Thank you Cindy for the tour ' I enjoyed it.Hope you have bless day.

I enjoyed that episode. Thank you. I love the Yamaha guitars, I own four. I suggest you try an FG, or FS 850 yamaha. They have solid mahogany top, mahogany b+s mahogany binding and abalone inlay around the sound hole. There was one in the rack right near the other yams. They are a beautiful looking guitar, and I want one for my collection, probably an FS with the smaller body size. Anyway, Im waffling! Thanks again for the great episode.

What do you think of the sapwood in the back? Do you think it changes the tone at all?

Great tour Cindy, thanks. They are making such good pickups now-a-days for acoustics. Just bought a Recording King series 11 with a Fishman pickup and it sounds great!

Hope you run across a Cort master Black some day

You make that Taylor 8 string baritone sound nice. I tried one of them in my local dealer a while back, But being mostly a flat picker, I could not really make it sound good for me. The price is crazy for us non-doctors. Also tried one of the Taylor 12 fret 12 strings you played at Palens Music in Wichita lately. I ended up buying a very nice Alvarez acoustic 6 string baritone for about $500 on the SDD. Cutaway body with arm bevel on upper bout. It is not a primary instrument for me but fun to play and has good electronics for the price. I let it sit in the studio for a couple weeks to acclimate then did a setup and I am very happy with it. Why do guitar players always go to the same stores? I think I am a Martin stalker......

Nice to see old music stores surviving. Only thing Surviving in Tucson is Guitar Center. I need to look up the Furch . Like to hear it plugged in . For the price I was impressed with the Jim Dandy. Actually had some tone. Not just a cheap plastic sounding guitar 👍 Nice guitar donation Kline music 👍👍

Have you ever tried Gryphon Music in Palo Alto? Founded in 1969. For a long time it was all acoustic but about 25 years ago they added electric to compete. Great store with a long history of Bay Area musicians.

Good selection and a day trip away

I love these videos...but which Furch guitar came home with you?

Not everyone can afford an L-1 gibby or build their own.. Covering some medium priced $600-$800 models would've be more helpful... Cheers 12:29

Great video! Always enjoy your trips to music store. I’m a big Yamaha fan. The LS line is all incredible. I’m blessed to have an LS-36, my pride and joy. 😊

Waiting for the “ I bought a Furch” video.

Your tours of visiting different guitar stores and sharing a variety of companies models and their costs I think is a great move for your channel to grow. I always look forward to them. Thanks.. Bt the way, I love the camera work. For those of us still learning, like to see both hands in action..

My Goodness, that LS6 Yamaha sounds awesome

I enjoyed your video as usual. Thank you for showing some of the less expensive guitars. I am 78 years old and still learning. I enjoy my guitar but I can't justify spending more than $500-600. If I could play better then maybe id be willing to spend more but I don't think that's gonna happen. Thank you

Sharing music with others is the best, so happy to see others do what they can to pay it forward. I love my all mahogany Yamaha Storia , hard to beat the price for what you get , they have brass bridge pins which l’ve never seen before and sound great plugged in or not. Appreciate you spotlighting local stores, I’ve been trying to get most of my gear from them and not the internet,”we’ll miss them when they’re gone “. Anyway have a great day or night wherever you are 😉

See? Cindy found another great shop off the beat and path, so to speak. I love seeing these shops that aren’t as well known as some that have built a big KZbin following. Gives me hope that there are still more music stores out there than we think. And that’s really beautiful that the luthier from the shop donated a guitar so you can mail it to South America for a child or adult musician who needs a guitar or wants to learn to play. That’s wonderful! Looks like a great place to buy from with such great prices and staff/customers. Seeing some of these shops you’ve visited recently makes me wish I didn’t live on the opposite coast, lol. I’ve never heard a Furch nylon string that I can recall. Didn’t even know they made them. That sounds great! I like that it’s not built like a classical guitar. Looks like that’s a great guitar for someone who wants the look and feel of a steel string that kind of of sound more like a steel string, but without the steel strings - for someone who wants a really easy playing guitar. I’m surprised by the resonance because many nylon guitars fizzle out quickly. I’ve also been curious about that Jim Dandy. People say this guitar an amazing buy, but the price point is scary low for an acoustic- usually they sound rather bad and the playability lacks on any acoustic below $300. I never saw a Deluxe - guess it’s probably identical to the regular one, but with a pickup? I wonder if that pickup placement would get annoying. Looks like it’s a bit in the way of your fingerstyle, let alone if someone uses a pick. That’s my only concern. I wish Gretsch had mounted the pickup either higher or lower - or better yet, had used a piezo that would be completely out of the way. It’s tough to mount magnetic pickups on such a small guitar. But it really sounds nice acoustically. I guess someone can always buy the one without the pickup and then install their own if they wanted. I’m not a huge fan of Fender acoustic guitars, but I like the Tim Armstrong one. Many Fenders sound lifeless or tinny . . . and many don’t resonate well, but this one was nice. That Yamaha L6 was also lovely. Yamaha has been knocking their guitars out of the park lately - at all price points. I’ve never seen a Yamaha Storia before. That’s also a nice surprise. That was a really mellow sounding guitar.

