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Thanks. It's made in Westerly. So the trade is about even then. That's what I needed to know.

Hey guys. Someone offered me a trade. A 2000s Jazzmaster AVRI for a D55 1979 mint with case candy. What is the value of that guitar? I know I need to look for neck reset issues, etc. Assuming all is okay, what's the value. Wondering if this is a good trade. The JM sells for about 2k. Thanks

I asked Cordoba, and their response is: The neck thickness on the M-120 at the 1st fret is 20mm and at the 9th is 23mm. It's the same for the M-140E. So if anyone wants to know!

I saw that, but nowhere seems to list the neck width. Usually it's something like .83" at the first fret and .93" at the 12th. I can't find that spec. Does anyone know?

Can anyone tell me the neck width of these? I can’t find it anywhere. Thanks

Awesome. That's very interesting. Has it lost a lot of bass response? I had a DV-52 briefly, and it had .13s on it, and it felt slinky to me. Very nice to play. I've played many acoustics in shops, too. I've actually noticed this on some of them (it's rare but has happened), so maybe it is...

I'd consider any guitar if I had it in hand and could test it out. I wouldn't buy a modified guitar over the internet (maybe if the price was so low you can't lose). Pitt, why did you change your hand position after all those years? Don't buy into things like "this is the right way" being...

That's exactly what I'm dealing with and feeling. The action seems fine on mine, nut and saddle look good, setup looks great overall...so it's hard to figure. I have the same problem with easy chords being unusually difficult to get to ring clearly. Stiff as a board in the neck...to me it feels...

My lady plays one of those tiny Martins. It is SO easy to play. She's in her first year of playing. So, when she played this Guild she hated how big and difficult it was to play. I've played since I was 15, and I'm 40 now. For about 10 years in the middle I was overly busy with work and didn't...

That's not rude at all -- all tips and ideas welcome. I'm young and have no history of arthritis in the family. Fingers are strong with nice calluses. I play bass (using the fingers), which have much heavier gauge strings, and there's no real issue other than some minor cramping in the meat of...

Yeah I have .12-.53 in standard tuning. When I drop tune to Eb it does feel better. Just makes it hard to accompany people unless I capo the first fret or transpose on the spot.

Thanks. Is that measurement taken at the saddles? I did that, and the bass is just a hair higher than the treble side. The luthier took measurements there and said all looked well, but did take down the bass side just a hair (the action was 2.6mm, and he brought it down to 2.5mm). That made a...

How does one measure the radius of the saddle? It's the stock saddle, so I would hope it does match. But the luthier did take some off during setup. It plays better since he did that, but I didn't see him matching the radius.

Thanks. I really appreciate that. I have .12s on mine. As I mentioned, it does play better now. But it's still stiff compared to many other acoustics I've played. I had it checked out by an excellent luthier, and he said the setup was fantastic. So, it just is what it is. When I googled "guitar...

Haha. Are you in CA by any chance? One more thing I've realized: I like thicker necks. The thinner neck on the D-40 causes my hand to cramp. I had the same issue on the DV-52 I purchased (It was a 2001, and it was a better guitar, IMO, but UPS broke it). It's weird because I have small hands...

Yes, if you don't play it or like the feel, you should probably ditch it. Mine feels a lot better now (is your action too high or anything else with the setup?), but it's still on the stiffer side. I attribute that to it needing some breaking in. It's practically new. If yours is newish, it...

Good stuff, thanks doods!

I turned it to the right/clockwise to remove relief. There is a lot of resistance so I stopped. The neck only has a little relief in it, so it's not a big deal. I just wanted to get it straight since there is no buzz and I feel I can get it perfectly straight.

Quick question: I actually went to adjust the truss rod today, and I notice it's really tight when trying to remove relief (wanted to straighten the neck perfectly). Would a lubricant help this? Or do they just max out at a certain point? Since it wasn't budging much I just stopped.

It's pretty quiet, and from what I heard it's mostly other musicians watching in the audience. That's good and bad because they'll hear the errors, but I also hear the musicians are really supportive of everyone. That's the reputation of the place's atmosphere.