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Originally Posted by Carbonius
Thanks a bunch Tom, I really appreciate it!
So then sliding that C shape up into the D position is going to be borderline impossible. I was just trying it out on my Taylor and my hand is hitting the body when I have the C shape at 17 (D chord). So that might just be something I can't do on an X20.
The last thing I'm wondering is if you find the sound coming at you as you play overwhelming at times?
The only guitar I've played with the sound hole near that position was a CA GXi. It wasn't overpowering on that guitar necessarily. However high string melody lines while full chording got completely buried. The whole tone sounded a bit muddy. In retrospect, it may have just been old strings. I'm kind of kicking myself now because it was one of the last copper paint jobs they did and I might have missed out on a great guitar that just needed new strings. Oh well, lesson learned.
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I owned an '08 CA GXi gloss tobacco burst that I sold in '12 or help fund my Emerald Chimaera 6/12 doubleneck. Although I quite liked the GXi in how it played, felt, looked (stunning) and sounded (beautiful piano-like ring), there was this kinda 'hollow muddiness' (don't know how else to describe it) that did bug me a bit. Strings didn't seem to matter, it was inherent, I believe. If not for the Emerald, I'd likely still have it. But, I like the Chimaera a LOT more. Hope this helps some, at least to get an opinion that maybe you didn't make a mistake.
Edit: Since playing style can affect tone, I'll add that I'm a bare finger picker which does tend to darken the tone a bit compared to use of a pick.