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The maple backed Kingman...no back bracing? Arched, perhaps?
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sounds really nice....
I also saw this in Sept. 13 AGM. I have never met a Fender acoustic that even came close to making me want to buy one- even those under $800 or so. This is a nice guitar, just got done watching the video review on YT on my $65 SkullCandys. I like the headstock much better than the FrankenFender acoustics with their traditional stocks. This one is nice, ditch the pickguard and it even becomes nicer. Now, I"m not a tone purist. I love tone as much as the next guy, and in some cases maybe more. This is aesthetically the nicest Fender acoustic I've "seen" yet. But, come on! What is up with that price tag? Sure, iconic name and made in America but it better have something really special for that amount of greenbacks.
There are already guitars in the market that blow me away more than this one at a lower price point. I'm in absolutely enamored with Breedlove. I own an import that I'm not sure I could ever part with and have my eyes on the new Oregons. Go to their FB site and look for the C20/Smye video done by some German retailer. If you can get past the foreign language that guitar sounds freakin' amazing IMO- and it is half the cost of the one this thread is focused on. American built too, and looks as nice as anything I've seen. I don't flip guitars and brand recognition and resale don't mean as much to me. |
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At least with a Squire, you can theoretically replace all the stock sub-par electronics with quality electronics and probably have a really good instrument. You can't replace an acoustics sub-par top, b/s, neck etc.
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...ok so who has played one? Are these made at the Guild factory?
Half you guys would swear by Martins, and readily admit crappy 70s production models. Would I buy one? If its of good build quality, and sounds good. Yes, wouldn't hesitate.
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For a start, the necks and fretwork are quite good for the price point. Very good QC. Saddles get replaced on $700 plus guitars. Cutting nut slots better? A set up. For that price point, they're quite good. Even the tuners. Decent. Inside the guitars? Clean, tidy. Fishman electronics.
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What a shame that just one year later they got out of making acoustics in the US.
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I found a good youtube video of the shop. Looks like they really had a good setup there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wc5IYSKmqmU
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SO.....
WHO HAS PLAYED ONE? Beuller,,, Beuller? |
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Im going to reserve my opinions until i can play a Fender of this quality .
Every Fender Acoustic ive ever played up to this point was not very good . Honestly the resale is a good point -unless their whole line is great , on the used market they wont move . their are alot of great guitars out their that are hard to move because of limited player experience with them ( some from small luthiers no one has heard of , or maybe not everyone has heard of ) . Believe me i own a sensational guitar that is not well known , that i traded another guitar for that did not even come close to this guitars quality and sound.
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Ha!! My question too
I have not seen these guitars anywhere
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I like that they were making some of the 60's models with modern construction.
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