Open it up

[Thez]

I have just enjoyed getting my Avalon L32c out. Its amazing how after taking it out of its case & tuning up it always seems to sound typically ok but after about 15-20 mins of playing it just seems to open up and the sounds produced just go so rich and warm and vivid. I have never really experienced this on other guitars but this thing onced its "warmed up" - Im not talking temp here it comes alive. I have to make sure I get to church really early for soundchecks etc because its like plugging in 2 different guitars in the first half an hour or so. Is this typical of all your various Avalon models or is it just a trait of this model

Mark

[the greypicker]

Hi Thez

This i s a well-known phenomenon - people notice improved sound after a guitar warms up. Try this thread on it:

http://69.41.173.82/forums/showthread.php?t=188116&highlight=warm

It seems to happen most on acoustics and particularly on archtops, but I don't pretend to understand the theory. It happens on my Martins as well as my Avalons. We probably notice it more on good quality guitars as they are more sensitive.

Banjos are different - I have an old banjo with an original 1920s calf-skin vellum on the drum. It sounds much better when cold - I think it is to do with the temperature changing the tension on the vellum. They also sound better in dry weather!

John

[Thez]

Thanks for this John this was a very interesting link to read - and it's quite amazing even to the various people who experience the "warming up" after about the same time of 20-30mins. It would be interesting to see how this also affects things when starting to play from out of the case in different climates from places that have a continued highish humidity/temps to even the very cold a and dry humid regions. Allowing for the obvious humidity affects that can alter the guitar anyway does it have any affect on tone etc once you start playing? I would be interested to hear if any Avalon owners have used their guitars in different countries and what happens

Mark