valleyguy
Member
I have been playing D55s and D50s in the last few months and convinced myself I needed a D50, love its string definition, what a flat picker. Considered the D40, but liked the fuller bass of the D50.
I posted a week and a half ago asking to compare a 1973 D50 to the new ones. I went to play a '73 D50 selling on Craigslist. The top had been finished (nicely) and a portion around the sound hole had been repaired, which was noticeable. The action was perfect, with still a lot of saddle left. However, when I played it , though sounding nice, it wasn't the same as the Tacoma D50s with the red spruce top. Part of the problem may have been that the '73 was strung with Elixirs, of which I really don't like the sound. It had a thinner sound so I decided I wanted a new one, though for $1000 it is a good deal.
After much searching and playing around town, I ordered one online. I had wanted a sunburst with with the DTAR pickup, but was unable to find a sunburst. Got it last night. Changed the strings, and wow, played for 2 hours......
Tried the DTAR pickup briefly and it seemed the sixth string was too loud relative to the others. Any way to adjust this? Anyone else find that problem?
I posted a week and a half ago asking to compare a 1973 D50 to the new ones. I went to play a '73 D50 selling on Craigslist. The top had been finished (nicely) and a portion around the sound hole had been repaired, which was noticeable. The action was perfect, with still a lot of saddle left. However, when I played it , though sounding nice, it wasn't the same as the Tacoma D50s with the red spruce top. Part of the problem may have been that the '73 was strung with Elixirs, of which I really don't like the sound. It had a thinner sound so I decided I wanted a new one, though for $1000 it is a good deal.
After much searching and playing around town, I ordered one online. I had wanted a sunburst with with the DTAR pickup, but was unable to find a sunburst. Got it last night. Changed the strings, and wow, played for 2 hours......
Tried the DTAR pickup briefly and it seemed the sixth string was too loud relative to the others. Any way to adjust this? Anyone else find that problem?