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Old 09-18-2008, 03:05 PM
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...btw, I read somewhere the case is actually worth more than the guitar. I'm shocked.
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Old 09-18-2008, 03:32 PM
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Someone cut the back off of an Esteban guitar to reveal its true quality workmanship!
Gee, I wonder if there was any difference in the tone [sic] after the surgery.

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Old 09-18-2008, 03:56 PM
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Think I'm gonna be ill.

My kid's Hohner Classic is better braced than that!
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Old 09-18-2008, 04:10 PM
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Esteban's have braces? Well, who would have guessed ?
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I was expecting to see a "House Of The Rising Sun" tab inside. I'm disappointed.
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Old 09-18-2008, 04:16 PM
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Gee, I wonder if there was any difference in the tone [sic] after the surgery.
The tone can only get better!
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Old 09-18-2008, 06:55 PM
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That's not an Esteban; it's an even cheaper guitar (Argos?). The picture is taken from a web site that likes to put PCs together in unusual packages. Read more at The "Pomgolian Web Server". Here's the finished picture which shows the front:


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Old 09-18-2008, 07:44 PM
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Old 09-18-2008, 08:02 PM
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can you believe all the people actually saying good things about these turds over at Harmony central?
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Old 09-18-2008, 10:07 PM
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I just got sick a little bit in my mouth...why would you show me that? I need a drink now
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Old 09-18-2008, 10:46 PM
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I believe that the guy who is Esteban definitly knows how to make money and I believe he is a pretty darn good guitar picker, but his guitars are pretty poor. My son-in-law was given (by my daughter...thought I'd taught her better) an Esteban Eldorado. It is the highest action that I have ever played. My fingertips are heavily calloused, but after7-8 minutes, I'm feeling the pain. It's got kind of a plastic finish over the wood. At first, I actually thought it was plastic. Even for a cheap cheap cheap guitar, it's poorly made in my view........I'm not knocking the man. His story is inspiring and his abilitiy is impressive, but his guitars suck. However, if these poorly made instruments actually do bring more folk into playing music, the that;'s good.
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That's not an Esteban; it's an even cheaper guitar (Argos?). The picture is taken from a web site that likes to put PCs together in unusual packages. Read more at The "Pomgolian Web Server". Here's the finished picture which shows the front:

So you're saying that we're not even viewing the bracing of an Esteban after all! That's a Shame..... Now someone's going to have to cut the back off of a REAL Esteban and post the pic.

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Old 09-19-2008, 04:45 AM
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Original poster here...I always question the legitamacy to websites and the info on the websites...this is why I posted the link.

Sorry if I started a big fuss over nothing.
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