the cedar topped 914ce has started frustrating me..
...no bling this time. I guess we all move past that point eventually
Just curious about what is "frustrating" about your cedar-topped 914...it's a great wood combination on a guitar where no attention to detail and quality is spared. Bling can be overdone, but I think that the 900s stand out as tastefully appointed. Even though my newer guitars (BTOs) are more organic-looking, I still love the look of abalone on my old '95.
Just concerned that you might get rid of something you'll regret later. It probably has a place in your arsenal as long as you have something different to compliment it.
lack of headroom. sorry..was typing on the phone
it sounds great with a more gentle attack, but on songs where I try to increase the volume to emphasize the part of the song, it almost sounds like it "clips"..if that makes sense.
where I'm my 414ce, I can strum even harder and the sound just gets louder the more aggressive I play.
that being said, the actual tone of my 914ce is preferable to me, as long as I don't drive it hard
put on elixir pb's, which helped..but still disappointed...being that this was supposed to be my holy grail of guitars.
I actually blame you, for making me want sinker!
the reason I would but the bling out of a sinker build is to let the wood stand out, I actually still like the abalone on my 914ce vs the appointments on the 800 series
