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Collector's...2003 vs. 2005?

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nosajwp
Posted 2007-08-02 10:48 PM (#87710)
Subject: Collector's...2003 vs. 2005?


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Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Can anyone here compare the 2005 Collector's model to the 2003 model? I have an '03 currently, but I am thinking of switching to the '05. Anyone have a preference between the two?
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CrimsonLake
Posted 2007-08-02 10:59 PM (#87711 - in reply to #87710)
Subject: Re: Collector's...2003 vs. 2005?


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I had the '05 for a few months and I miss it. The contour bowl fit my contoured body pretty well. The neck played like an electric guitar. The action was low. I liked the swoosh on the neck. The engelman spruce was nice to look at. The one thing I didn't like about it was the way the nut was cut. The high E string was cut too close to the edge. I probably should have fixed it and kept it, but I ended up trading it for something else.

I would definitely get another if I had an opportunity and the time was right.
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Tupperware
Posted 2007-08-02 11:15 PM (#87712 - in reply to #87710)
Subject: Re: Collector's...2003 vs. 2005?


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Location: Phoenix AZ
Very different guitars. The '05 has a better top, better bracing, better bowl, better neck, and better electronics. Other than that it's a toss up.

Dave
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CrimsonLake
Posted 2007-08-02 11:22 PM (#87713 - in reply to #87710)
Subject: Re: Collector's...2003 vs. 2005?


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And the neck was glossed too...
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nosajwp
Posted 2007-08-05 9:15 PM (#87714 - in reply to #87710)
Subject: Re: Collector's...2003 vs. 2005?


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Anyone else have a comparison between the two?
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