body size ?'s

[streetknight]

Have a Seagull S6 slim neck now which is a dread. Only I've body I've played. Also had a Washburn D10s for a while.

 

Anyways, Is the orchestra body like the Guild GAD30 I read so much about on here bigger or smaller.

 

I've been playing electric a lot lately and find my dread a little too uncomfortable. I don't need electronics. Thanks

[BuckyB]

I think the orchestra is a little smaller then a dread.

[EDHGirl]

Smaller. I'm about to pull the trigger on the GAD 30R and it's a lot more manageable for me than my dread. I find I can play it much longer without getting tired and don't need to stretch nearly as much. I wish I'd known more about sizes when I first started to play.

[AugTPD]

http://www.guitartips.addr.com/tip138.html

 

That link has some dimensions for you to look at. And the orchestra model or "OM" like the Guild GAD30 is smaller than a dread.

 

Each body style will deliver a slightly different tone as well. Don't expect a nice OM guitar to sound like a Dread when you strum a thick E chord.

 

I personally have a Guild GAD30RE and prefer that body shape because I also don't like large guitars. I love how some Dreads and jumbos sound but I just can't get comfortable playing them. I've only had my Guild for a couple of days (bought it to replace an OM model Alvarez) but I can say I'm very impressed and I highly recommend one if you're thinking about it.

 

I hope that helps!!! Good luck and have fun shopping.

[AK47]

The orchestra/ OM/ auditorium sized guitars are smaller. also adding to the comfort is that they are narrower at the waiste. They have a more balanced sound than a dred. [less low end boomy] They tend to be more popular with fingerpickers I also use a pick with mine occasionally. If you can find one to try it would help your decision. As far as comfort only my parlors are better.

[moctzal]

OM's also seem to have less depth (like the space from top to back) and it might sound quite a bit different from a dread. I have a 000 12 fret which is close to OMs and it's more responsive to fingerpicking than my dreads are and more balanced. Different than the bass oriented dread.