JohnW63
Enlightened Member
I have a few too many guitars, and some do not get pulled out as much as they deserve. Yesterday, I pulled out my Walden. The first guitar I purchased, when I started on this " Let's see what OTHER guitars sound like, besides my Ovation " , quest that lead me to this , and other forums and guitar purchases. I hadn't played it in a while. I've been buying and playing a fair number of Guilds, these days. I know, a horrible situation to be in.
Now, to the point. I had put a new set of Martin Retro strings on the Walden, when they didn't work as I hoped on the D-55. When pulled it out. It sounded kind of dead. More muffled than I thought it did. I chalked it up to my ears changing over the years and I must have gotten used to better guitars. I left it out of it'd case and on the guitar stand. Today, it sound really nice. I remembered why I was happy with it, back when I bought it ( for a measly $250 + shipping ). It's a fun and expressive guitar with Cedar over Mahogany and is pretty light weight.
So, is being locked away in a case, make them close down, ( as apposed to "open up" ) and get dull and boring ? Does taking them out into the fresh air wake them up ? Or did my ears change over night.
Now, to the point. I had put a new set of Martin Retro strings on the Walden, when they didn't work as I hoped on the D-55. When pulled it out. It sounded kind of dead. More muffled than I thought it did. I chalked it up to my ears changing over the years and I must have gotten used to better guitars. I left it out of it'd case and on the guitar stand. Today, it sound really nice. I remembered why I was happy with it, back when I bought it ( for a measly $250 + shipping ). It's a fun and expressive guitar with Cedar over Mahogany and is pretty light weight.
So, is being locked away in a case, make them close down, ( as apposed to "open up" ) and get dull and boring ? Does taking them out into the fresh air wake them up ? Or did my ears change over night.