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Out of the three guitars discussed I prefer the tone of the D-18GE but might opt for the D-18 based on feel if I were shopping for a Mahogany/Spruce dread. Better yet I might just order a custom D-18GE with the exact specs I prefer. |
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I've owned the pre-2012 D-18, the GE (now sold) and Authentic (now sold) at the same time.
The Authentic was by far the biggest sounding, most volume across the strings and most responsive. Better balanced than the GE which was a little bass heavy in comparison to the trebles. However being Adirondack topped guitars they were both fairly bright, sometimes bordering on harsh to my ears. I do occasionally miss my Authentic just for the power it had. I still have my pre-2012 D-18 as I preferred the warmer more direct sound as opposed to the reverberating brightness of the GE and Authentic (and needed to sell some guitars off to make way for something more suited to my taste). I'd imagine the new D-18 would sound slightly warmer than both the GE and Authentic thanks to the Sitka top, but I'd still prefer the pre-2012 straight braced guitar if I had to choose (I've played about 4 new D-18s but never against a GE or Authentic). |
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Recording both guitars back to back isn't what's important. Listening to them back to back is the key.
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Hi Dave,
I haven't seen that term before, "cut"... is that what is sometimes referred to as projection? BD Quote:
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I thought he meant the 1 11/16" on the D-18V, no?
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Yup... i was commenting on the Modified V neck on the D-18GE and the 1 1/16" nut on the D-18V
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I am of the opinion that a good D-28 basically has the qualities of a good D-18, yet expands on those qualities. Not that it's a trade-off. Projection, I think, would be a useful alternate description, although as we all know - describing sound in a way that is meaningful to all people in all ways is a lot like herding cats. IMO, the people who say a D-18 is better for lead than a D-28 simply have not played enough of the right D-28's. Listen to the audio below. Cherokee Shuffle by 3 D-28 (or D-28 type) guitars Last edited by kydave; 10-26-2013 at 11:05 AM. |
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A solo D-35 might be able to project to the back of the room as well or better than a D-18, but a D-18 (or a archtop jazz box, or a Selmer, etc.) are more suited to rising above and cutting through other instruments and maintaining a clarity in the process absent with something as rich and overtoney as a D-35, or many D-28s. The sort of cliche is that rosewood guitars tend to blend in better, and thus make more suitable rhythm guitars, while hog tends to make a better lead instrument. All things, of course, are relative these are merely generalizations. Plenty of folks have used rosewood guitars over the years to play lead, and vice versa.
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That's a big "if" Maury. Folks are always looking to improve their recordings so it's unlikely all the variables would remain the same for long. As such I would find it difficult to direct customers looking for a true side-by-side comparison to a bank of YouTube videos just as I would find it hard to ignore their emails if the info they seek is already posted on my FAQ page. I know that doing both would save me money but to me selling guitars is all about personal interaction and my clients seem to appreciate the extra effort.
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And even if a player does play the same thing for all videos, I imagine it's easier to play closer to "exactly the same" when done back to back then when days or weeks apart. |
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I agree that selling guitars is about personal interaction. We strive to fill our website with as much knowledge and information as possible. Anyone who contacts us looking for advice or more information is met with honest advice from a player's point of view... and we too are happy to say that our customers appreciate our extra efforts as well. Win-win.
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