7 Acoustic Guitar Body Shapes, Their Differences and Sounds | Reverb
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- Acoustic guitars: what should you pick? Dreadnought, auditorium, orchestra, concert, jumbo, parlor, mini...the options can be overwhelming. Joe took the time to play seven popular body shapes to help you decide which guitar might best suit you.
Learn more about these acoustics on Reverb: goo.gl/jXZbij
Microphone: Lewitt Audio LCT 640TS (in stereo mode): bit.ly/2ViKKiK
0:00 - Intro
0:57 - Dreadnought
2:25 - Auditorium
3:34 - Orchestra
4:09 - Concert
5:37 - Jumbo
7:28 - Parlor
8:46 - Travel/Mini - บันเทิง
Electric guitar names: telecaster, les paul, jazzmaster, jaguar
Acoustic guitar names: EV72726256281i118
KiwiWRX you forgot stratocaster for electric guitar
@Piano Those are style names, not actual brand/model names. A jazzmaster is from Fender. A Les Paul is from Gibson. There is no such thing as the Taylor Dreadnaught. A Taylor Dreadnaught is a Taylor Grand Pacific 317e or Builder's Edition 517. A Martin dreadnaught is a D18
@Piano Les Paul is a trademarked term. Dreadnought is not. So you are wrong actually.
Well just dig deeper XD...Gibson Les Paul Junior Classic 57....Gibson Les Paul Traditional....Les Paul Standard....Les Paul special, tribute, bla bla bla. And you think that’s all..? Nah, epiphone Les Paul Standard....Custom.....XD.
Oh maybe Telecaster is easier. Eh wait? Fender Tele American made....Tele Mexican...Oh thank god that’s maybe all of it...no? Wait...Squier Tele affinity...And oh gosh can this stop?
Acoustics are more kinda straight away, A is A, there is no A1, A2 nor A3...Although Gibson’s acoustics are still kinda like their electrics...J45 Studio...Standard...Walnut bla bla bla.
And yeh same as IPhone. For example the new IPhone 11XR Lite Pro Plus T Standard Elite Series..... XD
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I've played guitar for 58 years and I have never heard the body shapes explained in this kind of detail.
Great Job!
same here!
Reverb... Keep him around lol
I back this
He's so good
Based
He’s awesome!
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Dreadnought 1:58
Auditorium 3:11
Orchestra 3:55
Concert 4:56
Jumbo 6:35
Parlor 8:22
Mini 9:13
Thank i
My fav orchestra and parlor style
Are you a hero? Yes, yes you are. 😉👍
@@JoMaMaz lol you should’ve checked the description
In the description
Sound Comparison;
Dreadnought: 1:58
Auditorium: 3:12
Orchestra: 3:54
Concert: 4:56
Jumbo: 6:35
Parlor: 8:20
I love the concert body
thank you for this
I love how the're ordered by the length of the name
I love the dreadnought, orchestra, and jumbo. They sound so rich in tone.
sukalpa shrestha thank u! I’m set on dreadnought :)
I love these no-nonsense, direct, and very well made reviews! No fan-boy crap, just present the info as best understood, with clarity and demo to back it up. Funny too! Great video!
As someone who has lived exclusively in the electric guitar world and decided it was time to find a "forever" acoustic, this video was indispensable. Rather than focusing on Dreadnoughts, as so many other acoustic comparison videos tend to do, 7 different body types were shown. 3 of which I had never heard of before. The information discussing general traits and archetypes of each style of acoustic guitar were presented in very clear ways that allowed someone completely foreign to the subject to understand easily.
After watching this video several times and taking notes about what I liked and disliked about each genre of acoustic guitar I narrowed it down to 3 different body types: Grand Concert, Grand Auditorium, and Super Jumbo. Eventually, I decided on a Gibson SJ-200 and, thanks to this video, I am incredibly satisfied with my purchase knowing that it is the instrument most suited to my style of play.
Thank you for an incredibly informative video.
That's so awesome to hear, Sam! Enjoy the Gibson!
Just gimme any of these, and I'll still make them sound bad!
story of my life, but damned if I don't have fun sounding bad.
