Re: Guitar Changes
In the Dream Street Rose days he and Terry played custom guitars by a solo maker. The D18 and D28 and D35 are identical in size...simply different tone wood configurations. Mahogany of say a D18' has a somewhat brighter tone and is easier to hear in a mix. rosewood is a deeper bass sound that might not fingerpicking as brightly. I've had both, and frankly went with walnut...a compromise between the tones. Leo Kottke, the fingerpicking master. Of our generation, prefers mahogany. Gord's 12 strings had gone from the natural top/reverse bridge to the iconic cherry sun bursts...the reverse bridge ones are early 60s (64 probably). When you've seen him with sunburst/traditional bridge, it's a later model, when quality was not as good.
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