7 Acoustic Guitar Body Shapes, Their Differences and Sounds | Reverb
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Acoustic guitars: what should you pick? Dreadnought, auditorium, orchestra, concert, jumbo, parlor, mini...the options can be overwhelming. Joe took the time to play seven popular body shapes to help you decide which guitar might best suit you.
Learn more about these acoustics on Reverb: goo.gl/jXZbij
Microphone: Lewitt Audio LCT 640TS (in stereo mode): bit.ly/2ViKKiK
0:00 - Intro
0:57 - Dreadnought
2:25 - Auditorium
3:34 - Orchestra
4:09 - Concert
5:37 - Jumbo
7:28 - Parlor
8:46 - Travel/Mini
Пікірлер: 946
Electric guitar names: telecaster, les paul, jazzmaster, jaguar Acoustic guitar names: EV72726256281i118
@dmichael7144
4 жыл бұрын
KiwiWRX you forgot stratocaster for electric guitar
@triscuitbiscuit
4 жыл бұрын
@Piano Those are style names, not actual brand/model names. A jazzmaster is from Fender. A Les Paul is from Gibson. There is no such thing as the Taylor Dreadnaught. A Taylor Dreadnaught is a Taylor Grand Pacific 317e or Builder's Edition 517. A Martin dreadnaught is a D18
@triscuitbiscuit
4 жыл бұрын
@Piano Les Paul is a trademarked term. Dreadnought is not. So you are wrong actually.
@GarryWan666
4 жыл бұрын
Well just dig deeper XD...Gibson Les Paul Junior Classic 57....Gibson Les Paul Traditional....Les Paul Standard....Les Paul special, tribute, bla bla bla. And you think that’s all..? Nah, epiphone Les Paul Standard....Custom.....XD. Oh maybe Telecaster is easier. Eh wait? Fender Tele American made....Tele Mexican...Oh thank god that’s maybe all of it...no? Wait...Squier Tele affinity...And oh gosh can this stop? Acoustics are more kinda straight away, A is A, there is no A1, A2 nor A3...Although Gibson’s acoustics are still kinda like their electrics...J45 Studio...Standard...Walnut bla bla bla. And yeh same as IPhone. For example the new IPhone 11XR Lite Pro Plus T Standard Elite Series..... XD
@hooty5394
4 жыл бұрын
ABC 123 Do re mi 1080p HDTV Windows XP
Reverb... Keep him around lol
@karanupamanyu3897
4 жыл бұрын
I back this
@andrewbendahan1379
3 жыл бұрын
He's so good
@rjgomm1852
3 жыл бұрын
Based
@sanazmansourian1857
2 жыл бұрын
He’s awesome!
@atakurt6055
2 жыл бұрын
Based
Dreadnought 1:58 Auditorium 3:11 Orchestra 3:55 Concert 4:56 Jumbo 6:35 Parlor 8:22 Mini 9:13
@kingasafo3001
3 жыл бұрын
Thank i
@dawarnita2086
3 жыл бұрын
My fav orchestra and parlor style
@JoMaMaz
3 жыл бұрын
Are you a hero? Yes, yes you are. 😉👍
@rayan_mir
3 жыл бұрын
@@JoMaMaz lol you should’ve checked the description
@aurelia-eab679
3 жыл бұрын
In the description
I've played guitar for 58 years and I have never heard the body shapes explained in this kind of detail. Great Job!
@cheycasters
Ай бұрын
same here!
Just gimme any of these, and I'll still make them sound bad!
@NoWay1969
4 жыл бұрын
story of my life, but damned if I don't have fun sounding bad.
@kirtichoudhary6438
4 жыл бұрын
Are bhai bhai bhai bhai😂
@jcwab
4 жыл бұрын
Practice!!
