For all the Fancy Electric Guitars and Amps and the wide range of pedals I own and to test, spend the vast majority of my playing time with an old guild acoustics on my couch. I find it easier to plunk through new songs in the living room, and the quick versatility of an acoustic guitar is impossible to beat.
How do you make something that is so useful and easy, even better? If you are Yamaha with its new Tag3 C, add your audio actuators, a built -in runner, bluetooth and effects such as delay and reverb, and throw in a drawer. In this way, Yamaha has created an astonishing piece of music technology that fits in with everything I like my usual acoustic guitar experience, but makes me sound even better with less effort. It even has a wonderful built -in recipient.
The runner, reverb and delay effects allow you to practice difficult parts about yourself, work on solo’s on chord changes and work around with different styles and ideas. If you are more of a pro than me, you can use the Bluetooth functionality to make it the perfect guitar for Ampless Street performances or extensive backup practices, just as long as your vote does not need similar invisible help.
Photo: Parker Hall
Guitar of the gods
Guitar brands have been grabbing new technological straws with somewhat limited results for decades. Modern material science, 3D printing and freestechnologies have brought us new and exciting forms, and there are more fantastic options with low noise than ever before, but generally very few that make a guitar wonderful to play, have in a long time changed while.
Fortunately for players, Yamaha’s engineers had a thorough understanding of what makes a good acoustic guitar for the whole time. The Tag3 C looks like the untrained eye like a very beautiful acoustic guitar in a slightly smaller dreaded form. A solid sitka-spar top, solid mahogany back and sides, and smooth ebony finger plate are all features of a well-made acoustic from any era. The neck is slim and modern and playable, and it has a bright and clear tone despite a good amount of weight inside.
Photo: Parker Hall