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Topic: which guitar is best for accompaniment.Electric or acoustic? |
Alexander Stepanenko
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Moscow, Russia
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Posted 14 Jan 2012 3:49 am |
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Greetings from Moscow! This is my first post on the forum and the google translator may be wrong)
Advise me which guitar is best suited for accompaniment. Electric or acoustic with piezo transducer?
We play old Hawaiian hits a la Barney Isaacs.
I play Stringmaster D8 together with the guitarist and contrabassist.
Alex. |
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Frank Welsh
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Upstate New York, USA
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Posted 14 Jan 2012 7:02 am
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Alexander, welcome to the forum.
You can use any type of guitar for accompanyment and you should try the different types to see which "feels" best to you for the music you play. I alternate between acoustic and electric for my recordings and sometimes use an electric hollowbody for that traditional mellow "jazzy" chord sound. I always try to get a guitar tone that supports the sounds of the steel guitar and, sometimes, vocals.
Another thing...do you intend to use the guitar for other types of music? If so, you would want to get a guitar that is fairly versatile.
In terms of accompanyment the touch and style of the player is much more important than the particular guitar. I have used a Telecaster, Stratocaster, Jazzmaster, Les Paul, hollowbody Guild Manhattan, and steel string acoustic for accompanyment and I have been happy with the sounds of all of them. Teles and Strats can produce a nearly acoustic sound if you dial in the right tone.
My main influence and musical enjoyment is from the "Hawaii Calls" radio show days and and Webley Edwards' "Hawaii Calls" recordings with Barney Isaacs, Danny Stewart, Jules Ah See and others. Think steel guitar with B11th and C13th tunings and you get the picture.
It's all in the touch, very much so with Hawaiian music. Good luck. |
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David Matzenik
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Cairns, on the Coral Sea
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Posted 14 Jan 2012 7:22 am
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Alexander, When you say "old Hawaiian" it begs the question: How old? Guitars used in the 60s don't sound old-timey to me. Certainly not solid-body guitars. I would say "Get a good quality acoustic archtop, and then mic it, no piezzo, if you want that 4 to the bar sound." Electric guitars have too much individual string definition. Aloha Nui Loa.
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Papa Joe Pollick
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Swanton, Ohio
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Posted 14 Jan 2012 7:29 am
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| David Matzenik wrote: |
| Alexander, When you say "old Hawaiian" it begs the question: How old? Guitars used in the 60s don't sound old-timey to me. Certainly not solid-body guitars. I would say "Get a good quality acoustic archtop, and then mic it, no piezzo, if you want that 4 to the bar sound." Electric guitars have too much individual string definition. Aloha Nui Loa. |
This would be my choice also...Either an arch top or a flat top.. |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 14 Jan 2012 9:25 am
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For accompanyment it's hard to beat a big old arch top guitar with a couple of pickups. Something like this:
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Mitch Crane
From:
1000 Oaks, CA
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Alexander Stepanenko
From:
Moscow, Russia
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Posted 14 Jan 2012 11:36 am
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At a guitarist who plays with me a copy of Stratocaster-tool does not sound bad, but it seems to me too harshly. I wish that guitar sounded softer. After Stringmaster a powerful tool and if still the same guitar, get a heavy Hawaiian music ..
Thanks for the photo, I realized what a guitar is needed ..[/img] |
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