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Hypothetical:
Build 1 00 and 1 L-00,
Theory- Everything is EXACTLY the same,woods, bracing (for ease please assume that the Martin braced scalloped X bracing and L-00 braced-Gibson 33-35 bracing).
What differences would I hear when both are played ( please assume both played exactly the same)?
Is one superior to the other in certain circumstances?
I am most interested in the SOUND.
Thanks for taking the time to read this,bob J39079.3065856481

For starters, if you build an L-OO like a Martin, it's not going to sound like a Gibson.....

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"I want to know what kind of pickups Vince Gill uses in his Tele, because if I had those, as good of a player as I am, I'm sure I could make it sound like that.
Only badly."

Don,
You are absolutley correct (What's new?). I have edited the post to reflect your concern.
Thanks for the heads up!,

bump

bump, please-did I make the question too confusing? Didn't mean to.

Problem is it's hard to describe the sound of two similar sized instruments that are braced differently, unless you're very familiar with both instruments.
I'm not. Maybe others are. For some reason I would expect John How to have some idea. Shoot him a PM...

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"I want to know what kind of pickups Vince Gill uses in his Tele, because if I had those, as good of a player as I am, I'm sure I could make it sound like that.
Only badly."

Bob, I think the only person who could answer your question as posed is one who has played both close enough together to compare. As those guitars aren't common, probably no one has. It sure would be interesting to hear them side-by-side, though.