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Stephen Boyke
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  • Portland, OR
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Small Body Guitars

This group is for those that like small body guitars and other sizes such as "00", "000" OM, Baby Taylors, grand concert, grand auditorium and other non dreadnought style bodies. Join up, post pictures and discuss them here.See More
Apr 7
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Stephen Boyke replied to Terry Doran's discussion Finger-style on dreadnoughts and other guitars with 1 11/16 inch nuts
"Most folks prefer a 1 3/4" width nut (or wider) for fingerstyle.  That does not mean a 1 11/16" nut width shouldn't be used.  It depends on the player.  Michael Hedges and Bill Mize, two incredible fingerstyle players,…"
Mar 19
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Mar 13
Stephen Boyke replied to Rob Darby's discussion Neck Width and Fingersyle in the group Fingerstyle players
"I like 1 3/4" and 1 13/16" nut widths.  Anything narrower or wider starts to cause problems for me with solo acoustic guitar music.  Of course, the neck shape, fingerboard radius, fingerboard width at the 12th fret and string…"
Feb 28
Stephen Boyke replied to Dave Fry's discussion What's a "DI"?
""Direct Injection"  The basic DI is designed to (i) change the output impedance of a high impedance source (such as a passive pickup) to low impedance and (ii) change the unbalanced signal from that source to a balanced signal.…"
Feb 28
Stephen Boyke replied to Tony Nungesser's discussion Installing an acoustic pre-amp and equalizer on my new acoustic guitar question
"Why retrofit your guitar with a barndoor unit?  Why not use an external preamp and eq?  "
Feb 13
Stephen Boyke replied to Terry Angelli's discussion I'm confused! in the group PA Reinforcement
"As far as recommendations, I'll state the obvious - you will need to try out a few Bose configurations yourself to see how the sonics, behavior and ergonomics work for you.  The Bose systems have several positives and some negatives.…"
Jan 18
Stephen Boyke replied to blake wright's discussion Post pix of your guitars
"From left to right: 2009 SCGC FS (EIR/Red Western cedar)) 1999 Bill Bippin OMT (EIR/Alpine spruce), -41 style bling 2003 David Webber Roundbody (EIR/Sitka spruce) 2003 Bill Collings OOO-1ASB (Honduran mahogany/Adirondack spruce) 2004 Dan Biasca…"
Dec 6, 2012

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Which one of the following describes your involvement in music? (Check all that apply)
Amateur or recreational musician
How many years have you been playing guitar?
More than 30 years
Which of these instruments do you own or play?
Flattop steel-string acoustic guitar, Nylon-string guitar
The make and model of your guitar(s) and/or other instruments and gear.
Tippin OMT
Collings OOO1ASB
Santa Cruz FS
Lowden 023
Webber Roundbody
Dan Biasca Torres/Hauser classical
What type of music do you like to play?
Fingerstyle, most sub-genres
Classical
Do you subscribe to or regularly read Acoustic Guitar?
I purchase copies at newsstands/bookstores

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At 8:49pm on December 25, 2008, Ed Rhoades said…
Thanks for the response. I'm having a problem with my soundcard...so I may need to buy a new one...which will put the ribbon mic on hold for me.
But thanks for the information.
 
 
 

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