I’m more a guitar owner than a guitarist, but I do love playing them, so when looking for a subject for some photo-blogging, this looked interesting.
This is a Seagull S6 that I’ve had for a few years. It’s a cedar top, which gives it a slightly darker, mellower tone than the more typical spruce top acoustic guitars. Seagull also uses a very thin veneer that I think gives a woodier feel to the sound along with some nice sustain, but it also makes it more prone to scratches. I guess that’s not so bad – look at Trigger, that’s Willie’s guitar, the way.
Speaking of Willie, The Armadillo Podcast has an interesting piece up about Willie’s new song, “Cowboys are Frequently Secretly (Fond of Each Other).” Armadillo Podcast creator, Steven wonders if the rednecks of the world will choose Willie or homophobia. I’m betting they don’t choose Willie. Maybe he’ll play it when I see him at the Backyard next month.
James Brush is a teacher and writer who lives in Austin, TX. He tries to get outside as much as possible.
Beautiful guitar! What type of strings do you put on her? I have a similar guitar with the classical Gut strings, and it sounds so warm I just love playing it. A nice break from an electric. What do you play on her?
Thanks. I’ve been using Elixir polyweb custom lights (the 11’s). I’m just a back porch strummer. I play bluesy type stuff mainly. Try to. Nothing fancy.