Site News
Welcome to Guitar Friendly
Welcome to Guitar Friendly! I find the first post to a blog kind of awkward unless introductions have been made, so first let me introduce myself to you. My name is Brett and I’ve been playing guitar for quite a few years now. I started playing when I was just a kid. Now, I am in college studying music. I am extremely passionate about music and especially playing music, so I’m really excited to start up this blog!
The purpose of this blog to provide a helpful resource for fellow guitar players and musicians. Whether you are totally new to guitar or have been playing for years, my hope is that you can find something beneficial here to your growth as a guitar player.
Also, this blog will be run in network with Piano Friendly. If you are a piano player, be sure to check it out in the near future!
That’s all from me for now. Feel free to give any suggestions or comments for the website.
Related Posts
Discussion
2 comments for “Welcome to Guitar Friendly”
Post a comment
Wow, the website really looks fantastic. As a fellow musician I’d be curious to see what it will offer in the near future. Looks promising.
Cool! Never heard of a blog site for guitar fans! Where to start… I love Taylors, Martins, Ramirez, Fenders and Gibsons. IMHO, Taylors have the best sound of any acoustic guitars on the market and the ES system is the cleanest I’ve ever heard.
My fav is the 814CE (the 914’s and way too many pesos) due to its wonderful bass response and clarity and balance in the mid and upper ranges. They also play VERY nice. The only complaint I’ve heard on Taylor guitars is the width of the neck and string spacing at the nut. Takes some getting used to. And therein is one comparative point with Martin guitars. The Martins’ playability outclasses Taylor a bit due to this issue. Against a Martin, I just have never played a Taylor that sounded just ok. The Taylor 800 series with the spruce top and East Indian Rosewood and back is saaawwweeet sounding. The 700 series with the same back and sides + the red cedar top is probably a better sounding guitar with some age than the 800’s are. The 600 series with their fine-grained spruce tops and maple sides and back are bright and brilliant. Though they don’t carry as much bass due to the tonal characteristics of maple, they stand solidly on their own for the type and quality of sound they offer.
My 2nd favorite guitar maker is Martin. The Martin D-28 and the HD-28 traditional herringbone purf’ed variant are beautiful instruments. Not all Martins are “cannons” and I think this is because of the variation/strictness of quality in the manufacturing process. Kinda hit-n-miss between the good ones and the ok ones, in terms of sound, though I have never played one that sounded bad. It’s just that some sound better than others. But I digress… I think if Martin tightened up their range of “tonal acceptability” (a phrase I have coined) within each model’s range, they probably would sell more guitars. Ever heard Martin’s cheapo DX and DM guitars? Baaaad! A Sigma mass-produced in Japan sounds better!
I’d write more, but I’m out of time…