Acoustic Guitars Types: Everything you must know

The Ultimate Acoustic Guitar Guide! In this video we're comparing all the acoustic guitar body shapes! Massive thanks to Eastman Guitars and Pepijn 't Hart for helping me out with this video.

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Lewitt LCT 1040
Neumann KM-184

0:00 Intro
0:52 The series explained
2:13 Roundup of the body shapes
6:01 The best comparison possible
6:18 The Parlor
10:01 The 00
12:13 The 000/Orchestra Model
14:35 The Dreadnought
17:34 The Grand Auditorium
19:20 Slope Shoulder Dreadnought
22:26 Slope Shoulder 00
24:33 Jumbo
25:35 12 string
27:50 Outro

Hi, my name is Paul Davids! I am a guitar player, teacher, producer, and overall music enthusiast from the Netherlands! I try to inspire people from all over the world with my videos, here on YouTube.

Thank you for watching!
Paul

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[meadro]

Paul, you won the internet today. This will save 50 YouTube searches my friend. Great job!

[RMoore-ztzs]

I love the fact that Paul is inherently a gifted teacher, but he still embraces the hungry intensity of a perennial student. Always learning, searching, and growing.

[jennifermay]

This video itself should win an award for providing a "Beginner's Guide: All you ever need to know" for guitar bodies!

[LucasSheldon]

Time Stamps for Comparison

Light Picking
7:27 Jumbo
7:35 Dreadnought
7:43 Dreadnought (slope shoulder)
7:51 Grand Auditorium
7:58 OOO/OM
8:06 OO
8:14 Parlor

Arpeggiated Chords
10:47 Parlor
10:51 OO
10:55 OOO/OM
10:58 Grand Auditorium
11:02 Dreadnought (slope shoulder)
11:06 Dreadnought
11:10 Jumbo

E Chord
15:39 Parlor
15:43 OO
15:49 OOO/OM
15:54 Grand Auditorium
15:59 Dreadnought (Slope Shoulder)
16:04 Dreadnought
16:09 Jumbo

Classic Strumming
21:26 Dreadnought
21:34 Dreadnought (Slope Shoulder)
21:49 Jumbo
21:56 Grand Auditorium
22:03 OOO/Om
22:11 OO
22:18 Parlor

[RudyAyoub]

Thats so inclusive and progressive of you, bro

[keeganitreal]

Sometimes I forget if I'm watching Paul for his guitar skills or the cinematography he creates. This channel has everything and Mr. Davids, you are ridiculously gifted 👏

[wearytraveler]

68 years old and I have been playing guitar since I was 13! I've had more guitars than I can remember and today I learned something so basic and fundamental I had to thank you for making this video! Well done!

[raytristani]

As a parlor guitar maker, I’m gonna say that for me, the parlor is the sweetest sounding of them all

[Mike-klqc]

I loved the spectrum graph. This is the best comparison video I has ever seen. I better show this to my spouse to prove I need 11 guitars

[timthetoolpool]

Finally a video that does tone comparisons correctly. Usually videos have a big gap between the guitars and your brain forgets what each guitar sounded like.

[mknightshaman]

I promise this is the only reason "Paul Davids body" is in my search history

[staceytakenaka]

I play a jumbo for lead acoustic guitar in church bands. I love how much it just punches right through the mix so clearly with such little effort. You get just the right amount of high tones to still be easily picked up by the listener, while not sounding thin and tinny because there's so much bass to go along with it. If anyone is looking for a budget model of a jumbo (cause they can be pricey) the Guild F-250E is a little more affordable and still sounds great! Happy Playing friends, may you all find your perfect guitar 🎵🤘

[gooblinslayer]

I love how far Paul has come. I remember watching him back when he was teaching guitar and doing his online guitar tips. Now look at him 🤧 So proud of him.

[Mike-klqc]

Paul is an absolute treasure to our instrument. Thank you!

[ktvindicare]

I love how Paul has this "I want this" look with every guitar. This man has so much restraint to not just walk out of there with 6 new guitars on his back.

[brendencarlson]

Hearing Paul at 25:56 slip into his Dutch “J” asking “What kind of player would usually prefer a Yumbo” made me smile, reminded me of my Swedish dad and grandparents talking.

[carlabuzan]

As someone new to the guitar, this was excellent information for me. I bought my first guitar, thinking the only difference was "classical" vs "folk". Great job, and thank you both!

[TheFULLMETALCHEF]

Brilliant concept here. My first guitar was a parlor, but in less than a year I “graduated “ to a dreadnaught., but it was obvious that something was missing from what I used to be able to make happen. My next purchase shall be a parlor.

[andrewlybbert]

Can easily spend a weekend hanging out with these two and never get bored! This video can reveal your love for the guitar... if you watched the entire video and wanted more or felt it was too short... you know you have a guitar problem! I didn't want this to end! Great video!

[JSL]

Really enjoyed Pepijn. He was very knowledgeable and gave great advice on guitars in general, without being pushy and trying to advertise his brand.

And Paul is a legend as always- Best guitars content on YouTube.