Graham Greenbag
Well-known member
Sopranos, Strengths and Weaknesses
I have three inexpensive Sopranos and, after properly setting them up, they have given me a lot of pleasure. However, when I recently had the opportunity to buy a particular other - one that’s a little better than the other three and one that I have long wanted - the pause before buying lead me to stay as is. Why’s that? It’s simply due to the balance of the Sopranos’ strengths and weaknesses. Sitting here in my armchair I reach out my arm and can touch a Soprano, pick it up and strum away in comfort. It’s compact so it fits comfortably within the armchair with me and is loud enough for normal home use, but for fancy chords and finger picking beyond the seventh fret mine aren’t so good. Better Sopranos will have a fuller voice than mine, and maintain more of it up the fretboard, but do we ask too much from their short strings and small bodies?
What do members think are the strengths and weaknesses of Sopranos, and how do they work both with the strengths and around the weaknesses?
I have three inexpensive Sopranos and, after properly setting them up, they have given me a lot of pleasure. However, when I recently had the opportunity to buy a particular other - one that’s a little better than the other three and one that I have long wanted - the pause before buying lead me to stay as is. Why’s that? It’s simply due to the balance of the Sopranos’ strengths and weaknesses. Sitting here in my armchair I reach out my arm and can touch a Soprano, pick it up and strum away in comfort. It’s compact so it fits comfortably within the armchair with me and is loud enough for normal home use, but for fancy chords and finger picking beyond the seventh fret mine aren’t so good. Better Sopranos will have a fuller voice than mine, and maintain more of it up the fretboard, but do we ask too much from their short strings and small bodies?
What do members think are the strengths and weaknesses of Sopranos, and how do they work both with the strengths and around the weaknesses?