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Old 08-15-2005, 11:45 AM
Kevin Gallagher Kevin Gallagher is offline
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Default Cheap guitars

The power of endorsement is a mighty thing in our culture....or any culture for that matter. Take a very inexpensive guitar and do an extensive set up on it and put it into the hands of a pretty proficient player with a great band behind him and you have a formula for successful marketing campaign.

I've had about 20 or so of those guitars come across my repair bench after being purchased by local folks who just don't know any better. Not a single on eof the instruments was worth more than a small fraction of the price that they paid for them. All had a ad build, poor finish and even worse set up for playability. They blindly throw down their credit card and buy because it sounds good when Estaban plays it through a great system and then has it tweaked even more by the editing and remix crew for broadcast. There is a local music store here that stocks a load of entry level guitars by several overseas manufacturers that sell for as little as $69.00 that put the Estaban guitar to shame as far as tone and playability go. Are they great instruments? No, but they are far better than what is being offerd through that now very visible and famous infomercial.

Avoid these guitars and avoid the temptation to spend some late night dollars on a product that has no customer service representation other than to just send out another poorly made instrument to replace the first. Tell your family and friends to see you before buying a guitar from TV. Give them a few minutes and take them to your local music store where a person is behind the counter and help them pick out a guitar to learn to play on. They'll be happier and betteroff in the long run.

Regards,
Kevin Gallagher/Omega Guitars
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