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07-29-2003, 10:51 PM
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anyone played a Garrison guitar?
Hey, i was just curious. I see advertisements for these guitars in various guitar magazines, and they look fairly interesting. All solid wood, and their bracing system is all plastic-fiber and it is connected. Just curious. Don't worry, i am not going to sell my taylor!!!
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07-29-2003, 11:53 PM
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i played one last year and was not impressed. the guitar seemed like a good guitar.....but the setup was terrible. i really blame this on the shop owner, not garrison. the thing might have been shipped with good strings and action, but things happen in the shops. the sound was good and the quaility was there for sure....but the sound didn't do much for me. but like i said, it may have been totally due to the poor setup. that was the one and only garrison i'd ever seen or played. they're pretty rare around these parts. i do think the bracing on these things is very cool.....a really unique idea.
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07-30-2003, 01:37 AM
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I also tried one a few months ago and wasn't overly impressed by the sound at all. I was hoping for some distinct sound with it's innovative design, but it didn't sound like anything special...
2cents bunny
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07-30-2003, 02:00 AM
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my friend loved the G10 series - though its a shame they stopped building those...cos they ran outta wood
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07-30-2003, 10:56 AM
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I plaied three of them at Joe Piscopo's shop in Detroit.
I was quite impressed by their warm tone and volume. I particularly liked a whole Mahogany dread. However, I found the action on all three guitars a bit too high, compared to my Taylor.
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07-30-2003, 02:39 PM
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played a few
for the most part, uninspiring warm at first, but the more you play, the more you realize it's just muddiness... LOTS of variation in fit/finish as well no where near Taylor consistency. If you are fortunate to find a good one, though, its certainly not a bad backup guitar/etc
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07-30-2003, 04:21 PM
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I tried a couple out here in Wichita a little while back. Played 4 different models, and every one of them had extremely high action. The sound was okay, but nothing to write home about. However, for the price range they were being offered at they were not a bad buy for a beginner. For the discriminating guitarist, you would do a LOT better with a Taylor 110 or 214. The idea of the composite-fiber structure (bracing) was interesting but I wasn't overly impressed.
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#9
07-31-2003, 11:22 AM
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I really liked the ones I played. Very well made. Good attention to detail with excellent intonations. Great depth of tone. All wood contruction with the exception of that frame, which is why they can be priced so well. I can't believe anyone would prefer a 110 or Big Baby over a Garrison. Must have been the exceptions.
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