more compact acoustic. Would also be handy for storage wherever I end up living.
    Will bring the Martin over anyways, might sell it, and get a baby or GS mini......


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