This is a webpage created for new and experienced guitar
players on which type of acoustic guitar is best for which type of
music one plays.
For instance: Folk rhythms and Blues leads sound best on a
big
bodied steel string model while Soft Latin or Jazz rhythms and leads in
my opinion sounds best with a Classic/Spanish cut-away as in the
picture above.
In my self taught
40 plus years I learned
the different NATURAL/SELF CREATED acoustic sounds a guitar can deliver
not only on what type of acoustic guitar one plays but on how one
plucks at the string/strings with a pick or thumb/fingers.
-Trembolo:
can be
created by moving the finger softly back the forth as one strikes a
note or the last note of a lead run.
-Twisting:
creates some cool after tones by striking one or more strings
simultaneously and applying enough pressure to slide the strings up or
down the width of the neck.
-Feathering:
creates a gentle octave by barely touching a string or strings at the
desired fret position especially at the 7th and 12th fret.
-Cuffing:
with
slight pressure using the strumming palm across the strings creates a
muted or scratching sound usually done while playing rhythm, putting
the sound in the background or foreground.
-Pick Angling:
striking a string with the pick angled about 30 degrees to the right
will create unique aftertones especially with a steel string guitar.
-Between Chord Stroking:
this is created by moving fingers off one chord to the next finger by
finger all in one stroke.
-Combination:
using all or a mix of the above can create some awesome leads.
*One can create a variation of chords by combining
parts of
two different chords....I call these "Open Harmonic Chords."
