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Location: Louisville, OH 44641 | Is there any noticeable difference in tone with the new contour bowl? Or is it simply a redesign for comfort? Thanks.
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Location: Gardnerville, NV | I don't know if it's a fair comparison but my little over a year old 2005 collector sounds significantly better than my 30 year old 1112. |
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | I'll let you know in a couple weeks, when I get mine! |
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Location: Omaha, NE | One of the reasons I ordered a the special from Al was my experience with the 2006 Collectors. Its a contour bowl koa as well, and I was stunned at the response.
I have a mid depth Adamas, and the Koa completely blows it away on the bottom end. The Adamas is more 'shimmery', but I don't need that sound so much because I already have a Taylor. I don't know if that makes any sense or not.
Bottom line is I am really looking forward to the special from Al. It its half what I want it to be, it will make a real nice one-two punch with my Taylor. |
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Location: East Wenatchee, WA | I had a 597 (mid bowl) and 2080 (contour) and a 1537 (deep) bowl all at the same time. I cannot say how much of the sound differences were due to the bowl, and how much the model appointments, but there was a difference. Go back and find my comparison on the three. May or may not help you and it is certainly subjective. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by stellarjim:
Is there any noticeable difference in tone with the new contour bowl? Or is it simply a redesign for comfort? You'd have to play the identical guitars under indentical conditions with the only difference being the bowl. Tough to do. For me Contour Bowl has the right cavity size for good sound and the right shape for comfort, so that pretty much seals the deal. |
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Location: CT | Originally posted by mhaanpaa:
I don't know if it's a fair comparison but my little over a year old 2005 collector sounds significantly better than my 30 year old 1112. No. Different tops - of different age, and different bracing patterns. Like Tup sez, a comparison would have to be identical guitars other than the bowl. |
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| I just bought a Legend Contour 2077LX. Compared to my 1988 Legend 1717, the new guitar has a very sweet tone. Once you start playing it, you just don't want to put it down. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | more of a difference with all the other variables than the bowl. |
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Location: SoCal | I don't think you could ever tell a difference if it was deep bowl vs. contour bowl. The area inside each is fairly close. The difference is in the comfort of the guitars and the way it feels. |
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