What I Wish I Knew Before I Bought an Acoustic Guitar // TRAIN BRAIN

What I Wish I Knew Before I Bought an Acoustic Guitar

Thanks to Chris Alvarado from @DriftwoodGuitars for joining me today, here are some of my favorite videos from their channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYpAXJuJY7c&t=1408s&ab_channel=DriftwoodGuitars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfbFaC60R3E&ab_channel=DriftwoodGuitars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP3_TY69bAM&t=1347s&ab_channel=DriftwoodGuitars
Thanks to @sweetwater for sponsoring today's video, heres some links to a few acoustic guitars I think are great places to start (affiliate links)
Yamaha FG820 Dreadnought $299
sweetwater.sjv.io/1rnxqm
Eastman PSH1-OM $349
https://sweetwater.sjv.io/XY0kDg
Taylor "Baby Taylor" Walnut $549
https://sweetwater.sjv.io/R5gQxb
Yamaha LS6M ARE Concert $509
https://sweetwater.sjv.io/MmGO4o
Eastman E1D Special $779
https://sweetwater.sjv.io/q45MRL
Yamaha LL16M ARE Original Jumbo $799
https://sweetwater.sjv.io/k0D6nd
Martin GPC-11E Road Series $1,099
https://sweetwater.sjv.io/0ZEqbJ
Taylor 214CE Plus $1,399
https://sweetwater.sjv.io/y2JMzW
My Most Popular Courses
? Fretboard Fundamentals Bundle:
https://rhettshullguitarcourses.com/p/the-fretboard-fundamentals-ultimate-bundle
? The CAGED Course:
https://rhettshullguitarcourses.com/p/the-caged-course
? Barebones Guitar Theory:
https://rhettshullguitarcourses.com/p/bare-bones-guitar-theory
? Breaking Out Of the Pentatonic Box:
https://rhettshullguitarcourses.com/p/breaking-out-of-the-pentatonic-box
My Favorite Gear (affiliate links)
Line 6 HX Effects
https://sweetwater.sjv.io/7549g3
Neural DSP Quad Cortex
https://sweetwater.sjv.io/eKVRD1
Zoom H6
https://sweetwater.sjv.io/baZ3yk
Shure SM57
https://sweetwater.sjv.io/9gk5vY
0:00 Intro
1:05 Don't buy what looks good, buy what sounds good
2:16 Body Size and Shape
3:12 The right body shape for your playing style
4:22 Acoustic setup's are important
5:58 The neck reset problem
7:01 Sweetwater AD
7:45 Humidity and maintenance
9:50 Which brands are best?
12:13 Outro
Sennheiser MD 421-II
https://sweetwater.sjv.io/B0gX1q
AEA R92
https://sweetwater.sjv.io/6eEQGG
Sennheiser MKH 50
https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Gma4WB
Universal Audio Apollo x8p
https://sweetwater.sjv.io/vNMnmj
Want to get in touch?
Email me at Rhett@RhettShull.com

Rhett Shull

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