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I hear those Waterloo WL-Ks are super light! Carries .11s at most.
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The 2 I have that o feel meet your description are a Webber SJ and reimagined Martin d18. Both super light and you can feel them when you play them. I can really relate to your description.
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I have owned and played other owners guitars that were not light weight but extremely resonant.
Not sure the two have to go together. Smaller guitars will often be lighter but not necessarily more resonant. Mahogany will be lighter than Rosewood, so if you want the lightest and still resonant guitar, go with that combination. I like the deep, rich resonance of Rosewood, so that has always been my choice over Mahogany.
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You can still find a used Martin OM18A for less than 5K. I don't think you can find a lighter OM. It has an ebony truss rod where all others have, I believe, metal truss rods. I've had mine for 3 years and have had absolutely no problems with it at all.
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I just got an Eastman AC308CE that has the qualities you're describing. Light weight, very resonant and won't break the bank as long as your bank account has 980.00 in it. Despite the fact that it's in Eastman's ACxxxCE line it's not a Grand Auditorium. It's a 000 size cutaway with a very cool slotted head stock. IMHO it's a crazy value and an LTD model, so I don't know how many of them they'll make.
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I second the Waterloo WL-K....I own one and will never sell it. Simply amazing. Under 3lbs in total weight.
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Possibly it is a relative thing, but my particular Gibson G-45 feels really light to me, and is impressively resonant. Technically I think they call it a slope shoulder dread, but with the narrower studio body I think of it as sitting somewhere between a dread and a 000.
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Similar here. I have a custom Martin OM 28 12 fret that's very light and resonant. I'm not sure what your threshold is for a 'fortune' but it is my most expensive guitar at just north of $3K. BTW, that was a fortune for me, but it continues to be worth it in the long run.
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Just stumbled across this looking up Ehlers,
They're hard to find, but if you want a lightly built acoustic, look for Tim Laughlin, Tim used to work for Kirk and Jim at The Guitar Shoppe in Laguna Beach, while he's known mostly for his stunning ukulele's built on vintage Martin's, his acoustic guitars are outstanding. Here's a picture of one of mine. IMG_4748 by Norton Graham, on Flickr |
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Just stumbled across this looking up Ehlers,
They're hard to find, but if you want a lightly built acoustic, look for Tim Laughlin, Tim used to work for Kirk and Jim at The Guitar Shoppe in Laguna Beach, while he's known mostly for his stunning ukulele's built on vintage Martin's, but his acoustic guitars are outstanding. Here's a picture of one of mine. IMG_4748 by Norton Graham, on Flickr IMG_4756 by Norton Graham, on Flickr |
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Bruce Sexauer’s guitars vibrate. It’s amazing to play one and feel it on top of your belly. Bruce talks all about it in his interview with Michael Bashkin: here.
And Bruce is a regular on AGF. He’s not the only one who can consistently achieve that goal; many custom and boutique makers do. Because of their lower production volume, IMO, you’re more likely to find what you’re looking for there as opposed to a new ‘factory made’ guitar. But as we all know, each guitar is a little different, and you don’t know what you’ve got until you’ve picked it up and played it.
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