The nice thing about a dread is there's no reason you can't do anything you want with it. Nothing wrong with "just strumming," but a really good one might inspire you to go further.
I have a Martin D-28 Marquis and a Martin HD28VC, virtually identical guitars, both with Adirondack (red spruce) tops. I really should sell one (I also have a Martin D-35 - definitely over-invested in dreads), and at one point had listed the Marquis, but have decided to keep both because I just love 'em both. They have big voices - bright trebles and bottoms that sound like pipe organs. Whether I'm "just strumming," or running a bass line (which in a jam almost sounds like an upright bass), or flat- or fingerpicking a melody, well, let 's just say it makes me real happy.
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