Am I the minority these days????? Cutaway vs. Non Cutaway

[JohnW63]

Beecee,

"So basically all he got back from Ovation was the original neck? "

I have never gotten to the bottom of why Ovation couldn't remove a top from the bowl, but what you stated I believe is correct. What is on the neck block is the serial number, so it's the " same guitar " . Kinda' like a car with the same VIN but very little else is original.

I never played it with the original specs, so I don't know how it compares to now, but it IS a nice sounding acoustic guitar and stands up well with my Guilds.

 

[Cougar]

...It's a mini-jumbo shaped 2007 Gibson CJ-165...

That's a nice one! I used to be on the constant lookout for a good deal on one of those. They all have abalone rosettes, and I was looking for one with a burst, a non-cutaway, and with an ebony fretboard, which were not too common, and then Gibson got into trouble with the ebony police, so those are only available in certain years some time ago. I still like 'em, but... can't beat an F50R!

 

[bobouz]

I was looking for one with a burst, a non-cutaway, and with an ebony fretboard, which were not too common....

The 165 version with a rosewood body was the one that came with an ebony board & bridge (non-cutaway first released in 2006). The maple bodies (like mine) were given a rosewood board & bridge.

 

[ezstrummer]

I don't like cutaways because I'm not good enough to play up there.

Same.... No need for a cutaway here..

 

[Jumbodoug]

This one works for me.

 

[Tom O]

I'm just not a fan of cutaways. I happened into a New Hartford F212XLCE that was really a nice guitar, but I just couldn't dig the cutaway, so I let it go.

On the other hand, I would not have had any problem with this burst DD12MCE, which was on reverb and I missed picking up by that much.

It is nice and is now at home with its little brother a DD-6MCE. Did have it in the cart when I bought it? My first cutaway was a GAD-PCE50ATB with Padauk back and sides.

 

[Cougar]

It is nice and is now at home with its little brother a DD-6MCE.

Oh, you!

 

[Westerly Wood]

I have always preferred the non cutaway on my acoustics.
It seems more and more companies have made the cutaway the standard now for the acoustics and even more so on the Acoustic/electric.
Just interested where you guys and gals are at on the subject.

i am not a cutaway fan. i have owned one, and totally lost some sound/tone. and i can still stretch to reach the higher frets without a cutaway. i just prefer the full body i guess

 

[kostask]

. . . .

I have never gotten to the bottom of why Ovation couldn't remove a top from the bowl, but what you stated I believe is correct. What is on the neck block is the serial number, so it's the " same guitar " . Kinda' like a car with the same VIN but very little else is original.
. . . .

The tops on Ovations are glued to the fibreglass/plastic bowls with epoxy, or epoxy-like glue. While there are chemicals that can break epoxy bonds, it takes a very long time for them to work, and you essentially need to wear a hazmat suit anytime you are using them. It was probably faster/easier for the factory to replace the top and bowl than to try to separate the top from the bowl.

 

[tommym]

Overall I prefer non-cutaways and no electronics.

Tommy

 

[Tiki295]

One of each, please

 

[davismanLV]

Tiki that's a really nice cutaway on that Guild on the left!! Super good shape and it's really nice!!

 

[dbirchett]

Gad that is beautiful Koa. Acacia woods make really nice sounding guitars. I have one Koa and two Tasmanian Blackwood guitars by Larrivee.

I do not like cutaways on Dreads. I have never seen one that is aesthetically pleasing to me. On curvier guitars they make sense from an aesthetic viewpoint. I have two in what Larrivee calls their "L" series, a six string and a 12 string.

 

[dbirchett]

The backside of the six string along with a Koa OM:

 

[stormin1155]

I have a cutaway on only one of my guitars. It's a Martin OMCPA4, and I do venture up into that 14+ territory occasionally (or at least the matte-worn-shiny finish in that area tells me I do), but I don't miss a cutaway on my other guitars at all. I guess if I ever need to play high notes I'll just pick up the little Martin.

 

[Westerly Wood]

Gad that is beautiful Koa. Acacia woods make really nice sounding guitars. I have one Koa and two Tasmanian Blackwood guitars by Larrivee.

I do not like cutaways on Dreads. I have never seen one that is aesthetically pleasing to me. On curvier guitars they make sense from an aesthetic viewpoint. I have two in what Larrivee calls their "L" series, a six string and a 12 string.

I really dig the Larrivee L series. I had an L-03W so walnut b/s. I miss that guitar. great design.

 

[Rayk]

Cutaways mostly but have both .

 

[dreadnut]

I have 2 friends with DCE-5's, very nice laminated rosewood archback cutaways with deluxe appointments.

 

[cutrofiano]

My two good reasons for cutaways:

Dead or Alive.
Jumbos look great with it.

Moritz

 

[highwayman]

I do not have a problem with cutaways and own a few. What matters is the sound, imho.