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:

   • A full review of the Yamaha LL16D / T...  

   • How To Make An Acoustic Guitar Ep. 43...  

   • A full review of the Gibson G-45 / Th...  

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 CAGED Course:
https://rhettshullguitarcourses.com/p...

🎸 Barebones Guitar Theory:
https://rhettshullguitarcourses.com/p...

🎸 Breaking Out Of the Pentatonic Box:
https://rhettshullguitarcourses.com/p...


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


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