NGD - I Upgrade My Acoustic Guitar
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ellengtrgrl
Guitar Old Timer
Thanks a lot everybody! 
I slept in very late (I'm on vacation today, and I plan on trying to pull an allnighter tonight on my ham radio for a ham radio contest). I have to run some quick errands, but when I get back home, I plan to spend some more quality time with my J-35.
sunvalleylaw - the top is Sitka spruce, the back, sides, and neck, are solid mahogany, and the fingerboard is rosewood. It is a bit shorter scale, than your typical acoustic, with its 24.75" scale length. It also comes stock with a Baggs Element pickup system installed (complete with a tailpin jack, and cleverly hidden volume control on the upper edge of the soundhole).
I like Martins, and almost bought a D16R several months ago. I considered getting a D15, but I was intrigued by the (new model) Gibson J-15 I tried out last week Saturday. It sounded nice, and I thought it's solid walnut back and sides looked cool. Also, I like that fact that it sounded different than your typical Martin dreadnought, but I found its neck a bit on the thin side for my taste (although, I did like the fact that the neck was wider than a Martin's 1.725" vs 1.688"). I'd read some good things about the J-35, and that it also had a pretty chunky neck (which as I mentioned earler, I perfer in guitar necks), so I took the plunge, and spend $200 extra (compared to the J-15), and got the J-35. I'm glad I did!
I slept in very late (I'm on vacation today, and I plan on trying to pull an allnighter tonight on my ham radio for a ham radio contest). I have to run some quick errands, but when I get back home, I plan to spend some more quality time with my J-35. sunvalleylaw - the top is Sitka spruce, the back, sides, and neck, are solid mahogany, and the fingerboard is rosewood. It is a bit shorter scale, than your typical acoustic, with its 24.75" scale length. It also comes stock with a Baggs Element pickup system installed (complete with a tailpin jack, and cleverly hidden volume control on the upper edge of the soundhole).
I like Martins, and almost bought a D16R several months ago. I considered getting a D15, but I was intrigued by the (new model) Gibson J-15 I tried out last week Saturday. It sounded nice, and I thought it's solid walnut back and sides looked cool. Also, I like that fact that it sounded different than your typical Martin dreadnought, but I found its neck a bit on the thin side for my taste (although, I did like the fact that the neck was wider than a Martin's 1.725" vs 1.688"). I'd read some good things about the J-35, and that it also had a pretty chunky neck (which as I mentioned earler, I perfer in guitar necks), so I took the plunge, and spend $200 extra (compared to the J-15), and got the J-35. I'm glad I did!
ellengtrgrl
Guitar Old Timer
Jescar makes fretwire, that is both free of nickel and stainless steel. You can get it from Allparts, or directly for Jescar (which is a European company):
http://www.allparts.com/LT-0878-000-Hypoallergenic-Fret-Wire_p_2082.html
https://www.jescar.com/wp/?product=fw37053-evo-straight-length
https://www.jescar.com/wp/?product=fw37053-evo-straight-length
It is gold colored, and is composed of iron, copper, and zinc, and is supposed to be harder material, than the typical nickel alloy used to make guitar frets.
jaxn slim
Your Worst Nightmare
I would, but I have to sell a lot of things before I can get a guitar. Also, I was trying these out at Carter's.
Kerouac
weird musical dildo
I would, but I have to sell a lot of things before I can get a guitar. Also, I was trying these out at Carter's.
Equally good choice. They have a J-200 I love, but it's a LOT of cash.