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Published on 02/26/07 at 09:34
Probably made in Asia, given the price ...
On the vendor after it is mahogany, but hey it's pretty vague because the term is generic enough mahogany (it includes many exotic woods ...), it is a dark wood.
The finish is correct, the assemblies are well made and well put the frets (not polished), it is far from great: traces of school, painted with some "peaks" that drool on the fillets, blocks non answers. .. considering the price is normal. A good finish is expensive because it involves labor.
It was right when even a few refinements such as veneer of the table and the bottom rather symmetrical and pretty and a plating head match. A luxury for this price!
The lifts are atypical, open and mounted by three on a plate, grate the genre classic, but rather walk bien.Sur mine was the pick guard takes off so I settled because I think it's ugly assa, especially the one in shiny black plastic ...
I think the look nice, it a plain no-nonsense side that I like well.

UTILIZATION

It's fun to play an intrument. The handle is typically acoustic (it's a great big stick, what!) But pleasant, satin varnish helps to give a good feeling even if it is visually plastoc.La guitar is the original set, no curling! You just predict a small meeting at tunnig debalage as the key and the frets are finished raw peu.Un it hangs a little bit of sandpaper (400-600 grain things are going well) here and there and go . The benefit also to change the original strings are null and possibly touch up the frets (one could replace them but considering the price of the machine ...).
Ergonomic level it suitable for many because the body is shallow and small, its shape is a bit of a mix between a classical and a dreadnougth.

SOUNDS

Its level is rather etonant.Encore once the price is not complaining, it is the price the same surpris.Outre advantage of this instrument is its sound, it is special but not degueu.Les bass are shallow the midrange and treble rather dull brillants.Le overall sound is quite dry and brings out the metallic side of the strings is aun good sustain. The sound is powerful, bourrines not need to be heard!
It can accommodate the different styles.Je find it particularly good for blues or acoustic bass are not too invasive an asset, also for small quiet avect rhythmic patterns in small treble. For it is not against top for rhythmic exitées for when you buggers sound has a tendency to become rough.

OVERALL OPINION

I ordered this guitar out of curiosity to see what you get for that price 'telling me that if I'd eait good guitar for slide (open tunings). The conclusion is that it can hardly be better (even ocaze) but easily get worse, and a new skyscraper home.
It's a pretty nice guitar and original both in terms of look as the sonorité.Pour a ridiculous price was a real intrument that sounds and help. It is robust and compact so not ideal for lugging precious a right to left.
This is my instrument troisiemme HB and the finding does not change, the ratio Q / P is maximal.