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What acoustic do you use for slide?

msteurbaut
June 24th, 2008, 03:10 PM
I ended up using a Crafter TA-50. It's a gorgeous looking inexpensive kind of a parlour guitar, but what a sound for slide playing. It has one inconvenience: the neck joins the body at the 12th fret.

http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/3149/ta050amlgje5.jpg

bradpdx
June 24th, 2008, 03:47 PM
Both of my Martins work fine for slide, though I don't bother to do a "slide setup" on either one - not worth it for the amount of time I use slide.

Pretty ordinary stuff, an HD-28 and 000-16GT. The HD-28 is surprisingly good for that despite its bluegrass rep.

Del Pickup
June 24th, 2008, 04:30 PM
I tend to favour my Martin 000-28EC as its action is a bit higher than my old Crafter.

I also have my very first Eko acoustic on which I've just installed a raised nut so that I can play it lap steel style. Despite being a cheap old hack of a guitar it sounds pretty good for that.

I always remind myself that many of the old blues and country players didn't have expensive Martins, etc. but we still try to replicate their tones even today.

paulh
June 24th, 2008, 05:10 PM
Martin DM or an old Gibson student model (parlor size) - the Gibson probably sounds better (less sustain, less bass), but the Martin is near me more often, so I just try to deal with the boomy tone with more muting

garytelecastor
June 24th, 2008, 05:12 PM
1936 Stella Arch top.

Joe Chaney
June 29th, 2008, 06:33 AM
i use my '77 yamaha FG-330
i shaved the bridge down as far as possible, but the action is still plenty high enough for slide! and i probably play more slide than regular guitar

P.S was that crafter made by god himself? it's so beautiful

beep.click
June 29th, 2008, 06:42 AM
Fender metal-body resonator.

fakeocaster
June 29th, 2008, 06:42 AM
Any of them: the less expensive ones usually sound better

Cross Roads
June 29th, 2008, 04:51 PM
Dobro Hound Dog.

goldtopper
June 30th, 2008, 09:55 AM
Mid sixties Fender Newporter. Sounds great acoustically and very good when I slide in a soundhole pickup.

B Valley
July 1st, 2008, 10:48 PM
I have two I like for different reasons and different sounds.
An old Silvertone acoustic that I installed a bartolini pickup in. When you crank her up, she really growls. It's smaller body, so you can really hunker down on it.
http://pic90.picturetrail.com/VOL2150/3318241/8504463/323687260.jpg
And a Regal resophonic, just because sometimes you want that sound.
http://pic90.picturetrail.com/VOL2150/3318241/8504463/323687272.jpg

zombywoof
July 7th, 2008, 06:48 PM
1930s Kay "Venetian."

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g5/zombywoof51/TRICCASE005.jpg

bek
July 9th, 2008, 09:19 PM
I have a 1930s Regal spider-bridge and a 2008 Republic tricone, but if it wasn't for that, I'd use practically any smaller-bodied acoustic, preferably all-mahogany. If there was no other way, I'd be proud to use my Guild D25 (mahogany top) -- the thing would be incredible. Twelve frets is ok, it works. As far as I know, Robert Johnson never used a reso, and he sounded pretty good.

Tele295
July 10th, 2008, 04:14 PM
National, of course!

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/Rumbletweed/JDDuolian2.jpg

SINCASTER
July 24th, 2008, 11:56 PM
Look one inch left then one inch down.

Paul in Colorado
July 25th, 2008, 12:31 PM
I have a '60's Harmony Soverign that needs a neck reset. I replaced the tuners and added an extension nut and play it lap style in C6 tuning. It has a Lace soundhole pickup.