Cutaway question...

[Versacci41]

I was just wonderin what the the cutaways adds or takes away from a traditional dreadnought...i've played both but i've never sat down and played two side by side to hear the difference...basically what are the pros and cons?

[ZaqDiesel]

pros: you can reach the high frets on the trebble strings, some say it looks nice

cons: some people say it takes away sound/volume since there is less wood to vibrate. on high end guitars though, you shouldn't hear too much of a difference between cutaways and non-cutaways

[Versacci41]

Thanks alot...man i feel like its always you or stuntcheeks, or a couple other that are always answering everyones questions...thanks again...

[Stuntcheeks]

:) Glad to help.

I've never heard the difference. I think it would be hard to do. I really enjoy my cutaway. I don't play that high on the neck all that often, but when I do, it's dreeeeemy.

[cj4258]

Originally posted by ZaqDiesel
cons: some people say it takes away sound/volume since there is less wood to vibrate. ...

You can really hear the difference in a classical, or at least I have. I'd love to have a A/E classical with a cutaway but I never can find one with good presence or volume.

[halloween21]

i have one of each and they sound the same

[jordonh]

sound the same to me

[pay4whatuget]

you technically do lose some surface area obviously, but it's damn hard to tell the difference...close your eyes and have someone play one of each...you can't tell

[cj4258]

Dunno... maybe I'm too much of a volume/projection nerd when I play guitars in a store. If I were blindfolded, I could tell you that a guitar lacked volume, but a cutaway guitar wouldn't sound THAT obvious to me.