PittPastor
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My question goes to playability, not tone.
I read GAD's reviews of both. On the NS Bluesbird, he mentions:
Unfortunately, my left hand is very picky about the neck it lets me play. I had to take back a Martin with a performance V-Neck, and the MIM 1 3/4" archos I have is unplayable by me. They both hurt my hand to play for any length of time.
I can play my D40C 1 11/16" neck, but Guild marketing calls the neck a "C" shape. How does this compare? I was thinking that a bluesbird would have a flatter radius, but 12" radius is what I have on my D40C. So would these two guitars (i.e. the NS Bluesbird and the D40C) feel the same to my hand?
Can anyone compare the feel and playability of a 1990-something bluesbird vs a NS bluesbird? For some reason I have this thought that "flatter is faster" but I know that is an over-simplification.
Point is, if I am going to ask my GC to get one in to try it, I would hate to go after the wrong one.
Thx.
I read GAD's reviews of both. On the NS Bluesbird, he mentions:
The neck is very comfortable for my large hands. The neck at the nut measures right around the 1 11/16″ mark, as advertised and is not too thin and not too thick. The guitar has a 12″ fretboard radius which is a bit more curved than what appears to be about a 16″ radius on my 1997 Bluesbird.
Unfortunately, my left hand is very picky about the neck it lets me play. I had to take back a Martin with a performance V-Neck, and the MIM 1 3/4" archos I have is unplayable by me. They both hurt my hand to play for any length of time.
I can play my D40C 1 11/16" neck, but Guild marketing calls the neck a "C" shape. How does this compare? I was thinking that a bluesbird would have a flatter radius, but 12" radius is what I have on my D40C. So would these two guitars (i.e. the NS Bluesbird and the D40C) feel the same to my hand?
Can anyone compare the feel and playability of a 1990-something bluesbird vs a NS bluesbird? For some reason I have this thought that "flatter is faster" but I know that is an over-simplification.
Point is, if I am going to ask my GC to get one in to try it, I would hate to go after the wrong one.
Thx.