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I have one just like this - same model and color - and it's got the fullest, deepest tone of any acoustic I've played, including a $3000 Gibson Hummingbird (played one in a local store years ago).
Only trouble with mine, and I'm not sure if it's consistent across the entire production run, is the strings are a mile off the neck. It appears (on mine) that the neck was not mounted to match the slope of the top. Like I said, it may just be mine, as there is a visible separation of the neck heel, so I cannot speak for every one made.
However, tune it to Open D and put a thick glass slide on it and you'll have a guitar that truly sings the blues the way they were meant to be sung. Brass and thin glass slides won't cut it - you'll need a wine bottle.
You can bash the crap out of the strings (with a nice Medium pick - haven't tried it with a Jazz III
) and it will rumble your guts like thunder. That's even with the cheap tuners!
Crap, I'm tempted to go for it just to see if it's got better action than mine
I have one just like this - same model and color - and it's got the fullest, deepest tone of any acoustic I've played, including a $3000 Gibson Hummingbird (played one in a local store years ago).
Only trouble with mine, and I'm not sure if it's consistent across the entire production run, is the strings are a mile off the neck. It appears (on mine) that the neck was not mounted to match the slope of the top. Like I said, it may just be mine, as there is a visible separation of the neck heel, so I cannot speak for every one made.
However, tune it to Open D and put a thick glass slide on it and you'll have a guitar that truly sings the blues the way they were meant to be sung. Brass and thin glass slides won't cut it - you'll need a wine bottle.
You can bash the crap out of the strings (with a nice Medium pick - haven't tried it with a Jazz III
) and it will rumble your guts like thunder. That's even with the cheap tuners!Crap, I'm tempted to go for it just to see if it's got better action than mine