C'mon doc... women, cars or guitars... a curvy, voluptuous back side is always sexier, ain't it? :tongue-new:
Best Answer!! :encouragement: What you asked for is "better" which is subjective and in the ear of the beholder. What he gave you is "differences" which is more what you want to know.The arched back projects more power. The flatty has a clearer note separation.
If you strum, chances are you'll favor the arched back, if you pick, chances are you'll favor the flatty.
hmmm.... where did I see that too.....Maybe it's psychological, but arch backs seem to be louder with more projection.
The arched back projects more power.
Same difference between my D25 and my D40 (both spruce on 'hog for Doc's info), but in the last couple of years the D40 is really catching up to the '25 in volume.I had a '74 D-25M (spruce-top, arched back) and still have a '72 D-35. The D-25 had more power and sustain... the D-35 had better clarity.
I believe that to be correct... but have not paid as much attention to all the changes that went on in Corona, as there isn't any good published info, just what we glean from Hans' comments and what is seen on eBay, etc.Hey Dave, help me out here. Were not the Corona era D25's (that came in fun party colors) mahogany topped and flat-backed? Or am I messing up my details?
Yes Corona saw the re-launch of the all-'hog flatback formula for D25 which lasted all of about 2 years ('02 and '03)I believe that to be correct... but have not paid as much attention to all the changes that went on in Corona, as there isn't any good published info, just what we glean from Hans' comments and what is seen on eBay, etc.
There was also an often-forgotten DV25 in at least 1999, but it was a spruce-topped flatback.
Suspect it was actually filling the DV6/D40 slot for some reason.
doc,
Remember that most of the arched back D-25s have SPRUCE tops (the "M" in D-25M usually refers to an arched back D-25 with "mahogany"-stained spruce top), while the flat-backs had mahogany tops.
The "all mahogany" mahogany-topped arched back D-25s were only made for a very brief time... most are from 1973 or early 1974.
The top wood would "color" the sound... so appropriate comparisons of all mahogany D-25s would be a flat backed example from '72 or earlier with an all-mahogany arched back from '73-'74. To compare the tonal effect of arched backs on the later spruce-topped D-25s, the more valid comparison would be to a D-35 from the same period.
I had a '74 D-25M (spruce-top, arched back) and still have a '72 D-35. The D-25 had more power and sustain... the D-35 had better clarity. I used them both for strumming and fingerpicking... depended on the song and the effect I wanted. My D-25 spent most of its time with me in DADGAD... it really sang in that tuning!