Are bhai bhai bhai bhai😂
Practice!!
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No Way 👍
I lost it at the yodeling. You're hilarious dude.
Clearly I lost it at the yodeling as well :) thanks for watching
@@joegeorge1002 its clear
It's just imitating one of the greats, Jimmie Rodgers. :)
@@nikolamilenkovic8441 he should, his voice was great
you can sing better?
Can I just be the one yo say, as a future-guitarist I LOVE these kinds of videos that just showcase these varieties of guitars and teaches me the different models/what the differences are
"as a future-guitarist" - don't jinx it!
I have that taylor he featured. Unless that breaks i don’t know that I will ever own another guitar. It sounds absolutely beautiful. I would recommend it.
Still playing? Maybe if you aren't, this could a reminder to pick it up ;)
John Eric Love mine, too!
The yodeling is self-admittedly marginal but boy, you sure can play. "Don't Think Twice" was gorgeous. Thanks for this video.
Who's Bob Dylan?
If you're saying self admittedly you're saying you were the one yodeling
Benjamin Hanley incorrect, self-admitted when used in the context of a subject refers to the aforementioned subject
@@ttveidanma7016 if he had said his yodeling instead of the yodeling
No, it is good. It isn't marginal at all. Where are your ears at?
Very cool video and awesome talent on display here as well. Hard to choose a guitar shape when all the of the demo'd guitars sounded great! Thank you for taking the time to put this together.
You truly are a guitar man and obviously love both the instrument and the art. Thank you, brother!
Loved this! Joe's voice is beautiful and these guitars sound amazing!😊
I could listen to your guitar and singing for hours on end. So inspiring.
These videos are just superb. The best quality to be found on TH-cam.
Outstanding video, Joe. Thank you!
Dude, your voice. Why aren't you famously singing? Your tone and pitch were incredible! I wish I had a voice like that.
Your voice is an instrument and a muscle man. You have to train it to make it sound good. Anyone can get a good voice!
Oo, I just love this Jumbo demo you do at 6:33. Thank you for a bit of joy.
Joe, I love your versatility and being able to play all styles of music on all styles of instruments! Such a talent! Thank You!
Thank you for that information. Being a new guitar player it was very helpful!
Very enlightening, I've been playing since 1966 but didn't know most of this stuff. There are two types of guitars electric and acoustic, goes to show that there's always something new to learn.
I absolutely love your playing. What a sound, feel and time!
Great information, zero bs, and a great example of what a guitar is capable of in the right hands. Thanks whoever you are.
Awesome presentation. Very enjoyable and informative. Keep up the great work!
I love the Parlour design. There's an Ibanez model which is truly beautiful, it's the AVN9.
Thank you so much for this video. Very informative and well put together. Saving up for a concert of my own
I needed a video breaking these down. Thank you!
Today I learnt that Jumbo guitars are my favorite acoustic sound. Thanks!
Really enjoyed your video. Good information and some great playing. My acoustic is a Breedlove atlas series, OM FS Passport. It's a fine guitar. I find Breedlove often go under the radar and deserve a mention
Thank you! you're tutorial was brilliant!
Thank you so much for showing all the variations
Great informative video. This is so helpful and also fun to listen to.
I wish youd explain the physical differences more, like actual dimensions, structural elements inside them, woods used, etc. All of that influences tone. Same with scale length.
i wish too
It's there on their website my guy! Tap on the link
Dude they are selling guitars with sound bites
Big guitar good for strumming, more range, more bass more boom. Small guitar more balanced. Less bass. Better for fingerpicking but cant handle heavy strumming. Mid sized guitars inbetween the former two.
This is such a good video. I've been wanting to learn to play guitar for a while and now that I have extra time, I decided to purchase one and just go for it. Thanks for the video!
A very very helpful audio visual demonstration to help sort out the choices of acoustic guitars - this will help you save time in the guitar store trying a bunch of guitars that just don't sound like the sound in your head...still, best to feel it and hear it yourself.
