Comments on: what's more important to you in an acoustic guitar, tone or character? http://www.gibson-les-paul.com/gibson-acoustic-guitar/whats-more-important-to-you-in-an-acoustic-guitar-tone-or-character Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:08:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: TL http://www.gibson-les-paul.com/gibson-acoustic-guitar/whats-more-important-to-you-in-an-acoustic-guitar-tone-or-character/comment-page-1#comment-3907 TL Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:57:59 +0000 http://www.gibson-les-paul.com/gibson-acoustic-guitar/whats-more-important-to-you-in-an-acoustic-guitar-tone-or-character#comment-3907 Coming up w/your own personl "sound"is what will take you far,trust me<br><b>References : </b><br> Coming up w/your own personl "sound"is what will take you far,trust me
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]]> By: cconsaul http://www.gibson-les-paul.com/gibson-acoustic-guitar/whats-more-important-to-you-in-an-acoustic-guitar-tone-or-character/comment-page-1#comment-3906 cconsaul Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:29:59 +0000 http://www.gibson-les-paul.com/gibson-acoustic-guitar/whats-more-important-to-you-in-an-acoustic-guitar-tone-or-character#comment-3906 I take a number of factors into account when I consider a guitar. Tone and character are certainly two of those, but I also consider road worthiness, ease of play, overall volume, range of sound, comfort while I am holding it, it's usefulness in disparate situations, and even the ease by which I can change strings and maintain it. Of tone and character, I would rate character over tone because unless you have a plastic, fiberglass, or carbon graphite guitar, that tone is going to change. The character will change as well, but it will only deepen, seldom change. (unless there is a structural change in the instrument) I can affect the tone or compensate for it, but I really don't know many luthiers who claim that they can install or affect character in an instrument. Hope this helps.<br><b>References : </b><br> I take a number of factors into account when I consider a guitar. Tone and character are certainly two of those, but I also consider road worthiness, ease of play, overall volume, range of sound, comfort while I am holding it, it's usefulness in disparate situations, and even the ease by which I can change strings and maintain it.

Of tone and character, I would rate character over tone because unless you have a plastic, fiberglass, or carbon graphite guitar, that tone is going to change. The character will change as well, but it will only deepen, seldom change. (unless there is a structural change in the instrument) I can affect the tone or compensate for it, but I really don't know many luthiers who claim that they can install or affect character in an instrument. Hope this helps.
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