onewilyfool Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 I know this is just a pet peeve type of thing, .......but.......I've NEVER seen a Gibson Flat-top model that looks good with a cut-away (except the CF-100).....Cut-away Dove??? Cutaway J-200???? It just DOES NOT look good on a Gibson! I know, I know, the cut-away IS very functional for those of us that get that far up the neck, I grsant you that, but on a GIBSON, it just looks funny to my eyes! No offence to those who have them, just not my cup of VISUAL tea...I'm just speaking visually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 That's ok, OWF> I've never seen any such model.... uhm, maybe a Reso-rocket.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeterpicker Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 The cutaways on Gibsons don't bug me nearly as much as those curly cue bridges on many models. I just like the plain look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponty Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 I have never been one for cut outs - Taylor make so many of them. Some models suit them others dont. I cant imagine a J-45 cut out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 I likes the "C" in the "L-5C", or "L-7C". Â And I likes the "C" in the "CES". Like in "Super 400 CES". Heck yea I wanna see the "C". Where's my checkbook? Â But on flat-tops, it doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Even if I could, I wouldn't want to play up there. It doesn't makes sense, sound wise. At the same time, it also seems like there is a significant piece of the guitar missing, and if it's a flat-top, the same reasoms you want to play the flat-top is the same reasoms you want that missing piece back. Â So, to me the "looks" of a traditional flat-top with a cutaway is that of a compromise, and one that suggest you COULD do something that you actually don't want to do. Â I am kinda getting used to the look, but I expect a discount on the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 I don't own any but then again I rarely play up that high so do not need the access. Ain't no money past the fifth fret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 I have never been one for cut outs - Taylor make so many of them. Some models suit them others dont. I cant imagine a J-45 cut out. Must....resist...resist...Taylorbashing...help... Â (voice of conscionce kicks in...say something nice) Â "Taylors work good with a cutaway, it doesn't seem to effect the tone so much". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Amen, Stein. Plus, Taylors are like the girl you take home to meet your parents. Nice girls. Gibsons are those girls you take to the bar. Choose wisely, grasshopper. Â I don't like the cutaways on guitars. Doesn't mean I won't one day buy one (own a couple of cheaper ones), but I tend to like guitars that are 100% there, instead of 75%.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 . The latest Gibson sig -. The One Wily Fool J-45 .- None of those dust collecting, out of the way, never used, upper frets. .No one needs 'em anyway. . . . B) Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I know this is just a pet peeve type of thing, .......but.......I've NEVER seen a Gibson Flat-top model that looks good with a cut-away (except the CF-100).....Cut-away Dove??? Cutaway J-200???? It just DOES NOT look good on a Gibson! I know, I know, the cut-away IS very functional for those of us that get that far up the neck, I grsant you that, but on a GIBSON, it just looks funny to my eyes! No offence to those who have them, just not my cup of VISUAL tea...I'm just speaking visually. OWF , Â I don't even like the CF-100 !!!!!!! Â Â Â Â Â Â JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I'm not a cutaway man either.... I don't think it suits acoustics at all. Of course I can see the sense behind the designs etc... I just don't like the look of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Visually I don't care for cutaways on flat-tops, but I really need that access for chords up the neck. Which has led to a love affair with hollow & semi-hollow electrics, preferably with P90s, a la Merle Travis tone. Â The acoustics don't get pulled out nearly as much anymore, but still gotta hear them every now & then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Im not a fan of them either on acoustics, but I think it looks not bad on the Songwriter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I think part of the thing about cutaway flattops is that they are a recent development. If they had been around long enough to have survived the Great Depression and War years many of us would probably look upon them more kindly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Oh MY! I could have written this thread.... I do NOT like cut-aways on flat tops, (although I LOVE them on Arch Tops). Â To me... you just took away 10-15% of the sound! Â Besides, I don't play up there much anyway. Â Taylor guitars? Can you can "Vespa" to Gibson's "Harley" or Martin's "Indian"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeterpicker Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Lots of bashing, but I doubt very much anyone could detect any loss of tone/volume on an acoustic with a cutaway. I have two that I like very much - a H&D CM custom and a Guild D-40 NT CE. Both have loads of power and tone. Being able to access the upper frets is very advantageous. And I think they look great. Â Â Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merseybeat1963 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 L5..Venetian Cutaway ..Florentine Cutaway..best looking guitar they is.. Â Most acoustic guitars are not as good looking as Gibsons acoustics..so when you put a cutaway on a Gibson it looks wrong. A cutaway on others isnt as odd/obviously wrong cause they weren't as good looking to begin with. Â Id like a cutaway on a Lowden cause I feel I need to get up there..but the additional $1000 to do it is a bit,well..hard to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nid2007 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Not my cosmetic cup of tea either, but I think if I was a performing artist and interested in a little glitz, I would not hesitate to use a cutaway Songwriter..they all sound great to me. Â I know this is just a pet peeve type of thing, .......but.......I've NEVER seen a Gibson Flat-top model that looks good with a cut-away (except the CF-100).....Cut-away Dove??? Cutaway J-200???? It just DOES NOT look good on a Gibson! I know, I know, the cut-away IS very functional for those of us that get that far up the neck, I grsant you that, but on a GIBSON, it just looks funny to my eyes! No offence to those who have them, just not my cup of VISUAL tea...I'm just speaking visually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 A lot of you brought up L-5's and I agree, on an arch top, they seem to work. Also, CF-100 was the very first Gibson flat=top that had the cut-away, so is historical in some respects, AND, being a smaller guitar, the cut-away seems more in proportion. The reason I started this thread, was I was on Musicisian's friend website, and chose Gibson/acoustic/most expensive to least expensive, and I saw Doves, J-200's with cutaways, seriously, I didn't know they even existed!!!! In my eyes, they just look weird! I mean, a cutaway J-200....go look for yourself. Most pages have both versions and the cut-away just doesn't cut it IMHO. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponty Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Must....resist...resist...Taylorbashing...help... Â (voice of conscionce kicks in...say something nice) Â "Taylors work good with a cutaway, it doesn't seem to effect the tone so much". Â No Taylor bashing, just an observation. Still, for some reason I never got to owning one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Taylor guitars? Can you can "Vespa" to Gibson's "Harley" or Martin's "Indian"? Â See to me that's just mental, of all three the only one I would consider admitting to owning/riding/trying would be the vespa, a well decked out vespa is like a ferrari when yer out on the roads.. a Harley, well, it just makes me think of people who only need small trousers around the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markini Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 All my Gibbys are dreads with no cut away, but there is a use for cut away guitars and I put that to good use on my Yamaha Compass cutaway, I use it for slide. When you play slide you want access to the upper frets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryn6490 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 I never liked a cutaway in any acoustic guitar. To me the guitar just does not sound right with a cutaway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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