I worked in a recording studio for a few years yet I could never tell the difference between various acoustic guitar shapes. Until I watched this awesome video. Thank you, man. Keep up doing more great vids!
Played a Johnson travel 12 string last week and was amazed at how well it sounded. I played Mandolin Wind on it and had to look it up on line. It was amazingly inexpensive. The one I tried at the guitar store was used and the previous owner installed a single coil pickup in it. Why anyone would put a noisy single coil in an acoustic is beyond me. I'll be picking up a new one and installing a much better pickup in it. I can definitely see a use for it with the band and it will be a surprise when people here the sound from that tiny thing.
Love this kind of review....bravo!
Oooh them vocals on the jumbo brought a smile to my face. Superb
that was top shelf - thanks.
I think my "all in one" favorite is a high quality OM that punches way beyond its weight class. It's a rare beast but worth the hunt :)
This is super helpful, Joe. Thanks for all your videos!
I learned so much! It was helpful to hear each type demonstrated - how to tell them apart visually and what each are known for
Nicely done. One notable omission is whether there are 14 or 12 frets where the neck meets the body. This has a major impact on tone because it shifts the location of the bridge. It's tied closely to body shape, with 12-fret guitars most associated with the OO and OOO body shapes. The Martin OO-40H you briefly pictures looks like a 12-fret guitar, but the OO-28 you played for that Concert/Grand Concert segment is a 14-fret guitar. Those are going to sound *really* different! My main guitar is an SJ (Small Jumbo) model; not sure where that fits in the lineup here; probably in the Concert category. -Tom
I love my Gretsch Ranchers for Jumbos.
Thank you! This was very educational. I bought an electric first then realized I liked the beauty of blues and folk and got fascinated by acoustics.
Absolutely great review. Very informative. Many thanks.
Haha....that was the best version of “thats alright” . Dude that was just solid as all hell. 👍you should do a lesson on it.
Id like to see way more of this guy in Reverb reviews. The best so far.
I really like my Seagull, plays like a dream. Thanks for sharing your wealth of knowledge.
M6 Gloss here, and I love it. Super geet.
Just the perfect subject I was looking for
I know. I could listen to him all the time...❤
I'll add another vote to the comments commending a comparison using the same tunes. While this video does a great job of highlighting some of the most famous/classic uses of each shape, another comparision video utilizing 10-15s of strumming going quickly through each of the 7 shapes followed by another 10-15s of fingerpicking going through each shape successively would give a greater sense the tonal difference made by each shape. Thanks in advance!
I have a Taylor GC3, which I think isn't one of their more popular models, but it's one of my favorite guitars.
Very well explained.
Many thanks.
Very good content. thank you for this! have always wondered what shapes
That was funny and beautiful. Informative, too. Thanks!
thank you for adding worship leaders(2:51) in there, man.
Feels nice to be recognized as musicians too.
Great video and great explanations. I am looking for what style I should get for learning finger style so this was helpful with what else I’ve read.
Great introduction to many types of acoustics, thanks!
Really interesting and useful, anway I would have liked also to hear all of them on the same tune, to better understand the differences, rather than hear a more appropriate tune for each.
Thank you for this
The Martin dreadnaught is in a class of its own!
Thanks for this brief review bro👍👌
EXCELLENT VIDEO
NICE to see you banging on a Taylor GS Mini Koa !!! I have the mahogany. LOVE IT.
Still waiting for a company to make a “Wumbo” model, so that I can wumbo, you can wumbo, we can wumbo..
Idk if most manufacturers have their degrees in wumbology. Good idea tho.
@@342bullseye It's first grade!
Wumbo-ing, wumbology the study of wumbo
He, she wumbo!
Look in the mirror and say “I can chose not to be a dick. Concentrate.”
As a John Mayer Boi I dig the concerts!
Thanks for the great video. You are awesome.
Great video.well presented. Clear ,concise and entertaining. Also great point about nylon string guitars at the end.
As a non-musician, I really enjoyed learning about the different types and hearing them. But I think the video would have been even better if you had all or several different types on screen at the same time for us to actually see the size difference.
