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Jumbo recommendations, por favor

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  • TanninTannin Frets: 4394
    Very nice indeed. :)
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  • Andy79Andy79 Frets: 881
    It’s a beautiful guitar 
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  • GomersGomers Frets: 16
    Cryptid said:
    Well, the search is over for now in an unexpected way...

    I went to over to Express Music in Coventry to try a 2016 Taylor 618e. Beautiful-looking guitar but definitely lacking in bass department. Felt and sounded very precise but at the expense of character. Didn't sound as bad as I expected plugged-in but still a little synthetic with metallic upper mids. Not for me. 

    They had Atkins in stock - having never played one I had to have a go. J43 was fantastic. Then I tried a secondhand D37 (essentially a D-28) with an LR Baggs Anthem installed. It's like the frickin' heavens opened. Everything I originally hoped for but didn't get when I bought my Martin. Richness, depth and responsiveness in spades. My Martin needed 13's and a firm touch to really sing - this one was strung with Elixir 12's and sounded better, even strummed lightly, than anything else I've tried so far. That includes Martins worth £6k. Responded well to all styles I threw at it. Neck profile suited me well despite the nut being 1 11/16 and the thing looks stunning. The guitar felt like an old friend and needless to say... it came home with me. 

    Set out to find a maple jumbo, ended up with a bloody rosewood dread! To be honest I'm glad I wasn't tempted down the route of an obscenely priced SJ-200 standard. Would still like to try a maple Guild jumbo one day if there's ever one close. For now though, I'm happy... and a nice little bonus that both my serious acoustics are UK made. 
    Excellent result, congratulations.  I've had a couple from Express myself, nice set up there.  Enjoy your Atkin.
    2008 Martin 000-15
     2004 Yamaha LL-500
    1995 Yamaha LA-8
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  • CryptidCryptid Frets: 405
    Thanks all, I do think we're going to be very happy together. Played for hours non-stop yesterday and it is easily the most comfy and inspiring acoustic I've ever played. Like an old pair of jeans, if you'll excuse the cliche. 

    Express Music was great - nice selection of fine guitars and the folk there were very accommodating. Had the whole acoustic floor to myself and was invited to pull down whatever I liked without pressure. Gave me a decent trade-in price for my Maton too.  

    @Mellish 80/20's were what I preferred on my Martin D-28 so I'll be putting a set of 12's on once these fresh set of Elixirs eventually come off. I'm excited by the thought of this guitar sounding even sweeter than it already is, although I'll exercise some delayed gratification on that front :) 

    The missus loves it and asked how much it was... because she wants one for herself one day! 
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  • MellishMellish Frets: 945
    @Cryptid ; - if it helps, the 80/20 I use are Martin MA-140.This HD-28 also likes Elixir Nano. I gig and if it's outdoors, I'll throw on the latter just for a bit more punch.............. Anyway, glad you're happy with your purchase - looks gorgeous and I'd be chuffed to bits with it, :) 
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