Played My EL-00 today.

blues90 , Derick , the Fender I have (same as your's blues90 ,except it has open tuners, which at the time I bought it I didn't know) doesn't sound as good now as it did when I first got it- I bought it because the Fender mahogany dreadnought sounded a bit too mellow at the time- (it's the one I gave away to my buddy in east Texas and now has the twisted neck )
I put a bone saddle and brass pins on the dreadnought to brighten it up- it did, a bit- the parlor body though, I loved the way it sounded when I first got it - now, not so much and I don't play it enough to determine what went awry- it just doesn't sound the same as it did- I know this because a song I'm working on needs (in my estimation) *a* sound to suit my wants and desires- the Martin and the Mitchell mahogany both offer up *a* pleasing sound, but not exactly what I'm listening for - that said neither do any of the others I have, so I will *settle* for, for the time being and work at making what I have (and play with)more palatable to me- I've tried my others, including the new Gretsch parlor body all to no avail for the sound I want-

I digress- the Fender parlor body just doesn't sound like it did, approximately a year ago when I got it- when I played it a few days ago I was very disappointed because I had loved the way it sounded- and, I want to keep it because it has the open tuners AND I told my grand daughter (though I doubt she remembers) that when she got older (a bit bigger) she could have it-

Where was I goin with this 

Before I got the EL-00 I was trying to decide between it and the previous model Fender the CP-100 which was the same body size parlor as the CP60-S which fender replaced the CP-100 with. CP-100 had only sunburst and had a laminate top and open tuners.

And of course in 2014 not one GC or any other music store had either so it was you tube reviews. I didn't want to spend much and only had the 2004 seagull grand/ parlor.

That English dude Derick posted the video of stating that acoustics only lasted 10 something years had one and evaluated it, guess it's in the trash by now. Point is he was one of the few who had a video of it. My wife felt the CP-100 sounded thin or cheap , don't recall the words now. My other choice was the EL-00 which was $139 more yet I liked Gibson's EL-00 was as close as I could get.

In 2018 I decided to get the CP-100 it was replaced and NLA, so I got the CP60-S.

ON my CP60-S I replaced the saddle because when it arrived from Sweetwater the saddle was loose in the slot and Fender didn't have a replacement called sweetwater and they said I could send it back to be repaired. I said all I need is a saddle which I could fit and new strings since the one they sent was the last one they had and the strings were shot. Mine was the one at the time Sweetwater used for their sites photo of this guitar. They didn't use recycled stock photo's.

They sent me a Tusq saddle and the 12-53 D'Addario PB strings.The Tusq saddle I chose has the 12" radius same one seagull used to use.

I sounded better than the plastic one. It sounded fine. I think it was the recording king even with the all laminate spruce top that has a different sound that now makes the Fender sound bright. I still play it not as much as before, It was for a while my go to acoustic.

It hasn't changed, it's the solid spruce top on a small parlor body which is going to sound bright. The EL-00 has a solid spruce top but it's much larger the other 3 are not spruce.

I mean it's fine , for what it is plays well,well made and I can live just now I highly doubt it will be my go to acoustic anymore.

When I read reviews on 4 of the acoustics I have, excluding the seagull. Most reviewers call them beach guitars or something to set on a stand as a beater, or they use them so they don't ding up their high end acoustics. I really couldn't care less if their reviews are true or not or their opinions. They work for me, I don't consider any of them beaters. I don't need to spend $3 or $4,000 to get a good sound, even if I had the funds.

The last few times I was in guitar center I watched these young people walk in like they had a purpose as if they belonged to some well known band. I had to laugh to myself. When I was that age sure we went into music stores but only to see guitars we hoped to have someday there was no thick in the air attitude. It very well might be because this is Hollywood, the very place where they have no idea how to make a good movie any longer.