Choosing a Musical Instrument : Dreadnought Guitar Tips

So you want to learn to play music but not sure which of the thousands of instruments is right for you? Here are a few tips on the Dreadnought guitar .

Expert: Richard Sheff
Bio: Richard Sheff he has been playing music since the 50's and he has been teaching guitar for years. He also works in a music store selling wind, string and keyboard instruments for the past 10 years.
Filmmaker: Travis Waack

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[Musicislove123]

it's a bookmatched top, you can't have a fully solid top or it wouldn't be strong enough to stand up to the tension of the string. Even laminate tops are bookmatched

[Ginnas]

Looks like that top is 2 pieces. Not a solid top.

[Hrungenir]

Oh and to those wondering if theres a difference, i had a guitar i got off ebay, new - had a plastic truss rod running through it - I know this because when my nephew opened the door and it hit the floor, it split in half so yeah, there's a difference. I can actually feel the vibrations running through my chest when i play my dreadnought, the sound lingers longer - its akin to the difference between an mp3 and vinyl - some people just don't hear it, but if you do its a sound you never forget.

[Hrungenir]

I sold my left nut and got a tanglewood heritage ch-sre. At around £1000 new, currently around £900 Its the best buy i've ever made. Having had it over 2 years now the feeling of disgust when some nonce picks it up off the stand in my house and says "wow can i have a go?", hasn't faded, its only gotten worse. My common response is something like: "get your grubby mitts off my baby you f*cking retard", though sometimes it gets worse. Buy a good guitar - the money you spend will save your soul.

[tsunamyboy69]

i have to sell my 2 kidneys to buy one of those!

[proskaterwannabe]

is there really a big difference in the playability of a good guitar and guitar made of plywood? i mean, if its really easier to play guitar made of solid woods? because I can't do harmonics on my guitar. or if its not about the guitar, then what's wrong with what i do? thanks!

[ynyslochtyn]

Did he say what make or model it is? You also need very straight neck and good action for sweet guitar.

[ZadZadrack]

Thanks for this informative demo.

[DoorMat444]

@Ginnas All solid tops are split into effectively 2 pieces by a process called bookmatching. It is solid!

[GreatGreenRiver]

@Ginnas Even solid tops are usually made of two pieces. Two halfs glued together, actually. Laminated tops are made of "layers" of laminated wood. It's hard to determine if a guitar has a solid top. Pictures of the top or videos aren't very helpful. You have to look at the inside and look at the grain of the wood around the soundhole, even then it can be confusing for most people (including me). The best way to know if a guitar has a solid top is to get the specs from the manufacturer...

[andreschou]

@NeilFraudstrong Lol, yeah your kinda right haha. but I mean this isonly valid if we r talking a bout dreadnought. cause taylors are beter acoustic guitars in my opinion

[dayingyang0]

Obviously some people (at least the 11 people that thumbuped Ginnas' comment and Ginna) don't know that solid tops are ALL 2 pieces. The phrase "solid top" is used by people in reference to the fact that they're not laminate wood tops (like plywood and particle board for cheap guitars). It's crazy that the more informed comment by Musiclove 123 has less like thumbs than the moronic statement by Ginnas.