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opmcf « Norman B18-6: Excellent »
Published on 05/04/11 at 02:25
Value For Money :
Excellent
Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar Made in Canada.
Back & Sides: Wild Cherry laminate 3 layers
Neck: Silver leaf maple
Top: Solid Cedar
Fingerboard & Bridge: Rosewood
Finish: Semi-gloss Custom
Nut and bridge Tusq ® by Graphtech
UTILIZATION
Using very nice, the neck is a little harder than on my Yamaha APX700, but still very playable.
A cutaway for easy access to acute would have been nice.
Nothing special was wrong, guitar easy to use.
SOUNDS
I wanted a true acoustic wood for natural sound of the guitar.
After extensive testing on guitar whose price ranged between 250 and 700 euros, is the Norman B18 that got me. Clear highs, warm mids and bass round and clearly present the whole getting married in a very good balance.
Add to that very good harmonics and great sustain.
OVERALL OPINION
I like everything about this guitar. I also like the simplicity of its finish.
-Before you purchase it, I tried:
. Vig Sirroco V-102: very good sound, but the guitar was sold during my phase of hesitation. And this model was a serious breach on the bridge (split wood).
. Lag Model 300, 333 and 100: bof ... I do not understand these Angou guitar that sounds rather banal and which lacks personality .. I put this passion on the back of patriotism because it is a mark here
. Takamine, Ibanez (I have more references in your head but in the range from 300 to 450 euros): bof, such as lag, sound banal without heat.
. Blueridge: So there I nearly cracked, but a guitar and exceeded my budget (596 €) and 2 the body not very thick and the presence of a preamp / mic made me afraid of not having ultimately a real acoustic.
So I spent a long time trying to annoy the sellers and that is that Norman has won for its aesthetics, its massive cedar table (one of my prerequisites, I wanted a cedar) and especially the heat its sound. What has also played in the balance is that it's not a guitar made in far east.
A 359 euros is good value for money when you consider the beauty of sound and quality finishes which are irreproachable. We did not feel like throwing money out the window. So perfect.
With experience, yes I will ever assuréent this choice has the same budget.
Back & Sides: Wild Cherry laminate 3 layers
Neck: Silver leaf maple
Top: Solid Cedar
Fingerboard & Bridge: Rosewood
Finish: Semi-gloss Custom
Nut and bridge Tusq ® by Graphtech
UTILIZATION
Using very nice, the neck is a little harder than on my Yamaha APX700, but still very playable.
A cutaway for easy access to acute would have been nice.
Nothing special was wrong, guitar easy to use.
SOUNDS
I wanted a true acoustic wood for natural sound of the guitar.
After extensive testing on guitar whose price ranged between 250 and 700 euros, is the Norman B18 that got me. Clear highs, warm mids and bass round and clearly present the whole getting married in a very good balance.
Add to that very good harmonics and great sustain.
OVERALL OPINION
I like everything about this guitar. I also like the simplicity of its finish.
-Before you purchase it, I tried:
. Vig Sirroco V-102: very good sound, but the guitar was sold during my phase of hesitation. And this model was a serious breach on the bridge (split wood).
. Lag Model 300, 333 and 100: bof ... I do not understand these Angou guitar that sounds rather banal and which lacks personality .. I put this passion on the back of patriotism because it is a mark here
. Takamine, Ibanez (I have more references in your head but in the range from 300 to 450 euros): bof, such as lag, sound banal without heat.
. Blueridge: So there I nearly cracked, but a guitar and exceeded my budget (596 €) and 2 the body not very thick and the presence of a preamp / mic made me afraid of not having ultimately a real acoustic.
So I spent a long time trying to annoy the sellers and that is that Norman has won for its aesthetics, its massive cedar table (one of my prerequisites, I wanted a cedar) and especially the heat its sound. What has also played in the balance is that it's not a guitar made in far east.
A 359 euros is good value for money when you consider the beauty of sound and quality finishes which are irreproachable. We did not feel like throwing money out the window. So perfect.
With experience, yes I will ever assuréent this choice has the same budget.