backpacking guitar and fiddle?

[freeranger]

anyone have any opinions on which ones are best for sound, best for traveling? im thinking in particular of the Martin and Gibson.

also, any suggestions on cheap fiddles?

 

[bardamu]

Aint no such thing as a cheap fiddle that doesn't sound like ass.

 

[freeranger]

any suggestions then? perhaps folks can tell me whats worked best for them traveling.

 

[Noble Savage]

depends on what kind of traveling your talking about...I wouldn't spend more than a $100 on a guitar I was going to hitch with. I have a Samsick Silvertone elec/acoustic that I paid $70 for has low action and easy to play and sounds decent through my little 9vlt amp... and its red!

If your driving around in your Grandmas stolen Impala and don't have to worry about it getting tossed around like an ugly hooker then by all means get a Gibson

 

[freeranger]

well i wasn't thinking of an expensive one, just one built for travel like this:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00064TZYW/

which is a washburn, but it gives you a better idea.

 

[NMNM]

fiddle. everyone and their doogle has a guitar. plus itll be much easier to deal with.

 

[freeranger]

good points. i once had a fiddle for a short time. was only able to get John Henry down, but it didn't seem over the top difficult if i stuck with simple old timey songs.

 

[NMNM]

thats a great song tho.

 

[Noble Savage]

when I hear Martin...Gibson...I don't think cheap...you could probably play that Washburn like a fiddle....

 

[freeranger]

they are actually priced fairly close together. which surprised me. but hey ya, fiddle me some washburn baby.