Anyone have some good options for amplification for the gypsy guitars? I have an oval shape Eastman with a krivo pickup through a small vox amp, sounds alright but I feel like I could get a better tone.

Hey guys I fairly recently got a D hole selmer guitar, I've been playing for several years but never had a guitar with this kind of headstock, so I'd really appreciate if someone can give me a detailed explanation on how to restring it properly without wasting a pair of gypsy strings, thanks!

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Hey guys, I play jazz fingerstyle with my classical nylon string guitar (which I love with all my heart), but recently I got interested in guitars with a more aggressive, sharper sound, and I found these selmer like guitars which u guys use to play gypsy jazz. What do you think about the idea of playing “traditional” jazz fingerstyle on a gypsy jazz guitar? I really like the sound of these guitars, would I be able to get this sound using fingerstyle techniques? And also if I wanted to learn some good gypsy jazz, should I consider using a pick?

Thanks for all the answers!

Does anyone happen to know of any gypsy enthusiasts in Abu Dhabi or Dubai? I travel there a lot and it would be great to have people to play with

Hello,

I had a Folk guitar Martin 000x1AE with integrated Mic Fishman. About 700 or 800€ in shop in France 10 years ago, 400€ or more on used market. The mic is active (with a 9V battery).

I used this guitar plugged to a looper JamMan and an acoustic amp Harley Benton for recording loops for training purpose only (no jams or anything requiring some quality stuff).

I have now an Altamira D hole, that I love so I was thinking selling the Martin guitar and buying a mic instead. But I am stucked with the choice of mics.

Could you give me some advice ? Should I keep the Martin guitar, or do you have some some mic (50 or 100€ max) with similar quality that the one integrated to recommend ? It will need to be compatible with the D hole.

I will use it in my room so no external noise.

Thanks !