NGD, kind of.....

[duhvoodooman***]

As I mentioned in THIS POST in the Musician's Friend "Stupid Deal of the Day" thread on Oct. 2, I ordered a Silver Creek T160 auditorium-size (a.k.a. "000") acoustic guitar when MF apparently mistakenly offered a $100 discount AND a $100 MIR on this model. So I got an all-wood (spruce top, mahogany sides & back) guitar usually selling for $300 for a final cost of $100. Not for me, though--bought it as a donation to my church, for use in accompanying the praise singing in our contemporary service. So I'll get to play it occasionally, along with several other folks.

Anyway, it arrived today, and is really quite a nice guitar. I'm used to a dreadnought, so it seems a little small to me, and the neck is a bit wider than I'm used to. But it is cosmetically gorgeous, holds tune nicely, plays well, and sounds very nice. Not even any glue globs on the inside that I can see--very cleanly built. The MF customer reviews on this model were very solid, and I can see why. A solid value at $300, and absolute larceny at $100.

Here are some pics:

[Eric***]

Nice. I always think mahogany is so pretty. Seriously nice deal too.

Pardon my ignorance, but what is the application for an auditorium-sized guitar? Are they meant for folky stuff? Fingerpicking? Is the bracing different?

[mrmudcat]

nice .........

[peachhead***]

Very nice, and for a worthy cause too. Great find. I'll be interested in how it holds up and what other players think of it.

[Spudman***]

SCORE!

I got a couple of Rogue acoustic electrics a while back when they were dumping them and they turned out to be marvelous guitars at a stupidly low price too. Nice job Voodoo.

You could have even saved 20% more by using the call in code OCT20%. Maybe you could call them back and they will refund the difference? Might be worth checking in to.

[luvmyshiner]

Very nice Voodoo! Welcome to the . . . um . . . not dark side????

[duhvoodooman***]

Pardon my ignorance, but what is the application for an auditorium-sized guitar? Are they meant for folky stuff? Fingerpicking? Is the bracing different?

With the smaller body, they're not as loud or deep sounding as a dreadnought. Good as a solo accompaniment instrument or with a small ensemble. Folk singing yes, bluegrass not so much. The wider neck does lend itself to fingerpicking. I don't know enough about acoustic guitar bracing to comment on that question.

[bigG]

Nice guit, vood! Amazing for the $! The other day (M-36 day) the shop owner was playing some "under $200" acoustics for a couple of young dudes looking to take up guitar, and a few of them sounded quite good! I remember one was a Hohner that really impressed me!

[evenkeel]

Nice score Voodooman. All solid wood, well built, $100!!! Yowza!!!

FWIW the "OOO" body shape is popular with acoustic blues, folk and fingerstyle players. Depending on a wide variety of factors, tone woods, bracing etc. a 000 will typically have a well balanced sound, a lot of clarity. The first so called modern acoustic is the Martin 000/om with 14 frets clear of the neck. Guitars to that point had only 12 clear. The size faded a bit due to the popularity of the dreadnaught. Claptons use of a Martin 000 for his acoustic work gave the 000 size some new exposure.