@Sunny25611
4 жыл бұрын
😂
@Sunny25611
4 жыл бұрын
No Way 👍
As someone who has lived exclusively in the electric guitar world and decided it was time to find a "forever" acoustic, this video was indispensable. Rather than focusing on Dreadnoughts, as so many other acoustic comparison videos tend to do, 7 different body types were shown. 3 of which I had never heard of before. The information discussing general traits and archetypes of each style of acoustic guitar were presented in very clear ways that allowed someone completely foreign to the subject to understand easily. After watching this video several times and taking notes about what I liked and disliked about each genre of acoustic guitar I narrowed it down to 3 different body types: Grand Concert, Grand Auditorium, and Super Jumbo. Eventually, I decided on a Gibson SJ-200 and, thanks to this video, I am incredibly satisfied with my purchase knowing that it is the instrument most suited to my style of play. Thank you for an incredibly informative video.
@Reverb
5 жыл бұрын
That's so awesome to hear, Sam! Enjoy the Gibson!
I lost it at the yodeling. You're hilarious dude.
@joegeorge1002
5 жыл бұрын
Clearly I lost it at the yodeling as well :) thanks for watching
@MarsLonsen
5 жыл бұрын
@@joegeorge1002 its clear
@scorchedearthdj
4 жыл бұрын
It's just imitating one of the greats, Jimmie Rodgers. :)
@passcomcompass2623
4 жыл бұрын
@@nikolamilenkovic8441 he should, his voice was great
@leeanucha
4 жыл бұрын
you can sing better?
I love these no-nonsense, direct, and very well made reviews! No fan-boy crap, just present the info as best understood, with clarity and demo to back it up. Funny too! Great video!
The yodeling is self-admittedly marginal but boy, you sure can play. "Don't Think Twice" was gorgeous. Thanks for this video.
@dovkann
5 жыл бұрын
Who's Bob Dylan?
@abpenningtonmusic
4 жыл бұрын
If you're saying self admittedly you're saying you were the one yodeling
@ttveidanma7016
4 жыл бұрын
Benjamin Hanley incorrect, self-admitted when used in the context of a subject refers to the aforementioned subject
@abpenningtonmusic
4 жыл бұрын
@@ttveidanma7016 if he had said his yodeling instead of the yodeling
@Min2konto
3 жыл бұрын
No, it is good. It isn't marginal at all. Where are your ears at?
Sound Comparison; Dreadnought: 1:58 Auditorium: 3:12 Orchestra: 3:54 Concert: 4:56 Jumbo: 6:35 Parlor: 8:20
@harvey4385
4 жыл бұрын
I love the concert body
@justharry2190
4 жыл бұрын
thank you for this
@quazar7162
4 жыл бұрын
I love how the're ordered by the length of the name
@McMerlin11
4 жыл бұрын
I love the dreadnought, orchestra, and jumbo. They sound so rich in tone.
@denaenaeee
4 жыл бұрын
sukalpa shrestha thank u! I’m set on dreadnought :)
Still waiting for a company to make a “Wumbo” model, so that I can wumbo, you can wumbo, we can wumbo..
@342bullseye
4 жыл бұрын
Idk if most manufacturers have their degrees in wumbology. Good idea tho.
@ItsRevival
4 жыл бұрын
@@342bullseye It's first grade!
@jaymacdonnell4730
3 жыл бұрын
Wumbo-ing, wumbology the study of wumbo
@Slashxave
3 жыл бұрын
He, she wumbo!
@pj4241
3 жыл бұрын
Look in the mirror and say “I can chose not to be a dick. Concentrate.”
Dude, your voice. Why aren't you famously singing? Your tone and pitch were incredible! I wish I had a voice like that.
@Jdb63
2 жыл бұрын
Your voice is an instrument and a muscle man. You have to train it to make it sound good. Anyone can get a good voice!
I wish youd explain the physical differences more, like actual dimensions, structural elements inside them, woods used, etc. All of that influences tone. Same with scale length.
@ukuleleangela6153
3 жыл бұрын
i wish too
@davidnoggins9063
3 жыл бұрын
It's there on their website my guy! Tap on the link
@lomoholga
3 жыл бұрын
Dude they are selling guitars with sound bites
@jeppep95
2 жыл бұрын
Big guitar good for strumming, more range, more bass more boom. Small guitar more balanced. Less bass. Better for fingerpicking but cant handle heavy strumming. Mid sized guitars inbetween the former two.
Can I just be the one yo say, as a future-guitarist I LOVE these kinds of videos that just showcase these varieties of guitars and teaches me the different models/what the differences are
@ssjcosty
4 жыл бұрын
"as a future-guitarist" - don't jinx it!
