I played an F-55 Rosewood about a year ago, but decided not to buy it because the high E string seemed a bit weaker tonally than I prefer.
I ended up buying a different acoustic guitar, but after recently thinking about buying a parlour guitar, my mind sprang to thoughts of the other extreme; more specifically, an F-55 Maple!
I can't seem much about these online. There's the official Guild demo video (I think there's something about the tone on that one which seems a bit 'compressed'). There's also one review where the buyer mentioned the same sort of thing I experienced with the F-55 Rosewood. I quote: "But if I am nitpicking (and in this price-range I am nitpicking) I register a smaller dynamic range on the high E and the high E is not sounding as full and satisfying as the other strings."
I just wondered if this is common with all F-55's, regardless of wood type, or is it something to do with the strings or the setup?
Unfortunately, there's no-one near me selling Guilds, so I'm unable to try an F-55 Maple for myself. I'd love to know what sort of style they might be best suited to, and how they compare to the F-55 Rosewood (although I can't remember much about the F-55 Rosewood I tried so long ago).
I ended up buying a different acoustic guitar, but after recently thinking about buying a parlour guitar, my mind sprang to thoughts of the other extreme; more specifically, an F-55 Maple!
I can't seem much about these online. There's the official Guild demo video (I think there's something about the tone on that one which seems a bit 'compressed'). There's also one review where the buyer mentioned the same sort of thing I experienced with the F-55 Rosewood. I quote: "But if I am nitpicking (and in this price-range I am nitpicking) I register a smaller dynamic range on the high E and the high E is not sounding as full and satisfying as the other strings."
I just wondered if this is common with all F-55's, regardless of wood type, or is it something to do with the strings or the setup?
Unfortunately, there's no-one near me selling Guilds, so I'm unable to try an F-55 Maple for myself. I'd love to know what sort of style they might be best suited to, and how they compare to the F-55 Rosewood (although I can't remember much about the F-55 Rosewood I tried so long ago).