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View Poll Results: Deep bodied OMs: Yay or Nay?
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Old 01-25-2020, 03:17 PM
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It always depends on the individual guitar. I haven't yet played any deep body OMs that added anything tonally that I wanted and hadn't already found in a regular OM, which I generally like for its balance, versatility and comfortable body. I think if I wanted more bass I'd just go with a dread.

Loosely I'll say "nay."
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Old 01-25-2020, 04:59 PM
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I have three Eastman OM's.
Two deep body, one standard.
I am madly in love with both of my deep body OM's.
And if I had to sell one of the three, it would be the standard depth one.
Which is the most blinged out of the three.
They are, to me, the core of my acoustic collection.
Everything else I have is an appendage to those two.
They make up what I consider to be my 'acoustic base camp'.
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Old 01-25-2020, 06:15 PM
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while not technically a OM the Huss and Dalton CM has similar dimensions but with a drednaught depth.



These guitars are very balanced and complex in tone.



so in this instance I would say yeh


Was thinking the same thing. I have an H&D CM, sinker redwood over rosewood that (to me) really has a rich, deep, balanced sound.
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Old 01-26-2020, 07:17 AM
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I wonder how many of those who voted have actually played a deep body OM...
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Old 01-26-2020, 07:56 AM
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I own two deep body guitars - one of which is a Gibson with a 14 7/8" lower bout width so just shy of an OM. I am pretty enamored with it and it remains the only Bozeman-made Gibson I own (my three other Gibson six stringers were built between 1932 and 1942). Low end has some nice rumble to it although it takes heavier gauge strings to really bring it out. As far as comfort, I have never found a deep body any more or less comfortable to play than a guitar with a traditional body depth, With regard to sound, I have nothing to compare it to because, as far as I know, Bozeman has never made a version of this guitar with a slimmer body.
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Old 02-27-2021, 04:53 AM
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Is there a standard about the depth of an OM guitar? I checked at Martin guitar website, it states that is 4 1/8 inch, am I correct?

If that's true, my main axe is a 4 3/8 inch OM cut-away fan fret guitar. I like it so much. According to the figure stated above, mine is 1/4 inch deeper than the normal OM guitar. So I voted for "yay".

When I browse about deep body, many figure comes out like 4 1/2" up to 4 7/8" (I guess even 5" body depth). It's difficult to say as the depth keep increasing, the balance of OM may be broken and the benefit of an OM guitar disappear.
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Old 02-27-2021, 05:17 AM
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I currently own a deep body OM, woods are German top, rosewood back and sides. It is a great sounding guitar, very comfortable, and it covers a lot of ground. It is clear and warm, has great volume, and it never gets muddy or too boomy.

I think the right builder can build an incredible deep body OM. Santa Cruz and Collings immediately come to mind.

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Old 02-27-2021, 05:48 AM
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Picked up a decade old Furch OM Deep Body last year. It is a fantastic guitar both in sound and build. The sound is warm with just the right amount of (lush) overtones. It’s not as low ended as a dread but it has a big sound and hold its own in a group setting. But it really shines as a finger picker.
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Old 02-27-2021, 08:34 AM
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Are deep bodies good sounding on OM-style guitars, or do they ruin the sound of them? If they are ok, what woods would you recommend on a deep body OM? Something more responsive, perhaps?
So I was wondering about this. I have a GA body from Furch, and a student under be just bought a Deep Body OM for her. She is maybe 5ft 5, and very petite. We demoed the DB OM and my GA next to each other and you could tell that they were related.

There was no loss in response or articulation, it just added a little more air to push so got rid of the boxy nature of many OM's we played that day.

So I think it depends on the maker, but Furch is a good option, although for Furch you are in essence making it a smaller Grand Auditorium, so might consider a Grand Auditorium if size is not a big issue for you.
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Old 02-27-2021, 09:01 AM
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I play fingerstyle on different models from different builders.

Got a Martin OODB Jeff Tweedy last Fall : Geee !!!
Compares to a dread as comfort and sounds are concerned : Just love it !!!

I have to add I was surprised how Monel Retro strings sound great on this !

While I was looking for a Gibson L-00, I stumbled on a model with deep body
named after a famous entertained (I did not know and forgot the name) : the
guys apparently craved to get one. I think it was built by Ren Ferguson then,
but I am not sure about that.

So yes ! A smaller guitar with deep body could mimic a dread sound !
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Old 02-27-2021, 09:13 AM
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While I was looking for a Gibson L-00, I stumbled on a model with deep body
named after a famous entertained (I did not know and forgot the name) : the
guys apparently craved to get one. I think it was built by Ren Ferguson then,
but I am not sure about that.
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Probably a Nick Lucas model...
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Old 02-27-2021, 10:05 AM
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Add me to list of those who say - it depends on what exactly you are looking for in both tone and comfort. I worked with Kahy Wingert 16 years ago on a custom Model E for me (her grand concert size) and after listening to my playing and futher discussions, she chose to make it a deeper body. It is a lovely instrument with plenty of bass that responds well to my light touch, no fingerpicks style of playing. It is German spruce/cocobolo and sounds incredible in dropped tunings. It is a long scale 12 fret and that adds to the mix of variables as well. So, it really does depend on many factors.

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Old 02-27-2021, 10:38 AM
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Nay, I like my CH Seagull just fine

I would like to find a lower-priced...up to $900 0000 Style guitar ... Non-Cut-away
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Old 02-27-2021, 11:13 AM
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I didn't realize I voted on a resurrected thread but it's a yay for me. My Northwood 000 is deep body. It's got that balanced sound yet the bass is still very satisfying.
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Old 02-27-2021, 11:45 AM
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Some older Guild F-30's have a 15-1/4" body with a dread-style 4-3/4" depth...
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