@johneric4327
4 жыл бұрын
I have that taylor he featured. Unless that breaks i don’t know that I will ever own another guitar. It sounds absolutely beautiful. I would recommend it.
@Stagg369
4 жыл бұрын
Still playing? Maybe if you aren't, this could a reminder to pick it up ;)
@barbarabotting5163
4 жыл бұрын
John Eric Love mine, too!
thank you for adding worship leaders(2:51) in there, man. Feels nice to be recognized as musicians too.
As a non-musician, I really enjoyed learning about the different types and hearing them. But I think the video would have been even better if you had all or several different types on screen at the same time for us to actually see the size difference.
Awesome presentation. Very enjoyable and informative. Keep up the great work!
Loved this! Joe's voice is beautiful and these guitars sound amazing!😊
I absolutely love your playing. What a sound, feel and time!
Very cool video and awesome talent on display here as well. Hard to choose a guitar shape when all the of the demo'd guitars sounded great! Thank you for taking the time to put this together.
Outstanding video, Joe. Thank you!
These videos are just superb. The best quality to be found on KZread.
Oo, I just love this Jumbo demo you do at 6:33. Thank you for a bit of joy.
Thank you so much for this video. Very informative and well put together. Saving up for a concert of my own
I could listen to your guitar and singing for hours on end. So inspiring.
Great informative video. This is so helpful and also fun to listen to.
A very very helpful audio visual demonstration to help sort out the choices of acoustic guitars - this will help you save time in the guitar store trying a bunch of guitars that just don't sound like the sound in your head...still, best to feel it and hear it yourself.
Joe, I love your versatility and being able to play all styles of music on all styles of instruments! Such a talent! Thank You!
You truly are a guitar man and obviously love both the instrument and the art. Thank you, brother!
Thank you for that information. Being a new guitar player it was very helpful!
Thank you so much for showing all the variations
Oooh them vocals on the jumbo brought a smile to my face. Superb
Very enlightening, I've been playing since 1966 but didn't know most of this stuff. There are two types of guitars electric and acoustic, goes to show that there's always something new to learn.
Really enjoyed your video. Good information and some great playing. My acoustic is a Breedlove atlas series, OM FS Passport. It's a fine guitar. I find Breedlove often go under the radar and deserve a mention
This is super helpful, Joe. Thanks for all your videos!
Great information, zero bs, and a great example of what a guitar is capable of in the right hands. Thanks whoever you are.
I love the Parlour design. There's an Ibanez model which is truly beautiful, it's the AVN9.
Today I learnt that Jumbo guitars are my favorite acoustic sound. Thanks!
Thank you! you're tutorial was brilliant!
I learned so much! It was helpful to hear each type demonstrated - how to tell them apart visually and what each are known for
I worked in a recording studio for a few years yet I could never tell the difference between various acoustic guitar shapes. Until I watched this awesome video. Thank you, man. Keep up doing more great vids!
I think my "all in one" favorite is a high quality OM that punches way beyond its weight class. It's a rare beast but worth the hunt :)
Thank you! This was very educational. I bought an electric first then realized I liked the beauty of blues and folk and got fascinated by acoustics.
Hearing you do "That's All Right Mamma" on a SJ-200 took me back to Elvis' 1968 Comeback Special when he did the same song on his J-200. 🔥 love it!
Played a Johnson travel 12 string last week and was amazed at how well it sounded. I played Mandolin Wind on it and had to look it up on line. It was amazingly inexpensive. The one I tried at the guitar store was used and the previous owner installed a single coil pickup in it. Why anyone would put a noisy single coil in an acoustic is beyond me. I'll be picking up a new one and installing a much better pickup in it. I can definitely see a use for it with the band and it will be a surprise when people here the sound from that tiny thing.
that was top shelf - thanks.
Great introduction to many types of acoustics, thanks!
This is such a good video. I've been wanting to learn to play guitar for a while and now that I have extra time, I decided to purchase one and just go for it. Thanks for the video!
