I equate guitars to tools and in the world of tools there are a variety of them, like saws. A sabre saw makes a different cut than a circular saw. Both are saws and do what they do well, but to get the desired cut, one might need a variety of saws to best do the job.
I have a lot of guitars, well, more than others and not as many as some others, but I think I have around 10 right now. Of these 10, only 2 are pretty much the same version of each other, that is, kind of like having 2 circular saws. The reason for that is, I gig A LOT and I need a reliable #1 guitar and IF it goes down I need a reliable #2 guitar that's just plug and go and not a bunch of fooling around to get the sound the same. Thus I play a Washburn EA17 and an EA18. These guitars are specifically made to play acoustic guitar in a loud, amplified, environment with little or no feedback. I need that. I have gigs on my schedule that put me in a position where I'm running my 100 watt amp on about 5 and I'm only 2 or 3 feet away from it. If I had a full size guitar with a solid top and a pickup system installed in it, I'd never stop hearing it howl in feedback.
I have some guitars that have no pickup system in them. I have used one of them live and used a mic on it but I MUCH prefer the EA18 or EA17 for that type of application. The right tool for the job man, that's what it's all about.
Marty, yours has been in the trusty hands of the USPS for over a week now. I hope you see it soon.
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