• From: BELGIUM
  • Registered: 2007-01-27
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Topic: Very difficult comparing guitar a with guitar B

I am really in a topic mood today, you can't imagine how I enjoy this, being disabled after a car crash, to hear and to inform what other people think. I admit to have plenty of time, to create topics, and tell/ask stuff concering music.

What is at this time, I will complete this, when you should have enough money, THE acoustic Guitar.

Taylor, a brand I don't have, better than Martin?

Santa Cruz, Gibson Acoustics, and a lot more, like a luthier who made an acoustic guitar special for you.

Most important question, and I hope to reveive a lot of opinions, is WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN a HUMMINGBIRD, made by Gibson, so the "real thing" compared to the Epiphone Hummingbird, much cheaper. I went already to a few big music stores, they sell Gibsons Acoustic guitars, but no Epiphones, except the Epiphone LP standard for instance. I am really curious to know what you answer.

Gibson Hummingbird and Epiphone Hummingbird have the same wood, they look like twins: so what makes the difference, price excluded. Also the same thing with the Gibson SJ 200

compared with the Epiphone EJ200, they look so similar, and if you read comments, like harmony central, some people say: EPIPHONE EJ200, others GIBSON SJ200

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  • From: Pico Rivera, Calif. U.S.A.
  • Registered: 2006-10-26
  • Posts: 785

Re: Very difficult comparing guitar a with guitar B

What is the difference between a truffle and a mushroom, their both fungus?  <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_lol.gif" border=0 alt="Laughing"> 

#1 The Taylor's are basically the new Martin's of today. They play very nice, well made and pricey but worth the money.


Gibson HB is well made and of better quality than the Epi HB. The Epi is made I believe in malaysia lower cost of labor and less skilled workers not to demean the Malaysian people. Same for the 200's.


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  • From: BELGIUM
  • Registered: 2007-01-27
  • Posts: 3,403

Re: Very difficult comparing guitar a with guitar B

I agree, and the mushroom thing is a very good example of comparision. Don't forget, a donkey will not become a racehorse, so if you think you are a great musician, of course a lot of people think this, I just mean that if you play not very good, there are always (probably the majority) people who blame the guitar, so they buy an expensive one, convinced that they will play better, but the only thing that will sound better, indeed, are the mistakes. That's the reason why I prefer, when you start playing, the acoustic guitar.

Well, you gave me an, idea, I will quick add a new topic, concerning the best acoustic guitars, but if you or me create this topic, we need maybe MORE IMPORTANT, a topic about cheap, but good acoustic guitars.

greetz Lieven

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- MY GUITAR PLAYS EVERY STYLE = BLUES, ROCK, METAL, so I NEED TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY IT.
[color=blue]Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock.[/color]

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