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Hello LTG experts, and seasons greetings to all!
I've been scanning various posts here and am in awe of the encyclopedic knowledge of some of you folks!
I'm new (1yr) bass player looking to add an acoustic for easy, no plugging etc practice and playing. Obviously it would be great if I could play unplugged with a buddy on guitar, but I understand there are limitations of the small body of an ABG. I've also tried a few large bodied, 34" scale units and I don't think that will work for me.
I have played a jumbo junior and a few medium scale ABG's from other manufacturers, and the jumbo junior was just as loud as the larger bodied (and longer scaled) instruments, which surprised me.
Currently I'm trying to decide between a jumbo junior (new), a B-240 (new) and a used B4-CE on Reverb (S/N says it is from 1993) .
My questions:
1. Should I be wary of buying my first acoustic purchase on-line without inspecting it? (it is from an established store in Winnipeg, but I'm near Toronto)
2. Is there anything inherently "better" about this Made in USA "vintage" B4?
3. Would a B-240 or the B4CE necessarily be louder than the jumbo junior and therefore get me a tiny bit closer to playing unplugged with a buddy?
Any help you can provide is more than appreciated.
WB
I've been scanning various posts here and am in awe of the encyclopedic knowledge of some of you folks!
I'm new (1yr) bass player looking to add an acoustic for easy, no plugging etc practice and playing. Obviously it would be great if I could play unplugged with a buddy on guitar, but I understand there are limitations of the small body of an ABG. I've also tried a few large bodied, 34" scale units and I don't think that will work for me.
I have played a jumbo junior and a few medium scale ABG's from other manufacturers, and the jumbo junior was just as loud as the larger bodied (and longer scaled) instruments, which surprised me.
Currently I'm trying to decide between a jumbo junior (new), a B-240 (new) and a used B4-CE on Reverb (S/N says it is from 1993) .
My questions:
1. Should I be wary of buying my first acoustic purchase on-line without inspecting it? (it is from an established store in Winnipeg, but I'm near Toronto)
2. Is there anything inherently "better" about this Made in USA "vintage" B4?
3. Would a B-240 or the B4CE necessarily be louder than the jumbo junior and therefore get me a tiny bit closer to playing unplugged with a buddy?
Any help you can provide is more than appreciated.
WB