Hey guys - just contemplating things as GAS takes deep hold ... I am loving my “new” Westerly D55, and thinking about where to focus next. Part of me thinks I should look at a D50ce - it seems from what I read the D50’s compete in tone with the D55’s just a bit less bling. And it would be cool to have that in a cutaway - I do like cutaways - and having electronics is always nice for my purposes.
... or maybe a 12 string or an F50r or maybe something maple or mahogany ... I don’t know ..
But, then, part of me is thinking that maybe I am missing out by not having a NH D55. Now granted, that isn’t a short term goal - would require saving in the guitar fund account; BUT I can’t get out of my head the thought that a NH and a Westerly are fundamentally different guitars. Different bracing, different weights, different eras. Both great guitars, but different (which would mean I might like both!)
But here’s the thing - I have never been in the same room with a D55 from NH! My opinion is based on zero first hand knowledge, so I am turning to my new friends the LTG guild experts ... is a NH D55 a starkly different guitar than my 1999 Westerly. Tonally do you find them to be considerably different? Or would I just be buying the same guitar except with open back tuners?
.... where would you target your GAS energies if you were me and you realized that one guild is not enough for any man.
... or maybe a 12 string or an F50r or maybe something maple or mahogany ... I don’t know ..
But, then, part of me is thinking that maybe I am missing out by not having a NH D55. Now granted, that isn’t a short term goal - would require saving in the guitar fund account; BUT I can’t get out of my head the thought that a NH and a Westerly are fundamentally different guitars. Different bracing, different weights, different eras. Both great guitars, but different (which would mean I might like both!)
But here’s the thing - I have never been in the same room with a D55 from NH! My opinion is based on zero first hand knowledge, so I am turning to my new friends the LTG guild experts ... is a NH D55 a starkly different guitar than my 1999 Westerly. Tonally do you find them to be considerably different? Or would I just be buying the same guitar except with open back tuners?
.... where would you target your GAS energies if you were me and you realized that one guild is not enough for any man.