What "shape" guitar do you prefer (have the most of)?

[6L6]

Thanks Ravon!

The picture was taken recently after she had just received new stainless steel frets at Gryphon Stringed Instruments in Palo Alto, CA.

I gotta tell ya the TONE that comes out of this guitar just suits my ears perfectly and it is a breeze to play. I feel VERY lucky to own such a fantastic instrument!

If I could only have one acoustic guitar, this would be the one.

Bill

 

[F30]

I really like the F30 shape and feel. But the Dreads comes in a close second.
And that is a beautiful :shock: F50

 

[JerryR]

I'm boringly conventional going by the other posts - dreds :mrgreen:

 

[frettedstrings]

1 - Dreadnought (D35)
1 - Grand Auditorium (F212)


-frettedstrings

 

[bytr6]

My first real acoustic was a Guild D-35, and I now have a D-55 and D-25M, so I guess it is obvious that I prefer Dreadnaughts!

 

[hojo199]

Yup, put me down for dread

 

[zombywoof]

While I have some bigger boxes in the house the majority of my guitars are what I guess would classify as grand concert to auditorium size guitars with roughly 13 1/2" to less than 15" lower bouts. At last count I have four of them - Gibson LG-2, Martin 00-18, National Duolian, and a round soundhole archtop Kay Kraft.

 

[Brad Little]

I guess I'm either lucky or younger than all the people talking about the size/weight of dreads too much for their shoulders. I'm only 64, but so far have no problem with dreads, my F-512 or my F-50. I guess I have smaller guitars to look forward to. Oh well, push comes to shove I'll just have to stick with my old Metro-B archtop, it's about the lightest guitar I have.
Brad

 

[Thunderface]

That's gotta be one of the best looking Guilds made

I echo Ravon's statement. That's more than enough to make an electric guy want to go acoustic.

As for said electrics, I have gravitated towards the double cutaway shape, a slightly offset double cutaway shape, accentuated with a vibrato unit.

 

[adorshki]

I've had 4 classical nylon string guitars (still have two) and 4 dreadnoughts (still have 3) but the easiest one to hold while I play is the F65ce known as a "Grand Auditorium" body.
My favorite overall neck is the D25 though.
My pipe dream is an archback rosewood F30 with the 24-3/4 scale and a 1-11/16 nut. And closed tuners.

 

[jgwoods]

My current collection has a parlor size, OO size, and Grand Orchestra size, with the smaller two getting almost all the play. I spend more time playing Banjo, mandolin and fiddle than I do guitar and have come to the point where I prefer instruments that don't sustain much (except fiddle). Notes that ring out then disappear. That leaves the big boxes out pretty much and finds me heading towards an F hole archtop one of these days. At that point I'll have to decide whether to go for an octave mandolin/mandocello, or a guitar.

As for "shape", I find the curvy shape most comfortable, dreadnought shape least. Sitting with the waist on my right leg is a comfortable way to play. 4" or less of body depth makes for easy reach over.

 

[Terry Allan Hall]

17" jumbo...that size fits me perfectly. 8)

 

[Taylor Martin Guild]

I have owned Jumbos, and OM's over the years.
I always come back to Dreds. They are just the best fit for me.
They give me the sound that I'm looking for.

 

[marcellis]

All of my guitars except the D60 are cutaways. I like that.

Of my Guilds, two are grand-auditorium cutaways and one is a small dead.
None are blondes except the D-60. It's the odd fish in my tank.