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Old 10-22-2008, 12:29 PM
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Default Ok all you Fall Limited owners.....

You have all given me a bad case of GAS.....

I just stopped into my local music shop and played one and now I must have it. When I picked it up I just said....WOW. What a beauty! They had a GA and a GS Coco/Koa and I loved them both. My question is which body is better suited for a flat picker/strummer? I have a 08 spring ltd 426ce in tasmanian blackwood and love it. But I gotta have a coco/koa too!
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Old 10-22-2008, 01:13 PM
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I'm am so green over those guitars. They are gorgeous!
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Old 10-22-2008, 02:12 PM
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You have all given me a bad case of GAS.....

I just stopped into my local music shop and played one and now I must have it. When I picked it up I just said....WOW. What a beauty! They had a GA and a GS Coco/Koa and I loved them both. My question is which body is better suited for a flat picker/strummer? I have a 08 spring ltd 426ce in tasmanian blackwood and love it. But I gotta have a coco/koa too!
Wow, a chance to play them both side by side! I have the GS version, and I am a strummer and flatpicker. The GS has so much depth to the sound, and it takes heavy strumming well. I personally am a large guy, and Like the GS size.

You have the GA size already in the 426. How did you feel about each size a the shop when you played them????
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Old 10-22-2008, 03:48 PM
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i tried them both,the gs is a better strummer. gordon
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Old 10-22-2008, 03:48 PM
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Strummer and a flatpicker huh? Sounds like a GS coco/koa is the perfect fit for your style of playing if you ask me. The GA is probably a little more versatile in that it can handle moderate strumming and is small and intimate enough for fingerstyle... it's a good middle ground. I vote for the GS!
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Wow, a chance to play them both side by side! I have the GS version, and I am a strummer and flatpicker. The GS has so much depth to the sound, and it takes heavy strumming well. I personally am a large guy, and Like the GS size.

You have the GA size already in the 426. How did you feel about each size a the shop when you played them????
No, that's not right. He already has the GS size (not the GA).

Hey go varied... Get the GA version! Variety is the spice of life.
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Well.... I have a GC Coco/Koa. I've played a Coco GS and IF I was a guy who played with a pick that would be my choice.

I heard the same GS Coco/Koa played with a pick and I agree with PhotoMat. Plus I've heard (a recording of) Photomat's GS Coco, and it was outstanding! It's a "do it all well" guitar for sure, so down that road, no matter what you play it's likely you'll be glad you have it.

Those are my limited thoughts...
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Old 10-22-2008, 04:49 PM
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No, that's not right. He already has the GS size (not the GA).
You are right! I get all messed up with the different names and numbers!

Here is a recording I did of my fall ltd and it is strummed and flatpicked (as well as a lot of other styles) if you are interested.


http://homepage.mac.com/wm7n/

Just download the Fall Ltd recording. It is a big mp3 download
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When I played them both, I felt more comfortable with the GS, probably cause I have the 426. They both sounded very good. I will be going back to play them some more and make a decision then! The good news is that my son just interviewed today for a job at the music store and if he gets on there he can get a discount! That will help!! Thanks for all the input! Oh, and BTW, Photo I listened to your MP3 and its great! When you recorded it were you plugged in or mic'd or what?
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I had a condenser mic on the 12th fret and a dynamic mic about a foot out from the body of the guitar. No ES on these recordings, as I wanted to record just the guitars.
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