Cherry wood on back of Seagull S6.

Very very good 👍😊 Love you too 💗😘

Thanks for the tour. I live within a 100 miles so I will visit one day. Frank

What would we do without these houses of music?

That is such a nice store. Glad you showed us this one.

I've seen some more reviews of this guitar and I really love the sound it offers for the money. I'm not playing guitar yet, but want to learn it somewhere in 2025. This Ibanez is on my shortlist to buy as a beginner. Thanks for the review.

Hi Cindy again .... Good little lesson, fun to see the different teaching styles around. Also to pick some things up..... Muscle memory is a good term for practice I like. This one you had here could be done with picking too. Different ways then pick (no pun) one you like... strict alternate is fun to try

Thank you so much for these lessons!

This is great Cindy. I’m 64 years old and I took lessons about 15 years ago, but my Teacher wouldn’t teach me fingerstyle. IDK?! And I’ve always wanted to perform fingerstyle, and I can play “Blackbird”, but that’s about it. Otherwise, I pick everything. But some songs just can’t be picked - they must be performed fingerstyle. Keep these lessons coming.

My son once told me. Don't practice until you can get it right Practice until you can't get it wrong. Makes perfect sense.

Hi Cindy - tx for the video. Also for bringing up the old hands and the barre chord thing. Sometimes younger folks forget that us older folks trying to make a barre chord, well it is just painful. I am able to do a Bm barre chord now though.. Confession: I hate barre chords but am working on that darn F! Looking forward to the guitar shop visit - personally I like those so happy you are doing more of them. Tx again

Love the "look" of that Black PRS TONARE. Black top , brown sides , white binding , pickguard, fretboard, etc. 🎸🎸🎸

You wouldn't think Tommy Emanual needed to practice a few hours a day, but you're right. If there's a lul in playing , it's like one step forward and 2 steps back ! ! ! 🤣🎸🎸🎸

Thank you! Good practice playing a pretty tune.

I have an Ibanez AVC9OPN (Mahogany with a solid top and the top is "Thermo-Aged"....I also have a 1963 Martin D-28...purchased new by my father, and a 000-16 Martin and sevral other guitars). The Ibanez was very inexpensive, BUT it's the easiest playing guitar I've ever seen...right out of the box. This guitar has a tone that you can't believe. I've had this guitar several years, and I wouldn't think about selling it for twice the price I paid for it new. THANK YOU IBANEZ!. Nice video....everyone, check out Ibanez!

I so thank you for all this help.

Thank you Cindy slow and clear

Great lesson more please keep well

I have difficulty holding down the 6th string and getting a clean sound when i bar. Do you think I should go for a lighter string? Im using .012-.052.

Loved this lesson. Just finished my cup of coffee and practice time ahead. Enjoy your trip to Sacramento. I spent a lot of time around there back in the 80s. Great bicycling town with a gorgeous path along the river to Folsom Lake (Johnny Cash's prison concerts come to mind).

before you sell the guitar of yours try this and see if it makes a difference.

I put one on my Epiphone dove pro and took it to the next tone level a real wow!

I love how you just showed how to combine the intro riff in that great classic in C with the chords. I'ma guna try that. Thank you.

Nice quick lesson from you today! I look forward to seeing you check out the Furch instruments 😊

Yes, very good lesson Cindy, succinct and extremely useful to build FP’n skills. And darn it, I saw you playing a Mackenzie Marr Baby Boat parlor guitar a couple weeks back, and I got hooked. Guitars (acquiring nice ones), are my weakness. Picked up a gently owned one on Reverb for a great price. Love those butter bean tuning pegs. You have a calming teaching style and a great personality. Keep your videos coming. 🙌

Picking patterns are a great way to get the often overlooked picking hand involved. I have my go to Travis picking pattern that sounds great over basic chords. Thanks for the videos Cindy, keep on keeping on 👍😎👍

Another brilliant lesson Cindy.Thanks a million 👍🎸🎼

I had a problem with mine and found on Amazon these cables and they work great (Linsoul Tripowin Zonie 16 Core Silver Plated IEM Cable Linsoul Tripowin Zonie 16 Core Silver Plated IEM Cable type MMCX, 3.5mm , Moss will fit your shure monitors , works well with mine, but be sure it has the MMCX ends)

Great lesson! The most important take away is just a few repetitions and move on. I find that it’s crucial not to overdo yourself, get frustrated, etc. When we learn something new, it takes time to get our muscle memory going and build those connections between our hands and brain. I like to play guitar before I go to bed at night or before a nap. Research has shown many times that sleep and rest helps the brain with learning. I practice something new until I start to do the skill a bit better and/or just the point before I’m getting tired or bored, then I move onto the next thing I want to practice or play for fun. Then whatever I did that way will hopefully get drilled into my mind and body while sleeping. Overall, overdoing something for hours whether it’s day one or you’ve perfected it seems counterproductive. It’s not necessary and just makes the practice feel stale and boring.

Very very good 👍😊 Love it 😍❤️ Love you too ❤️😘

Congrats on hitting 8K subscribers!

So true to practicing...love this video! One day it will happen without thinking about it.