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What a cool guitar! I am such a sucker for slope shoulders. I wish I hadn't seen this. The MLO neck is not my thing, but at least it it isn't the PA taper. I figure for every three or four of these sold, there will be one on the used market within a year. What a great deal at $1100-1200 used.
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I made a resolution to buy no new guitars this year, but this one could break the deal for me. I loved the 000-17, and this slope dread just looks the business. I could see myself falling in love and selling a D-28 for it. Yeah, I seriously could...
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https://www.musicradar.com/news/namm...oulder-guitars
Looks like the Road series and D Jr are being updated as well. I really wish that they'll offer that D15 in the non-streetmaster finish, but we'll see |
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I for one like the distressed looks of the streetmaster.
just wish it were spruce instead of mahog. All subjective i know. if it sounds good thats all that matters. |
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I absolutely love my 000-17 and a lot of that is because of the Gibson flavor to the tone. If this one follows suit it could be a complete killer for the money. Step up boys and get out the checkbooks!
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Are any of these new slope shouldered guitars going to come as short scale instruments? I did not see the full specs for any of these.
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Depends on what you mean by "any of these." The J-15 is short scale.
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Yup, same here. I've been wanting an affordable 14-fret slope shoulder dreadnaught for a long time... I admit I never quite understood why slope shoulder dreadnaughts tend to be 12-fretters. What does the shape of the body have to do with where the frets meet the body...?
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Around this same time, Gibson introduced what they then called the jumbo — a wide-waisted model similar in overall proportions to Martin’s dreadnought, but with sloped shoulders, similar to Martin’s original 12-fret dreadnought. Gibson offered these in 14-fret versions like the J-35, Advanced Jumbo, and later, guitars like the J-45, J-50, and Southern Jumbo. Gibson also made 12-fret versions of their slope-shoulder design, but these differed by moving the bridge further down into the lower bout of the guitar rather than any large difference in the guitars’ silhouette. After introducing their initial jumbo design, Gibson introduced an even larger body size, which was initially called a “super jumbo” and, along with similar models from companies like Guild and Taylor, has since typified what most refer to as a jumbo size. With this shift in taxonomy and evolution of the jumbo guitar, Gibson’s original “jumbo” size is now commonly referred to as a “slope-shoulder dreadnought” by makers and players alike as the guitars are fairly similar in size and use. Yes, it’s a little confusing. I recommend owning one of each just to be on the safe side. |
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I admit to being curious about this guitar and I would definitely like to play one but...
I'm happy with the icon.
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The E10 00 is the perfect finger style model with wide string spacing, Short scale, 12 fret, Adi top with genuine mahogany b & s, dovetail neck joint and slotted head stock all for under $1100. It will fit in perfectly with my two Martins. Sorry about changing the subject and getting carried away.
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The D-15S and D-15SM models are slope-shoulder all mahogany or sapele dreadnoughts. I guess they don't make these any more.
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You can still get them "custom" from various retailers, who order them in batches. Check with some of the forum sponsor shops.
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