Any reason to believe this new X-350 will sound meaningfully different from my NS X-175B? It sounds brighter to me in the video, but that could be EQ?
The thought of making a substitute switchplate with three toggles comes to mind.
Thanks everyone for the thoughtful replies. I'm a newbie here and appreciate the responses. I love my NS X-175B, archtops in general, and I don't have a red guitar, so this X-350 is burning a hole in my pocket. I'm a hobbyist player who just plays acoustic/electric duo sessions with my friend in my home studio. The advantage of this is that I get to play 10+ different guitars in a night, and I don't have to worry about offending anyone with my bad playing. While I love the idea of owning vintage guitars, I like the playability and consistent neck specks on my stable of modern era Guilds. I also have a 1999 FMIC X-170 with Fender humbuckers and flatwounds. My NS X-175B is strung with D'Addario nickle plated. Question (finally), is whether I can play with different strings across these 3 archtops to get the widest range of tones? What strings to people like for these modern Guild P90's? My style ranges from acoustic folk to jazz pop to classic rock. I like to use 0.011 gauge on all my electrics....