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View Poll Results: Which is your preferred body design? | |||
Dreadnought (Martin 14 fret style) | 48 | 18.05% | |
Dreadnought (Martin 12 fret style) | 8 | 3.01% | |
Super Jumbo (Gibson “200” Style) | 5 | 1.88% | |
Small Jumbo (Gibson “185” style and similar) | 12 | 4.51% | |
Jumbo (Gibson J, J-35/45/AJ etc) | 26 | 9.77% | |
000/OM (Martin 14 fret style) | 86 | 32.33% | |
000 (Martin 12 fret style) | 21 | 7.89% | |
00 /L-00 (Martin/Gibson 14 fret styles) | 30 | 11.28% | |
0, L-0/1 12 fret styles | 12 | 4.51% | |
Other. | 18 | 6.77% | |
Voters: 266. You may not vote on this poll |
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Which is your favourite Flat Top body shape?
Feel free to advise me of other designs I might have left out.
Thanks,
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Probably the Slope D, similar to the Gibson Jumbo in appearance.
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I voted 000/Om 14 fret. I haven't spent enough time with any 00's or L-00's to have an opinion, but i intend to.
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I selected 000, but I'm curious why you put a brand next to each one. I would think 000- 12 Fret Slothead might be better wording, just for example.
It'll be interesting to see the results. As usual, I expect to be in the minority. |
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Andy...you need a "YES" option in your poll! That's how I vote!
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Taylor GA???? I mean who leaves off Taylor
I think aesthetically, the 000/OM is the best looking guitar hands down. I also like the looks of the Taylor GA and GS. I like the way Dreads sound and play, and I think 000/OMs sound great fingerpicked. 000/OM is the smallest I will go. I like bigger guitars. |
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I voted but it depends:
My favorite shape aesthetically is the super jumbo J200 shape - I think it's beautiful. My favorite to hold and, play, however is the 000/OM shape. My favorite, tonally, is the traditional dreadnought. So, I voted 000 but it depends. (my least favorite is a slope shoulder - I think they look like a Picasso painting)
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Oh and include the Taylor Grand Auditorium - that's their design and their signature shape. A nice compromise with a scaled up 000 profile. Given it's their most popular shape it should be on the list, along with mini jumbos.
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Fazool "The wand chooses the wizard, Mr. Potter" Taylor GC7, GA3-12, SB2-C, SB2-Cp...... Ibanez AVC-11MHx , AC-240 |
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Presumably because various makers sometimes use the same (or very similar) names for very different body shapes.
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I have a deep body grand concert which has a lower bout in between a 00 and a 000 - a bit less than an OM. This is my favorite shape. I also like OMs and deep body 00s but the grand concert with the extra depth has just a nice balance between sweetness, volume and bass.
Kathy Wingert's model E is a grand concert with the waist moved up and it is probably altogether narrower than OMs. Just a perfect shape for me in every respect. Best, Jayne |
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... Guitar shaped..... I don't care what it's called as long as it sounds sublime.
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I don't have a favorite, but prefer smaller-bodied instruments...000/OM, 00, or 0.
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I like the small jumbo (J185) style. For me it has the best acoustic properties of both an OM and a dread, but in a more attractive package than either. I also very much like Yamaha's LL style 'Original Jumbo' take on the dreadnaught which, refreshingly, is not a slavish clone of anything else; more curvaceous with a slightly wider lower bout, and narrower top bout.
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I like the Martin OM but I want to get a GA body as well.
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Definitely. I've got four Taylor GAs so they win the popularity contest at my home....
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