davismanLV
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For anything happening at the 14th fret & beyond, I typically go with an electric. So all my flat-top acoustics are non-cutaways except for one. It's a mini-jumbo shaped 2007 Gibson CJ-165, one of only two years where they made it with soundhole pickup controls rather than a box on the side (which visually doesn't work for picky old me).
Ren-era CJ-165, with 15" maple body & 24.75" short-scale:
The CJ-165 is very similar in size to my ‘73 F-30R, with both having a 15” small-jumbo body. They are super comfortable to play, but very different in tone. Being maple, the 165 is punchy & percussive while still having a sweetness of tone that’s highly satisfying. Seems like more & more, I end up reaching for the smaller bodied guitars!Nice! I came very close to owning one of those (got outbid on eBay) before I got the F30ce. I really dig the look and concept, How do you like it?
...My DD6mce has a Florentine cutaway and I love it....
I’ve come to really appreciate a cutaway on those few songs where it matters.
I like playing them, but don't like looking at them.