Well, my name says it all - Gibson Newbie. 1st post here and a true newbie to Gibsons…:)
I'm quite interested in the Gibson Stage Deluxe Rosewood - the audio files on Youtube are really very very impressive.
A few questions if I may:
1. It seems to me that most Gibson acoustics (J45, Stage Deluxe) are Mahogany rather than rosewood. But with other manufacturers such as Martin does seem to make more Rosewood instruments in their bread and butter models. Is there a reason why? Is it just a Gibson tone? (I hope it is OK to mention other brands here such as Martin..:)
2. I'm told that the Stage Deluxe Rosewood has hide glue neck joint and all the braces are also hide glue - maybe even the bridge. Anyone know for sure?
3. Anyone played the stage Deluxe (any model) along with one of the Martin Authentic 12th fret dreadnoughts (D1 or D28). I love to hear what you think the differences would be. I have the Martin but can't find a Stage Deluxe locally. Again, the youtube audio just sounds fantastic!! The term I would use is 'bite' or 'edge' but it is not edgy as I would think of something like a Taylor.
4. I also wonder about responsiveness to fingerstyling.
Thanks!