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What is a good electric dreadnought sub $800?


aschreiber2010

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I have been looking around and was wondering what all of you guys thought.

 

so far i have been considering the taylor 110ce, 120e, and Martin DCX1KE and DCX1E.

 

p.s. what differance in sound would a sitka top (DCXK1E) have between a spruce top (DCX1E)

 

p.p.s. and what does it mean by a "sitka spruce top" on the taylors.

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Yeah a Guild GAD series should definitely be on your list. There are some nice Takamine's in that price range as well. Here is some advice: Don't make up your mind before you actually go play them! You might be surprised what your ear likes the sound of!

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Sitka is a variety of spruce, from northern Europe, I believe. Some folks like it's tone better and it's said to be stronger.

 

 

Maybe, but I know that a number of builders actually acquire their supply from the Pacific Northwest (US/Canada.)

 

BTW - look for a used Larriv

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Sitka is a variety of spruce, from northern Europe, I believe. Some folks like it's tone better and it's said to be stronger.

 

I stand corrected: Sitka is an North American variety of spruce, found from N. California to Alaska, from the coastal waters, to about 60 mi. inland. Go to pantheonguitars.com/tonewoods.htm for a brief, concise discourse on tonewoods by Dana Bourgeois.

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Cedar barely hacks it as cabinets.

Spruce made howard hughes an airplane.


There's a huge difference, cedar isn't even a hardwood.

 

 

Ummm... neither is spruce. Hardwood trees are deciduous (ebony, maple, hickory, etc.) Softwoods are coniferous (spruce, pine, fir).

 

The terms hardwood and softwood are a bit of a misnomer anyway. Even balsa is a hardwood.

 

-A

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