sixgunner455

I'm trying to remember what the x15 body is, I think its a GA or GC which by definition is biased to the mids. If you want bass, got a dread or a jumbo. I have also always felt that Taylors in general were not particularly full bodied sounding guitars - I had a 314 at one time and even tho I like small bodied guitars, I never felt it was particularly bassy. Those are characteristics of the way they are built, you can make minor changes but frankly it won't become a bass cannon. Tuning to D or D# of course will shift everything to the bass - if thats what you want, go for it . I downtune my 12 strings, but I think that some smaller bodied guitars can have a full bass while tuned to concert. My humble - try a long scale OM or 000, probably in rosewood, and see what you think. the Taylor x15 is the jumbo size.

I've played a couple of all-koa bodied guitars. They were beautiful, but I didn't really fall in love with them. The wood, yes. Tone, not so much. I'd like to try one with a Sitka or Adirondack top.

Well, they have used many different prefixes in their numbers. Here's a CG120A in the HC reviews: http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/product/Yamaha/CG-120-A/10/1 And there's also the G120A: http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/product/Yamaha/G120A/10/1 Price-wise, I don't know what these things are going for in Canada, but one of the reviewers said he paid 200 Canadian several years ago for a G120A, so I would imagin that it's not a terrible price. Check it out beforehand, if you can. The old Yamaha acoustics have a good reputation for a reason -- but if it's beat up, or the neck is separating, or something like that, it's not such a hot deal. Nippon Gakki is very popular among those who like the "vintage" Yamaha acoustics. Other model years may have been made in Taiwan. Both seem to be good.