going electric?
I will be the first to admit that I am not the world’s greatest guitar player. I get teased a lot around here because my capo is my best friend most of the time, though I contend that it is a legitimate tool and because of the quality of musicians around me, I don’t need to do much more than support a driving rhythm section.
That’s often times a little funky on the acoustic. It’s hard to really lend any support to the low end with a relatively thin acoustic sound, so I’m looking into getting a new axe. I like some of the hybrids that are available (that would allow me to go back and forth between electric and acoustic and would allow me to blend those sounds together a little bit). Here are my top two choices.
Epiphone Les Paul Ultra II – It’s cheaper than the Gibson Les Paul, but is the same guitar and is a hybrid.
Taylor T-5 – Much more expensive, but a quality guitar that would more than do that job, and potentially sounds better on the acoustic setting.
Anyone have any thoughts?
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this is a huge step…go for it!
Dude…. you’re one step from rock stardom here… don’t blow it by buying the Taylor. The Les Paul is a rock standard. Who plays the Les Paul? EVERYONE! Ace Frehley, Joe Perry, Slash… dude… SLASH!!! Who plays a Taylor?……. Well?…….. yeah, that’s what I thought.
Even if you don’t play it (which I know you can… and will) you can just carry it like Elvis and the sheer coolness will have people asking you to sign their…. um… Bibles. Trust me dude. Les Paul all the way.
if you’re even remotely seriously considering the taylor, you should just get the Crowdster from Tom Anderson… yeah you’ll initially feel like your totally biting David Crowder’s style, but it sounds by far better than any slimline acoustic. The T5 sounds like butts. If not the Crowdster, Gibson’s Chet Atkins. I have heard rumors that Gibson no longer makes these so you’d have to find a used one which might cost you. You should really not buy things from Guitar Center… don’t tell my brother-in-law I said so… he’s a manager of one.