Considering acoustic guitars.

I really like how this guitar feels. One day I will own an acoustic again. One day. pic.twitter.com/LB89IN1aqh

— Jeffrey Nordstrom (@jeffnords) March 4, 2017

I've been looking for an acoustic guitar for quite some time. The old acoustic I used was my wife's and went with her, so I don't have one around anymore. This is fine, but it's hard to write music in a quiet apartment when there isn't a no-nonsense acoustic around to use at moments of melodic inspiration.

The fact is, however, that I'm really, really picky about acoustic guitars. I hate the "dreadnought" design and avoid most crisp-sounding instruments. I like old, plunky, parlour-sized styled acoustics, and those seem to be getting harder to come by. Also, I've started looking for an acoustic with on-board electronics so I can easily plug in for live shows. So I'm more picky than usual.

There are plenty of acoustics I'm interested in. I tried out a few here:

And what I liked the most was this Gretsch archtop... that isn't really much of an acoustic in the first place. Go figure.

Some sloppy noodling on an acoustic guitar that I actually like. I aIways fear buyer's remorse (not that I can buy one any time soon). pic.twitter.com/RyQAkAnhrR

— Jeffrey Nordstrom (@jeffnords) June 8, 2017

I broke down a few days ago and bought a cheap guitar of off of Craigslist. I bought it for $40, but already regret it. It's a dreadnought, so it's way too big. And it doesn't sound a thing like I want an acoustic to sound like. Because it's just plain a terrible guitar overall.

Here's my first half-assed attempt at making it sound respectable.

Spent $40 on a guitar I can take to campfires or to the school. It's not a good guitar. It's terrible. I hate it. But it will have to do. pic.twitter.com/2DBClKFaQu

— Jeffrey Nordstrom (@jeffnords) October 16, 2017

Its action was way too high. But that's not what the guitar is for.

But I still hate it.

So today, after a meeting, I went out and got it some new strings. And I almost tuned it and tried again:

Jeff put new strings on this terrible guitar and tried to sing "Everybod... https://t.co/oAdvON3PJZ via @YouTube

— Jeffrey Nordstrom (@jeffnords) October 19, 2017

So I did it. I have an acoustic guitar to try to write again. 

But all it makes me want to do is get a better acoustic so I can actually enjoy it. Today, it was this one, which sounds almost exactly like the guitar I picked for my wife:

My continuing search for an affordable acoustic I actually like. Perhaps this one day? pic.twitter.com/yLlVl8L6P8

— Jeffrey Nordstrom (@jeffnords) October 19, 2017

But really I want this not-quite-an-acoustic that is much more my style, but a little too delicate for my to use at school or for campfires. This one:

This is the acoustic goal right now: something to write songs on again. https://t.co/4yA2QMQcT4

— Jeffrey Nordstrom (@jeffnords) June 11, 2017

And I'm super-duper interested in this one, despite its lack of on-board electronics.

Really hoping to track down an affordable acoustic guitar one of these days (prolly a long way away). This seems to fit my overall style. https://t.co/WvfdsaK24h

— Jeffrey Nordstrom (@jeffnords) October 5, 2017