Re: When purchasing acoustic Guitars, it's better to get a cutaway.

"Ravi" <Raul.Fremont@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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It is better to have an acoustic with a cutaway neck so that you can
access the higher frets.

I have an old Guild which has limited access -- especially for barre
chords-- on the higher frets. I wish my teacher had mentioned the
limitation when he sold me the guitar.

Everyone is different. I have both a cutaway, and normal dreadnaught.
The first thing I found about the cutaway is that it makes lead playing
much easier higher up the neck. The cutaway does nothing else for
me personally at all. I find no chords that play better or easier because
of the cutaway.

Some argue the cutaway design affects the tone (I can't hear it).

I am sure some will!

Other that that, there's no reason not to get a cutaway.

As I said above, if you never play lead, no need for a cutaway.

Everyone likes to play on higher frets once in a while.

I don't really like to on my acoustic. But everyone is different.

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