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I think one thing to consider about Taylors is that for acoustic/electrics their expression system is pretty popular and a lot less conspicuous. Taylors are usually described as "bright", which maybe is what you're looking for in a "crisp" guitar?

For straight up acoustic, all around best tone ...

well if you don't mind being a step off, then you can use your capo to get an open E tuning.
i've never heard of the guy though, so i'm unsure of what kind of sound you are going for . I don't pretend to try for Leo's sound. That would be like an orangutan trying to waltz. For all those who've ...

Does anyone know a good Leo Kottke tab site?
This is the best one I've found:
http://www.tabpigs.org/thetabs/leokottke.html
It's not perfect, but they come pretty close. They also have MIDI files to go with the tabs which can be helpful. There's also a bunch missing because there's a lot published ...

There is a such thing on the market as a "Drop D" capo, made by Kyser. I think Shubb makes one as well. That may be something that you could be interested in. However, it's for capoing up and having the ability to leave the low-E in D. So, that may not be what you are after.
That might be useful ...

Sorry, to clarify, what I mean is, can you use capos to get relative tuning the same as open D? For instance, you can use a capo to play a song in dropped D without detuning: capo ADGBE at 2nd fret (i.e. don't let the capo touch low E). Then play the song using normal fingering. Like I always play ...

I really want to try to play Leo Kottke's version of Little Martha, but it requires open D tuning and I hate detuning my guitar because then I have to retune it to play anything else. I want to be able to just pick it up and play. Does anyone know if it's possible to get open D using multiple capos ...

Does anyone have the tab or know what chord is played during the beginning of pantala on the album version? I'm talking about the

E:--------------
B:-------------
G:-11----11---
D:-7-----7-----
A:-9-----9-----
E:-10----10---

part. The second time around, it sounds like someone (Tim maybe?) plays ...

I don't have one, but the few times I've tried them I thought they were actually easier to play because you can play simple riffs and have them sound fuller, i.e. you can leave notes out of basic chords. I also like the bigger spread of the fingerboard, but I started on a nylon string.

I've heard that you do want extremely low action for tapping, like the width of a penny at the 12th fret, but that sounds really low to me and I wonder if you could even get that on most acoustics without touching the 1st fret.
Maybe you need a really high nut to get that low and avoid buzz?

Anyone play a Morgan? I'm wondering what they sound like relative to others (like a Martin?). I can't find one anywhere to try and the only registered dealer near me is in Maine.

MWR wrote:That has more to do with having a good memory than it does playing the guitar. I don't see how memorization skills make you any "better". But thanks for stopping by to enlighten us.

I don't think that was what he was saying at all and I don't understand why you would respond that way.

When I first began to play this song I would always just play the notes as if it were a riff. But after watching some videos, I realized that Dave almost plays chords and strums as he is hitting these notes. I tried this and it helped alot

Yeah, I found that helped a lot too. Also, I think it's ...

I always thought that Dave used simplified fingerings a lot because shit was just too tiring to play over a whole song, and unnecessary when you have a full band or Tim to fill in.

Like 41, for example, I always saw the verse to be a simplified, easier version of the intro. So like in the first ...

bbatsell wrote:Queer means strange.

Then I guess I don't understand what's "strange" about defending your musical taste. Nothing violent, everyone chill . . .

nothing beats the storytellers version of crush either ya,i had listened to DMB for a long time, but wasn't huge on them, then I watched storytellers and hearing them do crush on storytellers I was in awe.
Been hooked eversince.

I think the oakland D&f version blows it out of the water.
when's ...