RD27 NGD! 8-D

Now I forget, had you made a resolution for no new guitars this year? LOL!! Congratulations~

How does that guitar not fall off the chair? Does the headstock weigh 10lbs?

TonyKgull,

Congratulations on the new guitar, looks good.
Some all laminate guitars can sound very good.
The other day played a new Fender all laminate guitar, was not impressed.
The Gretch Jim Daddy is all laminated that guitar sounds good.
Looking forward to the YouTube review. 😀

As I like to say in so many situations..............

It's all about balance my friend......all about balance! 

Just got back from a little mini-vacation up north at a friend's cottage.  Was -22C when we first got there, but warmed up to +3C for the last couple of days.  Was a great time.

It was wild to watch the lake the cottage is on freeze over.  When we got there, there was a bit of ice to about 8 or 10 feet out on the shore.  The next morning, about 40 feet out.  Later that day, about 80 feet out.  The next day, the whole lake except one spot of about 100 feet long was frozen, some of that ice near the shore already over an inch and half thick!  Anyways, that was fun to see; never seen that before.

What does this have to do with guitars?    Right!  Guitars!   Well, I took my Alvarez RD27 up there cuz, you know, that's partly what I bought it for.  Didn't play it for the first day and a half but once I brought her out I noticed a couple of things.  

1 - She really sounds beautiful. 

2 - Boy, she really sounds beautiful!  Why does she sound so beautiful?  She still has the original strings on her and the strings still sound like brand new.  Huh.  The guitar and strings a just over 8 months old now.

I don't know what strings came with her originally but I think they're D'Addario EXPs (that's what came with my AG70CEAR).  I'm gonna have to double check that cuz I'm really impressed with how absolutely fresh they still look, feel, and sound.

What did my cottage trip reveal to me?  Well, everyone knows how much I love my beloved Elixers, but I may start trying some of these D'Addario EXPs again cuz they seem pretty amazing and this set at least, is sure lasting a long time; giving my Elixers a good run for their money. 

Also, I don't think I've ever been this impressed with an all lam guitar.  If the neck were 1.75" I would think she is perfection.  lol. 

Elixer strings and EXPs are very similar price, the only time I have tried the EXPs, is when then have come fitted to a new guitar, and couldn't wait to take them off and fit Elixer strings.
If you like them great, I don't. 😀
Haven't tried the new version of the EXPs, but willing to give a try, as long as they don't cost more than the Elixer strings.