Is there an Internet guitar database? I know there are firearms (both in an out of movies), cars (both in and out of movies), even effects pedals and so on, but I can't find a database that has a way to look up and compare different guitars. Would creating and maintaining one be too time-consuming and frought with error? Is it because no one is able to agree on what should be in such a database?
I ask because I've found myself putting together spreadsheets when I'm researching one or more guitars, and think it would be a whole lot easier if I could just look up and compare models. For example, I wanted to compare my Taylor GS Mini to my new Martin DJr-10E. Nothing on the web gives me that kind of side-by-side comparison. I've made a spreadsheet along these lines (not every column possible in included, because I don't care about the size of the sound hole, for example):
Model Total Length Body Length Upper Bout Waist Lower Bout Body Depth Scale Fretboard Radius Frets (to body) Nut Width GS Mini 37 17.625 10 9 14.375 4.438 23.5
14 1.688 DJr-10E 37.75 18.5 10.5 10 14.25 4 24
14 1.75
I find this helpful, especially when I add more guitars. I can then see at a glance why I find some guitars more "playable" than others.
But none of this is online. I had to put together my spreadsheet from manufacturer's web sites, or by pulling out a tape measure.
Sure, it would be a daunting task to catalog every Gibson, every Fender, and every Furch, Godin, Kiesel, etc. But would it be useful?