Great video. Nicely presented, very entertaining and informative. You mention nylon strings at the end: I find them great for vocal accompaniment too, in stripped-back arrangements (check out Jerry Reed, for instance).
I agree with you. They don't compete with your voice. Just blend into the background. I love steel string guitars too :) Brent
Great video....straight forward and clear..
Hearing you do "That's All Right Mamma" on a SJ-200 took me back to Elvis' 1968 Comeback Special when he did the same song on his J-200. 🔥 love it!
I love the slopeshoulder models, you missed that one!
Really cool video. It's great to hear the different shapes played in one video. The fact that you played a Neil Young song right off won me over.
What Neil Young song was that?
Cowgirl in the Sand
@@przybyla420 Is it hell. This is the intro to Out on a Weekend. Clearly no NY follower.
I don’t know what any of that means. Except it is definitely Neil Young, perhaps someone stole an intro.
Your Awesome thank you! Entertaining and informative!
great playing in this dude!!!
I have Martin's and Taylor's I like my Martin's but I'm in love with my taylors
Nice! I'm not sure if I have ever heard anybody demo a guitar with Neil's Out on the Weekend. You played it authentically.
Loved it. Such an underrated tune!
I went to heaven on that one xoxo love that song
Very good video on the topic! Thank you. Best & cheers, Sean
Dude thanks so much. I've been wanting a smaller kneck so I might try our the martin and the parlor - as I like fingerstyle picking. That was really helpful - great video!
You missed the baby size and although you mentioned Travel guitars if would be nice to show the Johnson and Martin Backpacker guitar.
Thanks for the comparison! In addition to covering 12 versus 14 fret models (which I say mentioned below), I have also been curious about the difference between a cutaway body or not. It seems like the cutaway would reduce some of the resonance and volume, but the cutaways I have sound fine.
I wondered about cutaways too, but Richard Thompson seems to like them.
Excellent video. Very informative. As a beginner guitar player I learned quite a bit. Thank you sir!
Fantastic video. Good explanations, great playing and singing.
Wish he'd lined up different types against each other, ideally with the same brand (Martin?), so that we could visually compare the size. Not only the size from the front, but also from the side. Still, nice job.
Just goes to show, it's more about the player.. They all sounded fabulous..
Thank you brother😊❤.
This was really informative, thanks!
curious what your mic/pre-amp set up was to capture these guit fiddles? Always a struggle to get the best tone for me.
That Guild sounds like the ultimate 70's folk guitar!
Very similar to my 69 Guild F-47.
Great job, bro. Loved the number you did on the jumbo!
Excellent review and demo …. Impressive
My 11 yr old daughter has fallen in love with play a guild very similar to the one on this video that came from my late father. I’m investigating orange wood guitars for every day use. She has been playing a very wide range of genres from Pop, Rock, to even Country music..I’m having a problem deciding between the Echo, Mason, and the Brooklyn. Any help or advice would be appreciated.
nice video, playing, and topic. I think if you do this topic again that it would be helpful to play the same music on each guitar for a truer apples to apples comparison.
I really did love the sound of the auditorium and the orchestra guitars
Nice vid, useful, and great playing by Joe. Excellent.
The most famous Dylan's guitar is (IMHO) his Gibson Nick Lucas model, kind of a OO with a deeper body. I've got the Recording King affordable take of it and it's a good compromise.
I want to find out the guitar Bob Dylan uses for sad eye lady, it ain't me babe, fourth time around
The Gibson Nick Lucas was the one he was using on stage at that time but it will hard to tell wahat was the one he used in the studio...
Currently I have 2 acoustic guitars.
My first one I bought in 1993 is a Yamaha FG-300-A.
It sounds better now than it did when I bought it 25+ years ago.
My 2nd acoustic was a birthday gift from my girlfriend (now wife) back in 2011.
It's a Simon & Patrick and I pretty keep that one in the case.
You probably know this but it's very normal for solid wood guitars to improve with age, after 25 years yours must be enviously good!
@@Alex-fm3og
It is 👍
Good video, thanks for info 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Wow very informative, helpful, and useful. Appreciate it.