HNAGD!

What's the bowl depth? I always found the shallows comfortable, but the deep bowls sounded so much better (not just louder). The mid-depth bowls also sounded pretty good, but putting a nice solid spruce top on a plastic bowl doesn't seem right. The Adamas guitars, graphite tops on Ovation bowls...some of the best sounding acoustics I've ever played. That said, I'm no traditionalist, e.g.: the type that needs a dreadnaught without a cutaway, or all solid wood, or only from a certain era from a certain manufacturer or builder. I like a nice even tone on a cutaway (doesn't actually have to be an A/E though), and I'll manipulate my technique to accommodate different needs.

This Elite is a shallow bowl just like my '86 Collector. I love the shallow bowls as they are easy to play, project well and have those great pickups from the mid 80's - 90's. I also have a med bowl celebrity with a KOA top that I bought for open tunings. The medium bowl sits well to and has nice rich sound with the KOA top.
 
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