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Old 04-18-2009, 02:12 PM
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I'm willing to believe that the neck joint can affect the sound of a guitar. But that doesn't mean it generally does. What I mean by this is that the effect is not so great that it can't be offset by other apsects of construction or material choice. As a case in point, my Goodall grand concert in European spruce and Indian rosewood has a bolt-on neck and it's Mr. Mellow. James Goodall's overall construction methods give his instruments tons of overtones. The EIR on mine further reinforces those overtones. So, although the trebles are plenty strong, the overall impression of the guitar is by no means bright. (Some might say the same of me, I suppose).
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