I want to find a regular acoustic that fits my small body and hands. I'm considering a parlor guitar. Any drawbacks?
2007-10-15 09:14:03 · 4 answers · asked by AyK 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Performing Arts
My wife has a small body - she's only 4' 10" tal,l so I bought her a Tanglewood TFCE- ASB. It is parlour size, with built in electrics and a cutaway. It sounds good plugged in or not. Check it out. Hope this helps.(that is if you don't want a travel guitar!)
2007-10-15 10:42:06 · answer #1 · answered by SKCave 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I learned on an LG-3 Gibson parlor guitar and they are suitable for individual playing. In my high school ROTC ball I played it from a balcony into a large auditorium and everyone could hear it plainly--even above my "All Shook Up" song of Elvis.
Recently, I've used a soundhole pickup and ran it patched through a Fendersonic acoustic amplifier and it sounds as good as my Martin HD-35.
The Gibson tone is sharp in treble, medium in bass without amplification.
When you find a quality parlor guitar I suggest you get it--provided the sound and projection suits your tastes.
2007-10-15 11:00:38 · answer #2 · answered by Guitarpicker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The bass is much less than a dreadnaught. This is good if you play finger-style because the volume is more even on all the strings. If you play with a pick though, it will sound thin compared to bigger body sizes. If you get an acoustic-electric and play plugged in, then it doesn't matter - you can turn up the bass.
2007-10-15 10:26:11 · answer #3 · answered by PJH 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, most parlor guitars, except the rare expensive ones, are not good intonation wise. Try a Baby Taylor or a Martin 000 size guitar.
2007-10-15 14:44:38 · answer #4 · answered by Dave 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