dwasifar
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Have any of you had the chance to play a d-55 ? Where you guys let down as much as I was ?
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Just a few weeks ago my friend bought a second hand 2019 guild d-55 and he told me to try it out if I’m out his way.
Well I was over at his place and I wasn’t wowed or star struck with the guild like I was when I first tried a d-35 v18 or the 96 Taylor 810 that I bought from the guy with the guild .
Honestly something I told my friend was “ wow my Taylor’s a lot brighter than this”
My two acoustics are a newish D-55 and a 2003 Taylor 710, so I feel well-qualified to offer an opinion.
It's psychology. Both are great guitars, and both will acclimate you to their sound pretty fast. So if I've been playing the Taylor for a couple of weeks and switch to the Guild, it sounds underpowered and dull; but if I've been playing the Guild for a while and switch to the Taylor, it sounds one-dimensionally brash and overbright.
I've learned to give myself time to readjust when I switch from one to the other. You didn't have the chance to play the D-55 long enough for its more subtle and complex character to impress itself on you. If you get the chance, see if you can play it for longer.