Evaluating a guitar: Listening vs. playing

[Flgatorgirl]

Originally Posted by PastorSteve

Ditto. What it sounds, and feels, like TO ME is all that matters. I already know what the listener hears... and I don't really care. Most people purchase instruments based on how they look, how they sound and how they feel. If the wife (or other) likes the sound as well, it's just a bonus - but not necessary.

+ 1. My sentiments exactly

[lukybob2]

Originally Posted by B Chas

I'm with you. Most important to me is my playing experience, how it plays, feels and sounds to me. Most listeners don't care like we do, about all the nuances or even the tone. How a guitar sits in my lap, the way the neck fits in my hand, the playbility, as said..the response I feel against my body, all matter a lot to me. It may be selfish but I care lots more about how it sounds to me than how it sounds out front. Since most listeners don't get the difference anyway, what's the harm.

Exactly. I play guitar with a group of singers at church and they don't notice what guitar I'm playing. To them, it's a guitar!

[picassov7]

Definitely how it plays in my hands.