Cutaway - I think the answer is yes, but I don't have my X20 handy to check. I will check and get back to you unless someone else answers. The X20 doesn't have the best reach up high for a cutaway, and I rarely play past about the 18th fret unless I am picking just one or two notes for a solo. It's good enough for what I do though.
Sound hole placement - It is a wash of sound where I can just about drown out my voice if I am strumming hard. The X20 is definitely louder than my Lucky 13 though probably not louder than my 7 string jumbo. That said, I don't think you will over power a listener unless you want to.
I think it is a fairly balanced sound across the frets. There are some notes that have different tonal characteristics than others. I can tell an open B for instance from any other B using the fret board. Not bad, but different.
Balance - I play barre and other chord shapes across the X20 up into the octave. My opus seems pretty balanced throughout to me.
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Cheers,
Tom
PS If you don't want to invest in yourself, why should anyone else even bother to try?
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