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11-10-2021, 08:30 PM
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The one I paid a guitar tech to do a set up & fretboard dressing on. Turned a $600 guitar with jagged fret ends into the smoothest, easiest playing guitar I own.
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Eastman AC422CE - sitka & rosewood '86 Guild D-25 - spruce & mahogany Taylor GS Mini - spruce & rosewood Eastman MD-514 Mandolin - spruce & maple Kentucky KM-250 Mandolin - spruce & maple 
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11-10-2021, 08:42 PM
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Out of all my guitars it would be my Gibson SG.
My acoustics it is arguably my Takamine GJ72CE-12 string. If not the 12 string it is the Takamine GD93.
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2007 Indiana Scout 2018 Indiana Madison Quilt Elite 2018 Takamine GJ72CE 12-String 2019 Takamine GD93 2022 Takamine GJ72CE 6-String 2022 Cort GA-QF CBB 1963 Gibson SG 2016 Kala uke Dean A style mandolin. (Year unknown) Lotus L80 (1984ish) Plus a few lower end I have had for years
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11-10-2021, 08:51 PM
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I don't see much difference in the regular 6 string ones I now own. Some of the old ones from the past, definitely yes.
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The Bard Rocks Fay OM Sinker Redwood/Tiger Myrtle Sexauer L00 Adk/Magnolia For Sale Hatcher Jumbo Bearclaw/"Bacon" Padauk Goodall Jumbo POC/flamed Mahogany Appollonio 12 POC/Myrtle MJ Franks Resonator, all Australian Blackwood Blackbird "Lucky 13" - carbon fiber '31 National Duolian + many other stringed instruments.
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11-10-2021, 08:54 PM
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All mine are roughly similar - I really like the Gibson 1.725" nut width.
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Brucebubs 1972 - Takamine D-70 2014 - Alvarez ABT60 Baritone 2015 - Kittis RBJ-195 Jumbo 2012 - Dan Dubowski#61 2018 - Rickenbacker 4003 Fireglo 2020 - Gibson Custom Shop Historic 1957 SJ-200 2021 - Epiphone 'IBG' Hummingbird
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11-10-2021, 09:26 PM
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Every guitar that’s been setup to my specs…and has a neck carve that works for me.
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Walker Clark Fork (Adi/Honduran Rosewood) Edmonds OM-28RS - Sunburst (Adi/Old Growth Honduran)
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11-10-2021, 09:39 PM
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There are certain guitars that are more musical and just seem to have a special sound.
They are the easiest for me to play. Right now, my Martin 000-28vs and Gibson J45 Studio Rosewood are the ones (a G45 turned me on to the latter).
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11-10-2021, 10:19 PM
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Easiest-playing guitar
Acoustic: Taylor 412e-R short scale Grand Concert strung with Elixir PB HD gauge (.013 - .053) strings. Spruce over rosewood sounds fantastic to boot. All about the short scale. The HD gauge adds back a little of the lost tension from the short scale. Electric: 60s Gibson Les Paul Custom two pickup black 'fretless wonder' strung with .010 gauge strings (long gone). But it didn't sound (or look) as good as my Les Paul Standard Flamed Cherry Sunburst, strung with .009 gauge strings. Don .
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*The Heard: 85 Gibson J-200 sitka/rosewood Jumbo 99 Taylor 355 sitka/sapele 12 string Jmbo 06 Alvarez AJ60S englmn/mpl lam med Jmbo 14 Taylor 818e sitka/rosewood Grand Orchestra 05 Taylor 512ce L10 all mahogany Grand Concert 09 Taylor all walnut Jmbo 16 Taylor 412e-R sitka/rw GC 16 Taylor 458e-R s/rw 12 string GO 21 Epiphone IBG J-200 sitka/maple Jmbo 22 Guild F-1512 s/rw 12 string Jmbo
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11-10-2021, 11:16 PM
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Easy playing means shorter scale with custom light strings, like a gibson 24.75 scale. Or go 24 scale with the affordable alvarez ap66shb and 12 gauge strings. But a good set up is going to give you the biggest bang for buck on any particular guitar, low nut slots, flat relief and low bridge with level frets. The shorter scale length is important if you have smaller hands.
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11-10-2021, 11:27 PM
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Brucebubs 1972 - Takamine D-70 2014 - Alvarez ABT60 Baritone 2015 - Kittis RBJ-195 Jumbo 2012 - Dan Dubowski#61 2018 - Rickenbacker 4003 Fireglo 2020 - Gibson Custom Shop Historic 1957 SJ-200 2021 - Epiphone 'IBG' Hummingbird
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