D-55 with sound ports
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That's fairly fugly.
Jesus.... Why?!?!
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If you’re gonna cut a big hole in the side of a D55 at least mount a Fishman in it!
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Maybe it’s just an easier way to get the pick out after it falls in.
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The sound ports do not seem to have been done too badly, so I can give 'em a thumbs up on that bit, but even if you couldn't find a lefty traditional guard there are plently of custom makers out there...wow! 
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I note that the capo is pretty high, maybe the owner just needs a uke? 
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GSR.
wileypickett
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I’m a big fan of soundports — they really make a difference in how the guitar sounds to the player. It’s like having a monitor that puts the sound right in your ear.
People often suggest that if you want to hear how your guitar REALLY sounds, have someone else play it and sit facing them.
How ironic that the one person who doesn’t get the full benefit of the sound of their instrument is the person playing it!
Soundports redress that situation IMO. I’ve added soundports to several of my guitars, to the horror of some I’m sure!
People often suggest that if you want to hear how your guitar REALLY sounds, have someone else play it and sit facing them.
How ironic that the one person who doesn’t get the full benefit of the sound of their instrument is the person playing it!
Soundports redress that situation IMO. I’ve added soundports to several of my guitars, to the horror of some I’m sure!
plaidseason
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The soundports are kind of cool. The pickguard makes it look like two guitars were joined, like maybe the owner saved some money by purchasing half a GAD and half a US made Guild and then used the extra cash to get the sound ports done
plaidseason
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I continually revisit the idea of removing the non-functioning EQ on my DCE1 and turning the opening into a sound port. I kind of wish someone like D'Addario would make a drop in plastic port to replace common 1990s electronics.
Tony Burns
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Who am I to judge what's ugly or not - beauty is in the eye of the beholder !
Its a D-55 ( I'm a D-55 kind of guy )
Its a D-55 ( I'm a D-55 kind of guy )
Nuuska
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Interesting - have you any experience if that works on El Cheapo guitars, too ? That might lower the threashold of carving a 3-inch hole at side of my F50R or F512 - but I do have one El Cheapo somewhere . . .
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The sound ports are not nearly as offensive as that pickguard. And -- one of those sound ports would be a good place for the old D'addario sound hole tunerTwo sound ports and an ugly GAD guard (GAD the guitar, not the Über-Morlock).
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If I really wanted to hear how my guitars sound, I'd sell them to people who can actually play them.
As for soundports, while none of my guitars have them, the idea of having a convenient way to store a corned beef sandwich, or spare shower curtain rings intrigues me.
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Adding soundports to a guitar not originally designed with them can (I am not saying will, but can) create tonal problems, as well as volume (meaning volume in front of the guitar) loss. This is because the internal pressure waves, which do influence the vibration of the top. What ends up happening is that you are going to alter the Heimholtz resonance of the soundhole, in technical terms. Will it be audible? It depends on a lot of factors, including the size and position of the sound ports, the stiffness (including the bracing) of the top and volume of the air inside the guitar body. Practically, you can only really tell by ear, by playing before and after the sound ports are cut out.