Well, seems a lot has been going on since I last was here ! Sorry about mentioning thinner tops as a possible explanation to the DVs peculiar tone as if it was what West had suggested...As the tops are the most important in guitar's tone, it's what I figured out from reading his comments with not enough care. My mistake...
You see Al, a reason why good luthiers' guitars can end up being better than factory's made is because luthiers usualmy weigh their woods and sand them down to the exact thickness that the guitar deserves. Whereas factory made instruments usually get tops (and other parts) that are being cut to a previously defined thickness regardless of each piece of wood specs (works fine when thickness matches perfectly woods' specs, but sometimes ends up with guitars that sound kind of flat or that need heavier strumming or picking to sound good, when it doesn't...). The difference (though probably effective) wouldn't be as obvious with backs and sides I believe (that's how I got confused)...It is possible that high-end guitars like the DVs would get that peculiar way of being done as in some Custom Shops or smaller workshops...
Thanks GardMan for this very interesting comparison between D-55 and DV 7Xs bracings...Their location if different could explain some of the differences maybe(?) as the bracings themselves seem to be the same, like you may have suggested...
I suppose there must be some kind of differences as far as tone is concerned, between mentioned models as you got one DV 73 and two DV72s after selling your D-55 ?
How would you describe these differences then, and how do both guitars compare (DV7X vs D-55 I mean), if its not the aesthetics that got you to pick-up your DVs ?
Sorry West if I misquoted your comments : altogether still an interesting thread there after, very detailed...
Thanks
Bernie
You see Al, a reason why good luthiers' guitars can end up being better than factory's made is because luthiers usualmy weigh their woods and sand them down to the exact thickness that the guitar deserves. Whereas factory made instruments usually get tops (and other parts) that are being cut to a previously defined thickness regardless of each piece of wood specs (works fine when thickness matches perfectly woods' specs, but sometimes ends up with guitars that sound kind of flat or that need heavier strumming or picking to sound good, when it doesn't...). The difference (though probably effective) wouldn't be as obvious with backs and sides I believe (that's how I got confused)...It is possible that high-end guitars like the DVs would get that peculiar way of being done as in some Custom Shops or smaller workshops...
Thanks GardMan for this very interesting comparison between D-55 and DV 7Xs bracings...Their location if different could explain some of the differences maybe(?) as the bracings themselves seem to be the same, like you may have suggested...
I suppose there must be some kind of differences as far as tone is concerned, between mentioned models as you got one DV 73 and two DV72s after selling your D-55 ?
How would you describe these differences then, and how do both guitars compare (DV7X vs D-55 I mean), if its not the aesthetics that got you to pick-up your DVs ?
Sorry West if I misquoted your comments : altogether still an interesting thread there after, very detailed...
Thanks
Bernie
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