Direct compare via a mic (not pickup) would be interesting I think. We know as you said that the Dread will sound fuller and deeper but still and interesting exercise.
My Yam is a Dready but when I buy next Iāll be looking for something that feels a little more comfortable in the arms, I tend to find mine feels a bit large. I havenāt seen the Matons so will check them out next time Iām up at our store. I had my eye on a Cole Clark up till now, but $$$$š±
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Would be keen on hearing the difference.
Note that āfuller with more bassā is great when you are playing solo.
It may be better if playing with other people to choose the instrument that best fits with other peoples sounds so the more limited range smaller guitar may well work better there
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@RobDickinson @CD02 Iāll try to do a comparison once the Performer is sorted, and acclimatised.
Craig, I was interested in a Cole Clark as well, as they are beautiful guitars. Iām not sure Iāve seen better looking acoustics. But unfortunately, I could not find one where I liked the unplugged sound, and their necks felt like baseball bats. Iāve heard they have great pickups too. I love the unplugged sound of the Matons.
The reason I got a Performer over the Mini Maton is because of the unplugged sound as well. Mini Maton was weak unplugged (which makes sense).
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uhoh! that doesnāt sound promising. I have only picked up the odd CC at the shop and loved the sound but never really sat down with them as I wasnāt ready to buy. Its the unplugged sound that Iām interested in because that will be its main use. Looking forward to that exercise but have my recording setup to buy first 
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Oh boy.
Hereās hoping all the businesses do the business and youāre holding a new beauty soon.
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Guitars are really personal - to me the CCās didnāt have enough resonance, and werenāt warm enough. But try them out, you might like them better.
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Hey JK,
You might be interested. Ryan, a local young guy that lives here in Binningup gigs at a lot of events and venues and I noticed he was using a Maton recently. He uses a SRS70C and has just bought an EM100C that he said he loves.
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Wow, he is really quite good! Doing the vocal lines on guitar over a backing track from the sounds of it.
My current Maton is an SRS70C - itās a great guitar, the EM100C is their ultimate dreadnought, must be awesome.
$5500 here, I dont want to even pick it up
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Heās very good
Yes, its a shame he doesnāt have more on Youtube. Iāve seen him a few times and his playing is quite something. I looked at the SRS series our local stores have a good range
True, I looked it up in Perth stores and decided my playing will probably never warrant that price tag. 
The replacement Maton performer arrived yesterday, this time without any cracks 
So I am a happy camper now. It feels great to play - as Matons do - although the action is slightly higher than my SRS70C, so Iāll let it adjust to the Brisbane climate and then tweak the truss rod.
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Woop woop! Stoked for you buddy!
Such a beautiful looking guitar! 
Canāt wait to see it taking a starring role in upcoming AVOYPs & OMs! Enjoy mate! 
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Just caught up on your story full of twists, drama and cliffhangers 
glad the final destination was a happy place and what a lovely guitar you have! Is tomorrow a grand debut of it? Hope so 
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@nzmetal Definitely happy to finally have it now. Itās so much smaller than my dreadnought itās so fun to play, much easier to see what my fingers are doing.
@adi_mrok lol, I was thinking about debuting it tomorrow, but I think Iāll stick with my dreadnought. Itās action is already lifting with the humidity and temperature change from Melbourne to Brisbane, so Iāll stick with old faithful for this one . Hopefully youāll spot it on the wall!
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Good to see a satisfying end to this tale. Now enjoy 
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Hi JK ,
Gooood 
ā¦ Happy NGD 
I wish you a lot of time together
Greetings
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Happy NNGD JK. So lovely. I hope you get many years of enjoyment from it.
My youngest landed in Brisbane last week. Heās said it is a lovely city and heās really enjoying it there.
Yeah baby! Sheās absolutely stunning JK you must be as relieved as you are pleased! Hope you have a ball getting to know it and canāt wait for you to show off in a recording or OM (or both ) very soon.
Happy NGD!
Now thatās a lot of money for a guitar, especially a most people probably couldnāt tell the difference to something a tenth of the price.