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Unread post by antsdmb » Mon Jan 09, 2006 12:13 am

I wouldn't say alpine spruce is better than red spruce, it's just different. To me, in the guitar world, woods aren't "better" than other woods but rather they excel depending on what style you play. Red spruce is very loud, and powerful with a punchy bass. Alpine isn't quite as dense. To my ear alone, alpine seems like a hybrid b/w sitka and engelmann spruce. It can take a bit of strumming but it has a real warm overtoney feel to it.

One thing I know about this guitar is that it cuts through a musical mess like no other guitar I've owned and it's just an easy guitar to play. Martin's low profile neck feels absolutley awesome.

I owned a D-18GE for about a month and foolishly sold it. Those things are awesome! I have a D-28 Marquis as well but sometimes I just wish I had that Mahogany dread to turn to.

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Unread post by takeit » Tue Jan 10, 2006 10:42 am

i know trey does a lot of his playing up the neck, but i wish he would have went w/o the cutaway.

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Unread post by Kahn » Tue Jan 10, 2006 11:02 am

takeit wrote:i know trey does a lot of his playing up the neck, but i wish he would have went w/o the cutaway.

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Unread post by Speenis » Tue Jan 10, 2006 11:11 am

What is so bad about a cutaway?
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Unread post by Kahn » Tue Jan 10, 2006 11:13 am

Speenis wrote:What is so bad about a cutaway?
I dont like dreads with a cutaway

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Unread post by brian_ok » Tue Jan 10, 2006 11:25 am

why not? changes in sound? Because I've never really noticed that, then again I have always had a cutaway.
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Unread post by Kahn » Tue Jan 10, 2006 11:30 am

b_fost wrote:why not? changes in sound? Because I've never really noticed that, then again I have always had a cutaway.
no purely aesthetic

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