Nicely done. One notable omission is whether there are 14 or 12 frets where the neck meets the body. This has a major impact on tone because it shifts the location of the bridge. It's tied closely to body shape, with 12-fret guitars most associated with the OO and OOO body shapes. The Martin OO-40H you briefly pictures looks like a 12-fret guitar, but the OO-28 you played for that Concert/Grand Concert segment is a 14-fret guitar. Those are going to sound *really* different! My main guitar is an SJ (Small Jumbo) model; not sure where that fits in the lineup here; probably in the Concert category. -Tom
I have a Taylor GC3, which I think isn't one of their more popular models, but it's one of my favorite guitars.
Great video and great explanations. I am looking for what style I should get for learning finger style so this was helpful with what else I’ve read.
Absolutely great review. Very informative. Many thanks.
Haha....that was the best version of “thats alright” . Dude that was just solid as all hell. 👍you should do a lesson on it. Id like to see way more of this guy in Reverb reviews. The best so far.
I love my Gretsch Ranchers for Jumbos.
Fantastic video. Good explanations, great playing and singing.
Very good content. thank you for this! have always wondered what shapes
I really like my Seagull, plays like a dream. Thanks for sharing your wealth of knowledge.
@judehandley
4 жыл бұрын
M6 Gloss here, and I love it. Super geet.
That was funny and beautiful. Informative, too. Thanks!
I needed a video breaking these down. Thank you!
Great video....straight forward and clear..
I'll add another vote to the comments commending a comparison using the same tunes. While this video does a great job of highlighting some of the most famous/classic uses of each shape, another comparision video utilizing 10-15s of strumming going quickly through each of the 7 shapes followed by another 10-15s of fingerpicking going through each shape successively would give a greater sense the tonal difference made by each shape. Thanks in advance!
The Martin dreadnaught is in a class of its own!
Very good video on the topic! Thank you. Best & cheers, Sean
Nice vid, useful, and great playing by Joe. Excellent.
Wish he'd lined up different types against each other, ideally with the same brand (Martin?), so that we could visually compare the size. Not only the size from the front, but also from the side. Still, nice job.
I love the slopeshoulder models, you missed that one!
Excellent review and demonstration👍
Great video.well presented. Clear ,concise and entertaining. Also great point about nylon string guitars at the end.
Great video. Nicely presented, very entertaining and informative. You mention nylon strings at the end: I find them great for vocal accompaniment too, in stripped-back arrangements (check out Jerry Reed, for instance).
@elijahmonn3757
5 жыл бұрын
I agree with you. They don't compete with your voice. Just blend into the background. I love steel string guitars too :) Brent
TAKAMINE FOR THE KIDS.
@BarnacleButtock
5 жыл бұрын
Love my cracked Takamine
@supercoolguygamer9239
5 жыл бұрын
Lee I have Takamin ripoff 🤣🤣🤣
@SimonAimanHussain
5 жыл бұрын
Takamine EF340S-TT is something you should try and see the kid inside you gloom with awwn!! Takamine is a manufacture of choice when it comes to amazing balanced tone with hell of a pick up! 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
@Snarkapotamus
5 жыл бұрын
I have a Takamine and I haven't been a kid in a long, long time..
@lappleman
5 жыл бұрын
Love my Takamine TC132 nylon classical
Love this kind of review....bravo!
Great playing. And singing. Really enjoyed this.
Thanks for the comparison! In addition to covering 12 versus 14 fret models (which I say mentioned below), I have also been curious about the difference between a cutaway body or not. It seems like the cutaway would reduce some of the resonance and volume, but the cutaways I have sound fine.
@HerbAlpenhorn
5 жыл бұрын
I wondered about cutaways too, but Richard Thompson seems to like them.
Currently I have 2 acoustic guitars. My first one I bought in 1993 is a Yamaha FG-300-A. It sounds better now than it did when I bought it 25+ years ago. My 2nd acoustic was a birthday gift from my girlfriend (now wife) back in 2011. It's a Simon & Patrick and I pretty keep that one in the case.
@Alex-fm3og
3 жыл бұрын
You probably know this but it's very normal for solid wood guitars to improve with age, after 25 years yours must be enviously good!
@michiganborn8303
3 жыл бұрын
@@Alex-fm3og It is 👍
great playing in this dude!!!
