Shades: You mirror my own thoughts. As for the woody sound of the GPs, I can't compare the 327 and your 517/717, but the hog top definitely pushes the envelope past my previous 317. I prefer the tone from larger bodied guitars, and the combination of finger style on the 327 and strumming my Martin D18 & HD28 seems to be a really good combination for me...
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