Brandon Acker's Guitar Tip: Choosing a guitar PART II in collaboration with Siccas Guitars

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[josephgiustiniani]

I have been playing for about 50 years. I found this video to be an education, even to a seasoned player. I have always just played every guitar I was interested in, but never quite knew why I would put one back on the rack, and another, I would take home. I think you explain the facts, and the other personal preference. Your two videos should be a ""must have"" for any person interested in guitars. It is apparent you spent some time putting these two videos together. I thank you.

[notmewooshme]

I dont know what to concentrate on.His amazing tutorial or the background chopin nocturne.

[scottconnuck]

Hey there Brandon. I had been a guitarist in my youth, having attained a master's degree in guitar performance from Florida State about 40 years ago. I had not played since my university days. At any rate, I recently purchased an inexpensive classical guitar which I fell immediately in love with. While making incredible progress in the short time I have been practicing, I had experienced a problem. I couldn't understand why my new guitar was such a bear to play. I mean, I found that getting through even a short Sor study would make me exhausted. Then today I've come to discover that the strings that the store put on the instrument were super heavy gauge, which meant that it takes a Herculean effort just to get through a piece. I think that the seller put heavy gauge strings on the guitar so that it wouldn't buzz. But the problem with that is, the guitar became super difficult to play. Once the strings were changed to a medium gauge, the instrument became SO much more playable. It does have a slight buzz at times, but I much prefer that than to kill my fingers from having to press down inordinately hard. Such a simple fix that changes everything! Here I was thinking that my stamina was the problem when, in actuality, it was the strings.

[pedterson]

I have a simple process:
1. Check my bank account.
2. Despair.

[jeroen]

It's like Harry Potter and his new wand. You pick it up and there's magic. It's just that every guitar in the store calls to me.

[oldfrend]

i think i need to get a cedar top guitar. the warmth and fullness of the tone is unbelievable!

[viy]

I think Brandon just sold me on cedar tops. I also had spruce top guitars before, maybe because my first guitar was (accidentally) a flamenco guitar, so i got used to bright tones and snappy attack, but something about that sustain and resonance of cedar is slowly winning me over. By the way, brilliant and informative video, thank you!

[markus-hermannkoch]

That rhymes so well with my own hobbyist adventure. After finally getting a little more serious about the guitar I decided to replace my 20 year old antiquity by something 'better'. Did just as you say: Took it to a large store for a serious comparison session. In the end I didn't buy anything, talked to our village luthier about it, and he reduced my guitar's action ever so slightly, putting an end to that story. There were beautifully crafted guitars in that store. But the direct comparison with my old one taught me objectively: They weren't significantly better.

[thanosp.]

My main problem is that I'm left handed and it's difficult to choose when I can't play any in the store. Luckily, I met with the best luthier in my country and asked him to make one specifically for me. He even asked me to be there when he attached and finalised the fretboard and nut/saddle to fit my needs.😊

[attilakovacs]

Another great video, Brandon! These two (parts 1 & 2) should be shown to guitarists and taught at music schools worldwide. A lot of disappointment and wasted money/effort could be avoided.

[PegasusFleets]

Lucky you..letting Love work through You to enhance our skills.

Very helpful !!


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[nrgraff]

This makes so much sense to me. Parts 1 and 2 were bith great and i appreciate them!

[lorenzodreo]

Oh God, the cedar one... I'm in love, I want to play it

[Bova]

Wow! This two videos where great at the right time, it happens that Im looking a new classical guitar. Now I want a cedar one. Thanx, Brandon, and Siccas guitars.

[StKnightis]

Thanks Brandon. I watched this expecting to see a repeat of information I’ve seen over and over.

Instead I found a lot of fresh ideas and things to look for. I like the idea of taking your current guitar to the store for comparison sake.

I’ll have to watch episode 1. Nicely done. 👍

[Jeronimo.]

Excellent tutorials with all the helpful information and surprisingly correct and accurate technical tips on construction and set-up. Two thumbs up!👌👍👍

[JimmyOnGuitar]

This and part 1 are very interesting, it’s a great way to look at things. I’m a long time steel string player, but I’ve always been drawn to finger style playing. I recently made the jump to a nylon classical guitar, and love it. I went for an entry level guitar to test the waters, but I’m thinking it’s time to upgrade. I love my cordoba so much that I barely ever touch my Martin or Gibson acoustics any more. Thanks for sharing!

[Emily_M]

I'm kinda in love with that cedar guitar...

Thank you Brandon. Finally, a clear and practical word of advice