Two really surprising guitars for me:
My plain-jane looking Larrivee hogtop parlor - among the first hogtop parlors they made. Surprising surprising tone, with quite a big bass repsonse, strong mids, and sparkling trebles in a very small short-scaled guitar package. And a lot going on harmonically too. it's not a pretty looking guitar, but it sounds pretty. Yes, you can tell it's a small guitar, but it's got a bigger and more complex tone than you'd expect.
The other re some Eastman E10-OM's I've played. All remarkably consistent in tone, and oen that i really like. I would not have expected that in a Chinese made guitar. I guess you could say the Eastman's gave me an education about overseas guitars.
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