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Old 06-12-2015, 08:07 PM
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I haven't had the pleasure of playing a guitar built by any of our esteemed luthiers, and would have to imagine that in their hands, it would sound terrific! For myself, I have found that larger maple guitars have sounded better to me. I have an older maple Takamine dread that sounds great! I had a Taylor GS in maple, and it also sounded fantastic. Both sounded particularly good when played when amplified through their built in pickups, an excellent combination of rich and bright that was great with a band and vocal accompaniment. I have not found a smaller maple guitar that has appealed to me, however. They have always sounded thin.

My guess will be that this will be a stellar instrument, ringing clear as a bell. Looking forward to hearing this guitar, perhaps more than many others.

Congrats, Mau!!
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