Re: Old vs New Oval
When I was shopping archtop ovals, I tried the new hybrids and the old traditional tubby sounding ones and went with the traditional sound. Tubby is the common phrase, but I would also use the terms 'darker' and 'woodier' as those are more positive terms. :-)
The dark sustained sound of a traditional oval - less bark and more sing - spoke to me. The hybrids on the other hand were an answer to a question I wasn't really asking...
I suppose if you wanted to cover all your bases though you would have to have all three: an F hole, hybrid oval, and traditional oval sound.
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