Recommend the Perfect OOO/OM Model for me
Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2026 10:49 pm
Hello, First post here. Long time on the Acoustic Guitar Forum. I have had a Collings D3 and currently have a D2H Traditional. I play 50/50 fingerstyle and flatpick. I usually like to do both on the same instrument. I would even have the action on the high side compared to most players because I liked to dig in and feel the power. Life events caused me to drastically reduce my playing time for a couple of years and I completely lost much of the muscle memory of many of the tunes I used to play. But now, thanks to retirement, I have spent a good amount of time working my way back into regular playing. I'm 60. I get occasional trigger finger and have arthritis in one pinky. I am now resorted to adjusting to a smaller bodied instrument. I am firmly fixed on finding a OOO or OM guitar. I prefer the sound of Rosewood over others. So I want to direct my sights on a OOO2 or OM2 of some kind.
Here is where I would love to hear from you. Which version of these should I get? Standard, Hill Country, or Traditional? Adi or Sitka or some other Spruce top? I need it to be versatile. I have owned other Adi topped instruments mostly like them for flatpicking and less for fingerstyle. The only thing I am locked into is I want a sunburst. I would like to hear what you have to say on this subject.
Here is where I would love to hear from you. Which version of these should I get? Standard, Hill Country, or Traditional? Adi or Sitka or some other Spruce top? I need it to be versatile. I have owned other Adi topped instruments mostly like them for flatpicking and less for fingerstyle. The only thing I am locked into is I want a sunburst. I would like to hear what you have to say on this subject.