Which guitar shape looks the most aesthetic to you?

[Gomers]

Yamaha LA series for me, bigger than a 000, with more curves than a dread.

[Vinceletah]

For me it's:
Slope shoulder dread
Gibson L style
Archtop guitars (type Sovereign, Gibson)

[Chemo]

000/OM/GC, 14-fret, no cutaway.

[The Bard Rocks]

I like clean and well-proportioned guitars. My very favorite shape is the 000 but there are plenty others that I also like very much. The Dread occupies the bottom space; the only things below it are cutaways and instruments with crazy headstock or bridge shapes.

All of which has nothing to do with how they sound or play.

[pfflyer55]

Martin Standard Dread's +1

Martin OM's remind me of a full figured woman!

This works for me.

[SalFromChatham]

My two favorite guitar shapes - looks:

J45
D18

[Phelonious Ponk]

#1 - The Gibson J-185 shape that has been adopted, and called a "small jumbo" by many small shops and boutique builders from Collings to Olsen

#2 - The classic Martin 12-frets, from the big dreds to 00s.

#3 - The classic Gibson 14-fret slope shoulder.

Now with that said, I own a #3 and an OM, because they tend to be so balanced and functional. The OM is new to me, and I should have bought one years ago, as I think they provide the best combination of balance, volume and comfort.

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[Silly Moustache]

Martin 12 fret designs.

I use 12 fret dreads (I have a bit of a problem calling them "slope shoulders - because they are the "real" and original design - 14 fretters are more the "squished down" shape ....could that catch on?)

The original design is so much more ergonomic as well as beautiful.

However the most aesthetically pleasing of all is the 00 12 fret shape.

On the Gibson side - the original L-1, and the original 16" L-5.

[SpruceTop]

The Taylor Grand Auditorium cutaway: x14ce models, i.e., 814ce, 314ce, etc.

[jpjr50]

My acoustic guitar will always have the cutaway. That's the shape I need, I play that far. Lots of bending and solo's for me.

[riverrummed]

1. Gibson J-185 (which I think is a derivative of the early L-5 designed by Lloyd Loar).

2. Gibson slope shoulder a la J-45/J-50

3. Gibson L-00

[Howard Emerson]

Originally Posted by Johan Madsen

In a purely aesthetical way, which is your favorite guitar shape? In a general way I love the way 00/14 fret look, the Maton Ebg808 comes pretty close to perfect proportions in my opinion, small, sweet and compact, with its extra deep body kind of 00 shape.
Unfortunately they are expensive and overbuilt, I haven't been that impressed with their acoustic sound.
The shape I dislike is dreadnought, still aesthetically speaking of course. What about you?

The early Guild F-20's, which have a similar upper/lower bout proportion to the Gibson L-00.

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[roylor4]

For me - Martin style OM 14 fret.

[T Texas]

00/000 12 fret