00,00 or OM Which do you prefer and why

[Bob from Brooklyn]

I like to capo up high so I enjoy the extra real estate the OM provides.

[DaveG]

00 for sure. The short scale is easier on my hands, and the smaller body is easier in my shoulder.

[jklotz]

I love a good OOO, but I do quite a bit of alt and drop tunings so the longer scale tends to sound better.

[llew]

Originally Posted by brencat

OM all the way. Take the long scale and the added power!

I'm with Brendan. I have one guitar that isn't a dread and its an OM.

[The Bard Rocks]

OOO or OM, 14 fret if I can get it, 13 if I can't. Smaller guitars find me hunching over them too much for comfort. Shorter necks and my right hand wants to move where I don't want it.

[jp2558]

0000 - It’s one 0 louder. (Really!)

[buddyhu]

Originally Posted by Mr. Paul

It really depends on the guitar / builder.

This ^.

It also depends on the style of music you are playing, and your attack.

I have played some 00’s that I have liked, and I’ve purchased a couple. But, as a rule, I prefer an OM or a 000.

[min7b5]

I prefer a 00 or 00 to OM as the OM is always a fourteen fret guitar and I prefer the twelve fret design by far.

[Skip Ellis]

000-18 for short scale. My incoming custom Brook Lyn is 12 fret short scale with cutaway. If I were ever to go back to playing bluegrass, I'd find a D-18v.

[Cool555]

Since you already own the 000-18, OM-28 & GS Mini, I would think a 00 is a good choice. A lot depends on your physical stature. I feel very comfortable playing my 00-15m. More comfortable than my 2 other 000 size guitars. Just my 2 cents.

[stephenT]

Once again, I vote 00 for size (ergonomics) and tonal balance.

[mcmars]

00 for comfort and shoulders, 000 for bit more bite and tone. 12 frets for sweeter tone and cutaway is you want to get back the frets you lost. Or a 13 fret for a compromise, I love my house 000 13 fret. Now you got lots of choices to make, haha.

[M Hayden]

12-fret 00s are sweet sweet sweet, very rich, but not much higher-fret reach.
14-fret 00s are great small guitars with a lot of clarity; I like them for jazz.
14-fret 000s with the short scale are easy to play and sound sweet.
OMs - by definition any OM is 14 frets - have both sweetness and a lot of power; they’re my go-to.

[douglasfan1]

I've played a Martin 000-28EC and Other OM guitar. I prefer OM for fuller sound. 000 is a bit too small for me.

Other than shape, you still can think about depth of the body. Deep body OM sounds quite different.

[Honkycat]

I’m not keen on the skinny shape of an 00. Aesthetically it doesn’t appeal to me, so it would be an OM or 000