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Skai
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Views on some guitars
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I recently tried out a few guitars at a guitar centre that sells handmade guitars and organises recitals, so I couldn't go wrong trying out the guitars there. The funny thing was, I tried the lowest end SGD$3000+ PdL blanca model and compared it with a SGD$1100 Antonio Aparicio one and PdL's model couldn't even come close to it. The PdL had new strings but sounded so much like a classical. However, the Antonio Aparicio had laminated backs and sides and rusty strings but it still had this tone that cut through everything. My rasguedos sounded sharp and precise. Picados sounded great too(not excellent though but it's due to my playing). One difference though, was that the PdL guitar was more playable, maybe due to the newer strings? And also because it was tuned lower lol What I wuld like to find out is, why do some of you guys love the PdL guitars so much? The name? Or are they really that great? If so, then it's probably my fault and my ears need some fixing. I had previously tried SGD$600+ flamencos from Manuel Rodriguez, Yamaha, Azahar and Cordoba. Manuel Rodriguez was slightly more expensive but the Yamaha was slightly better than the MR. Cordoba sounded neither like a classical nor flamenco and the Azahar was too classical (and more importantly, costs SGD$700+). None of them sounded impressive but then again, the Antonio Aparicio costs almost twice the price. Now I've fallen totally in love with the Antonio Aparicio and I'm dying to get it. In fact, if I don't get it soon, the price might just continue rising due to the increasing strength of the Euro. Now I just need to find a job to get the money.. http://www.tomas-music.com/antonio_aparicio_aa40.htm http://www.tomas-music.com/lucia_f_blanca.htm Skai
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Date Dec. 14 2004 3:05:54
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RE: Views on some guitars (in reply to Skai)
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Hi Skai First, I cannot say about prices, because I dont know what a SGD$ is. Sorry for being an ignorant. Second, The guitars you mention, none, except maybe the PDL, are handmade guitars. They all come from factories. When I worked in a guitar store here in Granada, Spain, I sould a couple of AA40 . They are based on a classical body and have sycamore laminated back and sides. They are OK Guitars for beginners and low intermediate. They sound flamenco with rasping rasgueados, metallic buzzing and are more or less easy to play. Problem is that if you wanna get rid of the buzzing, you raise the strings, and the guitar turns out to be very ordinary with very little volume and very little debth of expression. So my advice is that if you can wait, get a bit more money and find yourself a better guitar. It'll be cheaper in the end. Another solution is to buy the Aparicio and use it later on as your swing aroud guitar, and save for a "real" handmade guitar. Anders
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Date Dec. 14 2004 7:35:46
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RE: Views on some guitars (in reply to Skai)
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Skai, I fully understand what you say. Both about the PDL and the Aparicio. And since you know its limits, go ahead and buy the Aparicio. It'l serve well for a couple of years. Anders
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Date Dec. 16 2004 7:06:41
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