NormanKliman -> RE: What role does playing on your own guitar play for you? (Aug. 2 2010 7:47:26)
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Too many variables involved to make a general statement, IMO. It takes a number of years to develop all the different muscles involved in playing and to develop efficient technique. Also, I don't know about the rest of you, but if I don't play for two or more days, I lose strength and stamina and it takes a few days of playing to recover that. So some guitarists might find a good instrument hard to play. I agree that the merits of good playing correspond more to the guitarist than to the instrument, and that beginners have to work hard to get to that level and shouldn't blame their guitars so much. But I also agree with Henry about the comfort factor, as a good guitar can make an intermediate player sound much better. Getting back to Guido's post, I'm much more comfortable on my own instrument, although it's the only good guitar I've ever owned. It's 66cm from nut to bridge and 5.4cm across the first fret, so it's a little bigger than other guitars, but the action is very low (I don't agree about that being a gringo thing). It took a year or two for my left hand to "open up," but now it's the most comfortable guitar for me. About Tomatito's comment, I think that with time any guitarist will find it easier to play just about any well-built guitar. The exception might be someone with very small hands trying to play a big guitar. quote:
do they sell them with high action? High action = better tone.
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