Taylor Martin Guild
Senior Member
I posted that I was thinking about selling my D-55 to get a smaller guitar.
After looking at a lot of smaller guitars, I realized that my ear is tuned to a Dred sound.
Yes, there were some great sounding smaller guitars but none of them had the tone that I was looking for.
One reason for wanting a smaller guitar was to get a shorter neck to help with shoulder pain.
The Grand Auditorium, 000 and OM size guitars felt comfortable but didn't give me the tone that I was looking for.
Anything smaller just sounded too thin and lacked any bass.
A few days ago, I decided to try dropping the tuning on the D-55 down to D to D tuning and then capo at the second fret.
This made the neck smaller than any of the smaller body guitars that I tried.
A poor mans 12 fret guitar.
It also gave me my Dred sound.
For now I will keep the Guild in D to D tuning and my Martin in standard tuning.
This gives me a fuller range of playability and sound.
The Guild feels great with the capo at the second fret or higher.
Why didn't I try this sooner?
After looking at a lot of smaller guitars, I realized that my ear is tuned to a Dred sound.
Yes, there were some great sounding smaller guitars but none of them had the tone that I was looking for.
One reason for wanting a smaller guitar was to get a shorter neck to help with shoulder pain.
The Grand Auditorium, 000 and OM size guitars felt comfortable but didn't give me the tone that I was looking for.
Anything smaller just sounded too thin and lacked any bass.
A few days ago, I decided to try dropping the tuning on the D-55 down to D to D tuning and then capo at the second fret.
This made the neck smaller than any of the smaller body guitars that I tried.
A poor mans 12 fret guitar.
It also gave me my Dred sound.
For now I will keep the Guild in D to D tuning and my Martin in standard tuning.
This gives me a fuller range of playability and sound.
The Guild feels great with the capo at the second fret or higher.
Why didn't I try this sooner?