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I have ... um ... counts on fingers ... five small-body guitars and four of them have deep bodies. I'm still a bit surprised that I didn't order my Brook with a deep body. In the end with that one I decided to just let them do what they do in their own way, trusting their expertise. It should arrive in two or three months.
Most guitars taper in depth towards the fretboard end. In fact I cannot think of any which don't. All of mine (past and present) certainly do.
Some builders do a taper across the body as well This strikes me as an excellent idea.
just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
Just try loads. I found a GS Mini + hit a nice size/ergonomic point and has a sweet full sound and a lot easier to move around with on stage. I don’t even know if it would be considered ‘deep’ but it does not look or sound shallow.
I have discovered I'm not into "loud" but a bit of bass is appreciated.
I think the ones that gradient across the strings, it's a Manzer wedge (Manzer previously of Larrivee)
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Tannin, I was unaware deep bodied smaller guitars was a thing down under! Very wise to just let Brook do their thing...
I think a deeper body does add a bit more "growl," especially to a mahogany guitar. Those snarly mids really get hairy, in a good way. I gotta be careful, though - as I've discovered it's not just big-bodied guitars that set my right ear off (it gets sore and starts ringing...), it's also my OMs when played pretty loudly. Hence prior text re not caring about loudness but preferring balance and a general all-round good voice.
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I don't think I've ever played a bad Cole Clark (I'm talking present-day Cole Clark, not the weird stuff the company made under its old management back in the early days) but I've played plenty I didn't like. I've also played lots I thought were OK, quite a few I thought were better than decent, several that were downright excellent, and two that were just gems. (I bought one of them. Still not quite sure why I didn't buy the other one - I went home and thought it over and by the time I checked back with the shop they had sold it.)
I don't think you can predict which ones you will like based on the models or even the timbers, you just have to play each one. The high-end Three Series and Master Grade models are more likely to ring bells (mine is one of those) but the other really lovely one I played was a modest 2 Series all-Blackwood Angel, about $2600 (£1400). Grrrr ... Should have bought it.
Easy for me to say this stuff living here where I can walk into any half-decent music shop anywhere and be sure they will have a range of Cole Clarks on the floor (or else Matons, or quite often both). Over where you are they are quite uncommon (and cost more) so bumbling across one you love isn't so easy.
Next time you are passing through, drop in and try my Huon Pine Angel. I'll put the kettle on.
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Check these out for an idea of what it offers -
90mm right up by the neck joint increasing to 120mm deep by the bottom strap bottom.
just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
Balanced bass.
Not overpowering. Same with trebles.
I think that's why I like mahogany.
But also yep... I really want to try an OO (deep body or not - I'm becoming quite the fan of lower bridge placement on 12 fret guitars) but my "slim" OMs have all the tone I need - my requirement now is to, as you say, just play. Too much Gassing
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