I think it was Norman Blake that said "never trust a guitar that doesn't have a belly" and he oughta know. babacaster's experience is the one I had too. I got a little "70's era Alvarez 00 sized, 12 fretter, years ago and it had problems. The belly was so pronounced I decided on the doctor. It worked great and when I moved on to the nut and was working on it one night my daughter fell in love with the guitar and since she had never expressed interest in any guitar prior to that I gifted it to her. It was the greatest little guitar but it was perfect for a beginner heading off to college. It did make it louder and therefore better...but I wouldn't do it on an expensive instrument. Breedlove, I think, incorporates the system into some of their guitars new from the factory.
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