HemeolaMan -> RE: soundportparty in my patio (Jul. 16 2009 20:09:15)
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Both of you are correct. I think that you build for a different audience though. I would gather that Anders builds guitars that mostly players in small venues would use. I think a soundport in a club or bar or restaurant would be a handy thing. I have a guitar that i have two soundports in (hehe junk guitar + forstner bits) and I did some tests to evaluate the effects. When one whole is open the midrange seems to be somewhat clearer, this is at the expense of some bass. The richness is lessened and the sound less focused, great for rajeo. i think it takes out some of the overtones a bit which allows the notes to sound clear and crisp. Two open and the bass is very much lessened and the trebles seem more ambient. I think the lessening of the bass would work to enhance the guitar's cutting power in noisy environments. This is not to say that anders guitars are not used in recording sessions or close miced in large venues. I think that this reduction of harmonics would be very handy in a recording situation, less to eq out, and definitely good in getting a more natural sound when mic'd on stage. Not to mention that the player is really the one who the guitar is for, and more sound to the player can mean more enjoyment. I have never played an anders, but i have played ported guitars. ON the other hand, I have played a blackshear reyes, the one that chaconne bought. This guitar is a canon. I swear to god it is the loudest d amn guitar I have heard. furthermore it has tone and cojones. It can villa lobos it can bach it can granados and it can romp and stomp with the flamencos. It really has a tremendously diverse and usable pallette of tones. It has magnificent projection and a real flamenco sound. But, It also has a really classical sound too, depending on how it is played. I would say that these blackshear guitars are really the kind of instrument that someone, Like chaconne, would play in a concert hall at a recital or competition. Tom is more likely to have his guitars bought by classical players or players that play in larger venues because the market for flamenco guitars in america is by far less than the market elsewhere. So, while tom's guitars are excellent and still will project, record and mic up well, his target market has slightly different demands. Whats the issue here? you are both right. but one of you is making the findings seem as if they are intrinsically negative instead of a boon to the player and a good adaptation to a venue, and the other is slinging old dirt . I respect both of you. You both make wonderful git boxes, and you both are very passionate about your ways of making. whats the big deal? there's more than one way to fret a passage.
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