Excellent review and demo …. Impressive
To understand the differences in shapes and sizes it would have been nice to hear the same piece played on each.
Really interesting and useful, anway I would have liked also to hear all of them on the same tune, to better understand the differences, rather than hear a more appropriate tune for each. Thank you for this
Very well explained. Many thanks.
Great fun and great job. Subscribed!
Really cool video. It's great to hear the different shapes played in one video. The fact that you played a Neil Young song right off won me over.
@whitec59
4 жыл бұрын
What Neil Young song was that?
@przybyla420
3 жыл бұрын
Cowgirl in the Sand
@maxwellfan55
3 жыл бұрын
@@przybyla420 Is it hell. This is the intro to Out on a Weekend. Clearly no NY follower.
@przybyla420
3 жыл бұрын
I don’t know what any of that means. Except it is definitely Neil Young, perhaps someone stole an intro.
Nice! I'm not sure if I have ever heard anybody demo a guitar with Neil's Out on the Weekend. You played it authentically.
@judehandley
4 жыл бұрын
Loved it. Such an underrated tune!
@just4music687
4 жыл бұрын
I went to heaven on that one xoxo love that song
Great video, thanks for sharing. I rock my Grandfather's 1963 Silvertone Parlor Acoustic when I am not playing electric
Thank you for the great overview! I just got myself a pre-owned (but apparently unplayed) concert shape Yamaha (FS720S natural) which fits me physically and I am so happy and excited to play it (currently just resting my sore hands). I used to wrap myself around a GA model from Eastman (PCH1 GACE), which sounded great, but when I went abroad for a year, I decided to trade it rather than store it, in order to get a more suitable model and I couldn't be happier with my choice now - beautiful sound and it looks great on me, like it belongs to me - and I am also so happy for knowing that my old GA is in the right hands as well with a person who doesn't need to stretch in order to play it 😅 and who was really excited to be able to purchase it for a small price in economically challenging times. I really encourage you all to really try out different shapes and sizes of guitars, because the individual playability can make such a big difference for your progress and joy of playing music. 🎶 🎉
As a John Mayer Boi I dig the concerts!
You missed the baby size and although you mentioned Travel guitars if would be nice to show the Johnson and Martin Backpacker guitar.
This was really informative, thanks!
Wow very informative, helpful, and useful. Appreciate it.
Playing the same tune on each would make for a better comparison, and also without the capo which affects the timbre.
@oscillatemusic8811
5 жыл бұрын
Clay LaHatte Nice observation, but I think the point is each type of guitar excels at a certain type of style so it would make sense that he would play the most appropriate style for each guitar. Your idea would be great at explaining why a small parlor guitar would be great for finger style or why a jumbo guitar is great for loud strumming. 👍🏻
@lahattec
5 жыл бұрын
@@oscillatemusic8811 Thanks. Yea, I thought of that too.
The most famous Dylan's guitar is (IMHO) his Gibson Nick Lucas model, kind of a OO with a deeper body. I've got the Recording King affordable take of it and it's a good compromise.
@smallnuts2
5 жыл бұрын
I want to find out the guitar Bob Dylan uses for sad eye lady, it ain't me babe, fourth time around
@PhilippeSpectral
5 жыл бұрын
The Gibson Nick Lucas was the one he was using on stage at that time but it will hard to tell wahat was the one he used in the studio...
Informative and very entertaining. Great Job Joe!!!
EXCELLENT VIDEO NICE to see you banging on a Taylor GS Mini Koa !!! I have the mahogany. LOVE IT.
nice video, playing, and topic. I think if you do this topic again that it would be helpful to play the same music on each guitar for a truer apples to apples comparison.
I have Martin's and Taylor's I like my Martin's but I'm in love with my taylors
Your Awesome thank you! Entertaining and informative!
I really like how you mixed up your demo songs! I understand why certain channels always play the same riffs, but you playing these guitars in the genre they are supposed to be played in is much more helpful.
That Guild sounds like the ultimate 70's folk guitar!
@pdxbohica
5 жыл бұрын
Very similar to my 69 Guild F-47.
Concert is nice
Very nice, down to earth video!
*excellent* video!! clear, concise, and i really enjoyed the playing and singing : )