What is the best sound you have ever heard of a recorded acoustic guitar?

[colins]

Pierre Bensusan playing his signature Ryan on the Altiplanos album.
Ian Anderson playing his little Martin.
And another yes for Doug Young!

[islandguitar]

Always loved this demo.....1937 D-28. I think I may have posted it here a few years back. Raw file...no post processing.

[kbraker]

Michael Hedges on Aerial Boundries and Breakfast in the Fields .

[ozzman]

Clapton Unplugged for me.

[jemartin]

Callum Graham plays the best recorded sound I have ever heard in a mahogany (baritone?..) guitar!

https://youtu.be/F3_Yhybv_YE

[TDavis]

I heard a demo of a 30’s Martin OM-18 Shadetop a few years ago on A YouTube clip from Norm’s Vintage Guitars…that absolutely made me cry. It was amazingly sweet & clear.

It was one of less than 100 made, I think…so I’ll never have one. But…it was amazing.

[coopman]

Fingerstyle players:

Relatively unknown player, who should be better known: Ben Powell - both his albums, "Preliminaries", and "Close to Home" ... can be sampled on Bandcamp. Exquisite !!

Antoine Dufour gets a wonderful recorded sound within his niche of playing style. Try the album: "Existence"

Flatpicking:

Really nice picking and recording by Bob Minner on his album "Solo". It's an 11-song album of instrumentals recorded exclusively on a Collings CJ 45 T

Other acoustic instruments:

A current favorite of mine is a 'lock down' recording made by Andrew Marlin "Witching Hour" .... gorgeous mandolin instrumentals accompanied by fiddle, bass, and guitar. Definitely at least check out: 'Fireflies and Fairydust, Pellinores Ride, Woodland Star, Just A Pup' ... you're definitely bound to have some new favorites!

Bonus: don't forget frequent contributor here: Dustin Furlow ... check out "Woodscapes"

-John

[Guitars44me]

Originally Posted by Rockysdad

I'm quite fond of this T.E. recording https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0TM_g42Jgw

Absolutely killer tone, and he doesn’t play fast at all. Lovely

The Callum Graham stuff is a major WOW. No looping? All in real time? I couldn’t do it in another 30 years of real effort.

But I still manage to have FUN! Hahaha

Thanks for posting

all these cool recordings

Paul

[GCWaters]

I’m particularly fond of the two live Neil Young solo albums, Massey Hall and the Cellar Door….

[semolinapilcher]

Both guitars here.

[Tenn]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3xKKyX26-0

[Kinda Old]

Just about any guitar this guy plays sounds exceptional but I especially like this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vLPiEWe04I

[Silurian]

I have fairly unsophisticated tastes when it comes to guitar "sounds".

Anything that Lightnin' Hopkins has recorded hits the spot for me.

[Osage]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5gX...Nastasia-Topic

[Yamaha Man]

I've got two favorites, Stephen Stills Treetop Flyer, and David Crosby's Guinnivere off the From the Front Row live dvd. I used Treetop Flyer for sound and reference checks in my studio for years.