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05-09-2017, 11:46 AM
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t5z unplugged
Ok i have done my searching with no real resolution.
How bad is the t5z unplugged? I have a t5 and it is good for me. (a little fingerstyle and strumming) I am debating on moving to a t5z, but am worried about the sound unplugged on a couch. I was thinking the spruce or koa for the top to help the unplugged sound. Any experience? (I know it will not be an 814 but better than a travel?) oh and top wood recommendations? HOw is rosewood as a top? Last edited by Duffyw794; 05-09-2017 at 11:47 AM. Reason: update 
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#2
05-10-2017, 06:15 AM
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Different animal- these aren't that resonant unplugged. Without an amp you'd be hard pressed to be heard across a small room.
I love the T5z, but (IMO) they are a one-trick pony. Good for a amping up and playing- an acoustic, in the form of an electric, that doesn't really sound like either.
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#3
05-10-2017, 11:16 AM
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Don't know about the T5z, but my T5 has a lovely voice, albeit small... unplugged, it is much more tonally balanced than either my Gibson 345 or 175...
However, I don't think it can come close in volume to a "travel guitar"... My T5 has a beautiful maple top, but, in hindsight, I feel that a spruce top would give much better unplugged tone and volume...
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#4
05-10-2017, 11:41 AM
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I was trying to figure out how big a difference the t5z has to that tone. And yes the tonewood. I was leaning spruce for the unplugged tone. I am not looking for something to project past where I am sitting. but i find i dont like the sound of the electric unplugged. I like the t5 but I think it is going to a better family than me. So i was going to take the cash and get a t5z or maybe a t5 with a different top.
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#5
05-12-2017, 08:19 AM
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When the T5z was announced I'd only had my T5 Standard a short while. I kind of thought maybe I should have waited. When I did finally try the T5z the first thing I noticed was it was neck heavy. That's pretty much a deal breaker for me with an electric instrument.
My T5 has a spruce top and has a really nice albeit quiet acoustic tone. The z will obviously have a smaller acoustic voice. That's a quirky guitar and I don't think it can be compared to a normal acoustic since the body is so thick and really can't resonate like a full body acoustic. With the T5 or Z if you want good "acoustic" tone you will probably get there faster with a set of 12-52 acoustic strings. I run .11's electrics on mine but I like to use it a great deal for both sounds. Also recommended with these guitars are the GHS White Bronze as that alloy has more power than traditional strings with the wimpy T5 mag pickups.
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05-12-2017, 08:37 AM
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thank you. I am coming to the conclusion that the top really does not make a "big" difference unplugged. I was struggling between all the tops and then they throw in cocobolo, ebony and rosewood tops!!!!!! ahhhh
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