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Howdy, maybe someone in here can give me some decent suggestions.
I play a lot of electric guitar. I have a good Larrivee acoustic but I'm looking for a slim-line acoustic with more of an electric feel. I'd most often be playing it unplugged.... something with a nice fast-ish neck and good access to those upper frets. Now I know that such creatures often involve compromises of various sorts, but I'm looking for something decent in the $600 - $1000 dollar range brand new - meaning I've no problem with buying one used, I just need to know what options are out there. I haven't gotten very far with this - so far, mostly just poking around on the net. I've actually had a chance to play around quite a bit with a Washburn Rover but I've not been particularly impressed. I'm not really looking for a mini-guitar or a travel guitar; no, more like a full-sized with an electric guitar's general profile but a true hollow body.
Things I've looked into a bit: Godin's Multiac series (I'd want the steelstring version), Fender's Telecoustics and Stratacoustics, and Ibanez' Talman series.
Anyone able to offer up experiences with any of the above guitars, or able to make a suggestion for another make and model? Reason I'm asking is this, plain and simple: I often play my electrics unplugged these days, just so I can keep my chops and work on song structures and new ideas but not make an amplified racket... that, and I tend to jack 'em directly into an audio-in box and record in Logic with Guitar Rig 2... basically I can't make a lot of noise in my current situation so my amp stays silent... for now. All of which is an attempt to explain that I like the ease of playing a great electric guitar, but preferably with a little more acoustic presence... something slim so that I can play it sitting down as easily as standing up... my Larrivee is a big'un to get used to after playing on a Strat or SG type for a few hours. This is a category I've never really explored before - for me it's either been straight-up dreadnoughts or solid-body electrics, whereas what I'm searching for occupies a middle ground between the two.
So... any help you can give would be much appreciated.
I play a lot of electric guitar. I have a good Larrivee acoustic but I'm looking for a slim-line acoustic with more of an electric feel. I'd most often be playing it unplugged.... something with a nice fast-ish neck and good access to those upper frets. Now I know that such creatures often involve compromises of various sorts, but I'm looking for something decent in the $600 - $1000 dollar range brand new - meaning I've no problem with buying one used, I just need to know what options are out there. I haven't gotten very far with this - so far, mostly just poking around on the net. I've actually had a chance to play around quite a bit with a Washburn Rover but I've not been particularly impressed. I'm not really looking for a mini-guitar or a travel guitar; no, more like a full-sized with an electric guitar's general profile but a true hollow body.
Things I've looked into a bit: Godin's Multiac series (I'd want the steelstring version), Fender's Telecoustics and Stratacoustics, and Ibanez' Talman series.
Anyone able to offer up experiences with any of the above guitars, or able to make a suggestion for another make and model? Reason I'm asking is this, plain and simple: I often play my electrics unplugged these days, just so I can keep my chops and work on song structures and new ideas but not make an amplified racket... that, and I tend to jack 'em directly into an audio-in box and record in Logic with Guitar Rig 2... basically I can't make a lot of noise in my current situation so my amp stays silent... for now. All of which is an attempt to explain that I like the ease of playing a great electric guitar, but preferably with a little more acoustic presence... something slim so that I can play it sitting down as easily as standing up... my Larrivee is a big'un to get used to after playing on a Strat or SG type for a few hours. This is a category I've never really explored before - for me it's either been straight-up dreadnoughts or solid-body electrics, whereas what I'm searching for occupies a middle ground between the two.
So... any help you can give would be much appreciated.