I posted earlier that I was looking for something smaller then my JF4-nt because of a shoulder issue. My question then was for advice for buying sight unseen on line. Now I am asking what guitars might be worth considering. Here is my current thinking based on my limited knowledge. My current good acoustic guitars are my JF4-nt and a Simon & Patrick Parlor guitar. Also I have a Sigma DM 2 that is a beater that is starting to show its age. But it is dreadnought size so I have a point of reference to how that size compares to my Jumbo.
My jumbo and parlor are both mahogany back and sides with spruce tops. The parlor guitar is a 12 fret guitar about the size of a Martin 0 guitar. Needless to say there is a noticeable difference when switching the two.
I am looking to put something between the two size wise and maybe with rosewood or maple body for a slightly different sound. The guitar needs to sound good acoustically and need need to be plugged in to sound good. I am leaning towards a cut away because I am playing DADGAD and often capoed at the 7th fret and the cutaway could help here. That being said I have noted that many DADGAD players use standard guitars. I have just sent an email to my teacher about this as I have never seen him use a cut away.
Rightly or wrongly I have a bias to Westerly and New Hartford guitars because I live in Connecticut and these are local built from my point of view.
I originally started looking at D50ce's. Full dreadnought sound but not a huge difference in size from my jumbo. I have had the F30 suggested to me and I am going to check that out as they have one at a nearby GC. What other models made in Westerly or New Hartford might fit this bill?
My jumbo and parlor are both mahogany back and sides with spruce tops. The parlor guitar is a 12 fret guitar about the size of a Martin 0 guitar. Needless to say there is a noticeable difference when switching the two.
I am looking to put something between the two size wise and maybe with rosewood or maple body for a slightly different sound. The guitar needs to sound good acoustically and need need to be plugged in to sound good. I am leaning towards a cut away because I am playing DADGAD and often capoed at the 7th fret and the cutaway could help here. That being said I have noted that many DADGAD players use standard guitars. I have just sent an email to my teacher about this as I have never seen him use a cut away.
Rightly or wrongly I have a bias to Westerly and New Hartford guitars because I live in Connecticut and these are local built from my point of view.
I originally started looking at D50ce's. Full dreadnought sound but not a huge difference in size from my jumbo. I have had the F30 suggested to me and I am going to check that out as they have one at a nearby GC. What other models made in Westerly or New Hartford might fit this bill?