Which Guitar? Adam Black O-6CE or Crafter TC035

by Jamie
(United Kingdom)

So I have two guitars in mind, the Adam Black O-6CE and the Crafter TC035. However, whilst I intend to use guage .10s I am unable to try both with gauge .10s to compare the sound. Judging from the tables below however, could you advice me as to which one would be better?

Adam Black
Neck Join: Dove Tail
Body Style: Orchestral Cutaway
Top: Solid Spruce
Body: Laminated Rosewood
Neck: Mahogany
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Inlays: Dot
Scale: 25 1/2"
Tuners: Grover
Bridge: Rosewood
Hardware: Chrome
Pickups: Piezo Transducer
Electronics: Active Preamp with EQ
Finish: Natural (86O6CE)

Crafter
MODEL NAME TC035/N
BODY STYLE Orchestra Cutaway Model
TOP Solid Engelmann Spruce
BACK Indian Rosewood
SIDES Indian Rosewood
BRACING A-brace
NECK Mahogany
WIDTH AT NUT 43mm
FRET BOARD Indian Rosewood
SCALE LENGTH 647.70mm
NO. OF FRETS 21
MACHINE HEADS Gold Diecast tuners
BRIDGE Indian Rosewood
HARDWARE Gold
ELECTRONICS New LR-T RX (LCD Tuner) Preamp with
L.R.Baggs Element Pick-up
COLORS Natural
FINISH Gloss
UNIQUE FEATURES Dovetail Neck Joint
Snowdrop position marks
Abalone body binding & soundhole inlay
Combo Jack
STRINGS D'Addario EJ26 Custom Light
Gauges(m/m): 0.28, 0.38, 0.56, 0.81, 1.07, 1.32

ANSWER

Hi, Jamie--
The two guitars appear to be very similar. I think I would lean toward the Crafter, mostly because of the on board EQ, but also because I like the looks of it.

Lynne