rob Brandt
Active Member
WHat is the finish of the guitars?One other point. In my acoustic guitar hobby, I prefer the rosewood back and side sound which produces a "scooped" presence with nice throbby lows and clear, clean highs. Sound familiar? (At least I think of the Dahlquists that way). I do not like a mid range hump or honk. Same thing with the iconic Tubescreamer electric guitar pedal. Too much mid-range hump. I prefer a RAT circuit for distortion which is less mid-humpy. So therefore, I will be interested to hear the 3 way Dahlquists and see what I think, as compared to my well known DQM-5's.
A lot of research went in to trying to duplicate Stradivarius violins and in the end--since the same woods are still available, it came down to the finish. Strad made his own lacquer. Similarly, using that knowledge as a guide, people began stripping modern fender guitars of their plasticized finish and using organic lacquer finishes that were similar to what Fender and Gibson and others used in the 50's. Voila, complete change in sound.
with regard to vintage speakers, you will cause a similar change in sound if one actually were to varnish the walnut cabinets--they were never varnished, but only sealed with wax.