I have a Madeira
I like it a lot. Blonde... looks great, nice binding and trim, inlays. solid, easy neck that stays in tune. can't find any faults with it. has a nice sound too. and it's beautiful. It immediately gets attention as soon as I take it out of the case.
for me, it all comes down to the sound, not the name on the label. If I can get 95 percent of the sound quality of an expensive guitar for 10 percent of the cost, that's a good deal for me. I'm not a performer. but I would not hesitate to take my Madeira onto small venue.
there are a LOT of very underrated older guitars. Look up Diastone. many were made in Japan, with fine woods, carefully and slowly assembled. and if kept dry and proper temperature, those older guitars have some really nice sounding wood. In some few cases, they were able to use special woods that are rare or very expensive now.
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