What I Wish I Knew Before I Bought an Acoustic Guitar

Thanks to Chris Alvarado from ‪@DriftwoodGuitars‬ for joining me today, here are some of my favorite videos from their channel:

   • A full review of the Yamaha LL16D / T...  

   • How To Make An Acoustic Guitar Ep. 43...  

   • A full review of the Gibson G-45 / Th...  

Thanks to ‪@sweetwater‬ for sponsoring today's video, heres some links to a few acoustic guitars I think are great places to start (affiliate links)

Yamaha FG820 Dreadnought $299
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Eastman PSH1-OM $349
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Taylor "Baby Taylor" Walnut $549
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Yamaha LS6M ARE Concert $509
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Eastman E1D Special $779
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Yamaha LL16M ARE Original Jumbo $799
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Martin GPC-11E Road Series $1,099
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Taylor 214CE Plus $1,399
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My Most Popular Courses

🎸 Fretboard Fundamentals Bundle:
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🎸 The CAGED Course:
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🎸 Barebones Guitar Theory:
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🎸 Breaking Out Of the Pentatonic Box:
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My Favorite Gear (affiliate links)

Line 6 HX Effects
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Neural DSP Quad Cortex
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Zoom H6
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Shure SM57
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0:00 Intro
1:05 Don't buy what looks good, buy what sounds good
2:16 Body Size and Shape
3:12 The right body shape for your playing style
4:22 Acoustic setup's are important
5:58 The neck reset problem
7:01 Sweetwater AD
7:45 Humidity and maintenance
9:50 Which brands are best?
12:13 Outro

Sennheiser MD 421-II
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AEA R92
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Sennheiser MKH 50
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Universal Audio Apollo x8p
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Want to get in touch?
Email me at Rhett@RhettShull