Hi cafe, first post here!
I have been casually interested in an OM for a long time, and after seeing the Arcadian Wild a few weeks ago I finally decided to seriously consider it. A guy at my church has a couple OMs so I asked for his input on them, and he sent me home with one to borrow for a while. It's a Weber Bitterroot, 22" scale. I found it fun, kind of difficult to play (as expected) and decided to pick up something for myself.
Like many others I bought a MDO-305, from Montana Lutherie. Its 1" shorter scale and substantially thinner neck made a huge difference in playability. The overall size difference was a little shocking too!
I think I'll be shopping for an upgrade on the Eastman's sound though. I guess my question is, are there other archtop OM makers with thinner necks like this? The Bitterroot sounds better for sure, but I find myself reaching for the other...
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