Thanks - will check it out. ----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Archer To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 10:18 AM Subject: RE: [FairfieldLife] To Curtis re Guitar
Kirk, here's a guitar recommendation from a friend of mine: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/navigation/silver-creek-violins-stands-upright-bass?N=100001+202733 open the above link and scroll down past the violins to the guitars. the brand is silver creek and it's available at musiciansfriend.com. i still play mine everyday and it sounds better than any guitar i've ever owned, including a vintage martin i once had. there's one caveat, you need to do your own set up (not hard), which is always the case on a mail order guitar. this means you need to adjust the neck and shave the bridge down to the proper height, and if you're really picky level the frets too. if you don't know how a luthier will do this for a very reasonable price, just ask for a set up. i have the silver creek t-160 (mahogany) for $299. i dickered over the phone and got a substantial discount off even this great price. these are solid wood tops, sides and backs with a dovetailed one-piece neck which makes them sound great. i'd buy another one in heartbeat if i had to replace mine. read the reviews on the t-170 (rosewood). it's sound like it's even better than mine for just a little more money. the d-160 and d-170 (d is for dreadnought) are big a have good volume for strumming a flat picking. the t-160 and t-170 are smaller bodied, have a tight bass and sweet sound for finger picking, which is my style of playing, like led zeppelin, beatles, lynard skynard, clapton, pink floyd, etc. even and expensive mail order guitar will usually need a set up. otherwise, you'll be somewhat disappointed. read the reviews.
