My Guitars ·no.2 Daion acoustic guitar

Not long after I switched from a Strat to a Tele I bought myself a new acoustic guitar.It was a Pilgrim electro-acoustic with a plastic ovation rounded back and a single cutaway.I had only had it for a couple of months when I spotted this Daion acoustic in a music shop in Trowbridge,Wiltshire.It was love at first sight and I had to have it.I offred them a straight swap for the Pilgrim and they nearly bit my hand off!
I have no regrets as I never really got on with ovation style guitars and the Daion is much more classy looking and sounding.
At the time I was getting into open tunings and slide guitar which the Daion is good for.Later in my avante-guitar phase I used to tune it really low with the low E down to a G as a drone which sounded great like a double bass.It was this tuning (GGDGAE) I used on the studio album ´Never rude to a Fox ´.
The second time I went to the U.S. to play in a country and western band I took the Daion and it was badly damaged by the time I reach Vegas.It took a lot of work to fix the large body cracks and lifted bridge and it changed the tone somewhat.

I don´t really use it that much now..sometimes for an acoustic intro on a track or as a rhythm guitar.It features a lot on my early solo live CDs played through my yahama amp and digital delay.