nice guitar dude! im thinking of getting one of these(this is the acoustic right? not electro?), no shops around here sell them but i can order online.. i play fingerstyle acoustic stuff and blues but im wondering if you think the sound would be abit to harsh for fingerstyle stuff? thanks for any help
@mishmoshwash Sorry for this late reply! The guitar sounds great for fingerstyle (all I play), but I'd look into the Simon & Patrick versions which have thicker necks (front to back), which may be more comfortable to play. The nut width/string spacing is also a bit narrower than is traditionally desired for fingerpicking.
...It's cheap though. From what I've read, Recording King and Washburn parlour guitars are worth looking into as well, though they're more expensive and Chinese-made.
Nice playing on the AMI. I have a cedar as well, in blue, and while I own a whole stable of expensive instruments I really love playing the AMI. When you took iyours down a step did you require setup adjustments?
I've had it down a step with the stock .012s with no problems, but they were a bit too slack, so I just put .013s on. I don't recall having any problems at the nut, but it's always a possibility that larger strings will bind. Easy enough to solve with some gentle filing or sanding.
Is yours the cedar top or spruce top? I see several pros play these with magnetic sound hole pickups. Cooool!!! Thanks for posting! I think I may get one when I find out which one you bought! Thanks again!
I am glad to finally see an AMI on here, mine has been my only guitar for years up until I bought a '47 martin 0-17 which is cool but I still play AMI more. Not to mention she is aging beautifully.
heyyy, My name is James i'm from England and i'm about to buy an Art & Lutherie AMI, did you have yours set up, if so could you tell me the settings, also whats it like in Drop D, do you get a floppy D? thanks in advance
I didn't do a lot of set up from the store - after I figured out it sounded better down a step (the whole guitar, not just the sixth string), I put .013-.056 strings on it (80/20 bronze Elixers), which keeps it from being too floppy. It's quite pleasant to play like this, I wouldn't like it in standard with these strings, as the neck is pretty thin. If I could change one thing, it would be to make the neck much thicker front to back.
nice guitar dude! im thinking of getting one of these(this is the acoustic right? not electro?), no shops around here sell them but i can order online.. i play fingerstyle acoustic stuff and blues but im wondering if you think the sound would be abit to harsh for fingerstyle stuff? thanks for any help
mishmoshwash 1 year ago
@mishmoshwash Sorry for this late reply! The guitar sounds great for fingerstyle (all I play), but I'd look into the Simon & Patrick versions which have thicker necks (front to back), which may be more comfortable to play. The nut width/string spacing is also a bit narrower than is traditionally desired for fingerpicking.
...It's cheap though. From what I've read, Recording King and Washburn parlour guitars are worth looking into as well, though they're more expensive and Chinese-made.
GrilledFishJones 1 year ago
really cool man........Hey whats the action like on the AMI when you bought it?? High or low?
BenRamble 1 year ago
@BenRamble Thanks! It was low— which is good, since the thin neck profile would make a high action quite uncomfortable.
GrilledFishJones 1 year ago
Hi! Great playing! I wish I could play like that!
I just got an AMI with a cedar top too! I love it
JazzIVWoman 2 years ago
Nice playing man, keep it up!
greets
Robkenn 3 years ago
the amis are amazing! i have one in blue
dillemabass 3 years ago
great playing is in A positioning here
robindavies24 3 years ago
wow very nice improv. i wanna get an a&l cutaway for myself!
iceblendedcofee 3 years ago
Nice playing on the AMI. I have a cedar as well, in blue, and while I own a whole stable of expensive instruments I really love playing the AMI. When you took iyours down a step did you require setup adjustments?
CoNietzscheWa 3 years ago
Thanks!
I've had it down a step with the stock .012s with no problems, but they were a bit too slack, so I just put .013s on. I don't recall having any problems at the nut, but it's always a possibility that larger strings will bind. Easy enough to solve with some gentle filing or sanding.
GrilledFishJones 3 years ago
Is yours the cedar top or spruce top? I see several pros play these with magnetic sound hole pickups. Cooool!!! Thanks for posting! I think I may get one when I find out which one you bought! Thanks again!
Bltprf502 3 years ago
It's the cedar top model.
Cheers!
GrilledFishJones 3 years ago
I am glad to finally see an AMI on here, mine has been my only guitar for years up until I bought a '47 martin 0-17 which is cool but I still play AMI more. Not to mention she is aging beautifully.
sotexuke 4 years ago
huh!~ 013 on 1st string? i taught until 012 only.. is it got 014? or even 015? pls PM me to reply me k? thanks.~
GodpiG236 4 years ago
heyyy, My name is James i'm from England and i'm about to buy an Art & Lutherie AMI, did you have yours set up, if so could you tell me the settings, also whats it like in Drop D, do you get a floppy D? thanks in advance
your English Pal
James
speakfree18 4 years ago
I didn't do a lot of set up from the store - after I figured out it sounded better down a step (the whole guitar, not just the sixth string), I put .013-.056 strings on it (80/20 bronze Elixers), which keeps it from being too floppy. It's quite pleasant to play like this, I wouldn't like it in standard with these strings, as the neck is pretty thin. If I could change one thing, it would be to make the neck much thicker front to back.
GrilledFishJones 4 years ago
I wouldn't pay a lot extra for the version with a pickup (which is what I've got), it's OK but not stellar.
It sounds brilliant played with a slide too, in open D.
GrilledFishJones 4 years ago
i dig it.
derbesy3 4 years ago
he's totally lip-syncing...
Scrimmosaurus 4 years ago
yum
cobascis 4 years ago