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Does anyone own a Ramirez Classical? And if so what are your thoughts?
Ramirez Classical owners out there??
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They make a range of guitars that vary in quality. What year
and what model? My main guitar for 30+ years was a 1968 Ramirez 1-a MT. The better ones have a powerful sound that projects well. For a long time (don't know what's the current situation is) they had stiff high action that you could not really adjust down much.
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They make student models and "concert" models. They are well-made. Like all makes of guitars, sound quality varies from one individual instrument to the next. As Rick-slo said, you need to ensure that the neck angle/saddle height will allow the action you want.
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I have Rmirez 1a, and I love it. My brother has a classical made in El Salvador which i supposed to b awesome. I isn't, and he paid too much. My Ramirez has a great action, an as You said, it really is an amazing guitar. It does project way more than any other comparably priced classcal.
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I have a 1977 Ramirez 1-A, it has the 664 mm scale and the action is slightly higher than on my other classical. It is a bit more difficult to play than my other classical but not by much. The long scale 1-A's were intended to be unamplified concert guitars and project very well. I can't speak for others but mine has a very nice voice, rich and articulate.
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I've got a 1998 Ramirez 4e, the top student model at the time. Should be 650 mm scale, 52mm nut width, according to the adverts I've seen. Cedar top, Rosewood back & sides, Ebody fretboard. The guitar is in great condition, and has stood the test of time. It makes a great counter to my Kenny Hills New World P650 spruce top....
Curtis
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It really depends on model, year and label. Can you post more information?
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For years I had wanted to try a Ramirez guitar and when I finally got the opportunity, I was rather disappointed. By then I had played many guitars and several from South America, the U.S. and Spain sounded better - in some cases, much better. The one I tried had a $4,000 price tag and may not have been representative of the company’s best efforts. I’ve since played several Ramirez guitars from several price categories and I still can’t muster any enthusiasm for them though I have no doubt that there are some excellent Ramirez guitars perhaps from a bygone era.
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I don't own one, but I did wish I had their R1 when I was looking for a classical guitar. I'm not into "classical" playing, and maybe there was something in the air, that particular guitar, or my playing...but that particular was REALLY nice. I just didn't have the money at the time.
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Quote:
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[QUOTE=, they weren't for me even back in my salad days. .[/QUOTE]
Salad days????
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"Salad days" is a Shakespearean idiomatic expression to refer to a youthful time, accompanied by the inexperience, enthusiasm, idealism, innocence, or indiscretion that one associates with a young person.
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I owned a 4E for about 2 days brought it back and got my Martine D-41 two mistakes.
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Never owned one but have played dozens. When they're good, they're very good. Unfortunately QC has never been a long suit for most Spanish guitar makers.
Interestingly, the Etude models have tended to be more consistent than the 1a and 2a models I've seen, heard and played. |