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Isn't the DV-6 rosewood?
Oops! Forgot about that! :lol:learnintoplay62 said:Hi Ken. Yes it is
adorshki said:Oops! Forgot about that! :lol:learnintoplay62 said:Hi Ken. Yes it is
And then you ought see what happened to me over here:taabru45 said:That's what it takes to make you blush.............. :lol: :lol: my bashful friend.... :!: Steffanadorshki said:Oops! Forgot about that! :lol:learnintoplay62 said:Hi Ken. Yes it is
Oh, Hans has "steered me right" at least twice! :lol:Scratch said:The only gotcha I can ever recall on Al :wink: :wink:
Yep, my '25's my favorite neck. BUT I have to say, I've been giving the D40 most of my time lately for a couple of reasons, and last Saturday I noticed a new quality to it, I'd have to call it "punch". I've heard a couple of owners describe it as "tightly focused" and I think I get it now. Even though it's definitely still not as loud as the '25, and I'm beginning to understand it probably never will be, there's still a presence to it that the '25 doesn't have. Kind of like the difference between a spotlight (the D40) and a parachute flare (the D25). How's that for analogy? :lol:MandoSquirrel said:I've tried two different D40's in the last couple of months...the new played nice, & sounded good. The used was a bit more work to play, & I don't recall being much impressed with it at all. My D25(spruce/arched) plays the way that feels right to me, & beats most other guitars in sound, these two included. The sound is "bigger"; full, loud with more bottom end than mahogany usually yields, & projection. The extra bottom end from the arch makes for a very balanced flatpicking guitar.
Okay, time to eat my post! Went to make a payment on my next mandolin, & tried the used Tacoma D40 again. It played & sounded good, but I'm still not interested in giving up my D25 for it!MandoSquirrel said:I've tried two different D40's in the last couple of months, both, I think, Tacomas,one selling as new, the other used. The new played nice, & sounded good. The used was a bit more work to play, & I don't recall being much impressed with it at all. My D25(spruce/arched) plays the way that feels right to me, & beats most other guitars in sound, these two included. The sound is "bigger"; full, loud with more bottom end than mahogany usually yields, & projection. The extra bottom end from the arch makes for a very balanced flatpicking guitar.
By the way, the neck is nothing like a baseball bat, & I forgot to mention the sustain, that, as noted by others, is forever.
FROm your description that sounds correct.-ike- said:so here is the flat back - i think from the specs, the Johnson JD 50 & Martin D18 are equal (talking abot specs) to the Guild D25 flat back?
That's probably why more D25's have been sold than any other single Guild model.-ike- said:anyway, since my D25 arched back moved in to my house, this is the guitar that i play most.
why?
- well it is louder than any other dread i know and/or own.
- the D25 sounds so sweet, i would take it to any gig i have to do with our bluegrass group.
- being a strummer (not a picker) i don't give anything on "single notes" and the D25 fits perfectly in my hands, the handling is nearly perfect and she plays so easy (if set up is correctly done).
tell you something very important: a D25 arched back -> is a keeper!!
adorshki said:Next thing you'll probably be telling us you'd never sell it! :lol:
You are one of us now. You must avoid garlic and wooden spikes and daylight and crosses. And you should wait to be invited into people's houses and avoid mirrors. :lol: