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gaozu

Posts: 9
Joined: Dec. 3 2013

need help choosing a guitar

hello all,

it's been 6 months since I play flamenco. I was in grenada, I heard gypsies played i fall in love and I bought a chip guitar.

Now I hesitate between two guitars in a budget of 1500 euros.(i try to reach next level)^^.

-Vincent Carillo negra estudio.the sound is deep, round shape , ... maybe little be dull...(1200 euros)

-Jose romero blanca , the sound is strong!loud! olé flameco!but maybe to much metallic, I'm afraid of getting tired of his very "temperamental "sound.(1500 euros).

so i ask your help to advice me, i'm new to flamenco and guitar.
i also play jazz piano since i'm kid.

thank you in advance.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 9 2013 4:46:27

Haithamflamenco

Posts: 927
Joined: Mar. 6 2007
From: Bahrain

RE: need help choosing a guitar (in reply to gaozu)

Hi Amigo,

are you still there?!? in granada

some family factory guitars will be good at this price range:

hermanos sanchis lopez

or

Valeriano bernal

otherwise if want a master piece guitar, we have a great luthiers here at the foro:

Andy culpepper

Andress Eliasson

and more

I encourage you to place an order , you will never never regred it,

a real hand made guitar, is a one man hands that build this guitar

cheers

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 9 2013 10:53:30

gaozu

Posts: 9
Joined: Dec. 3 2013

RE: need help choosing a guitar (in reply to gaozu)

Thanks for you reply;

I live in Paris so I can go to Spain when I want.
Thank you for allowing me discover some good luthiers ... Now I hesitate more ...
I'm piss of , i would like a guitar now, but at the same times i enjoy the fact to take my time to pick up MY guitar....

Maybe i need to go some city where you can find many model of guitares, like barcelona?

Merci, gracias.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 9 2013 11:30:10

tele

Posts: 1469
Joined: Aug. 17 2012

RE: need help choosing a guitar (in reply to gaozu)

You can get a good guitar for 2000 euros in barcelona, a one you won't have to upgrade soon. You can ask the shops and also view local advertisements

here's an example of true flamenco guitar for 1800eur in barcelona:
http://www.flamencoguitarsforsale.net/es/guitarras-flamencas/usadas/pardo-77.html

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 9 2013 11:56:31

gaozu

Posts: 9
Joined: Dec. 3 2013

RE: need help choosing a guitar (in reply to gaozu)

Thanks!

i think i'll go to jarez and i would rent a car for Valeriano Bernal store.
I really like the sound of the Maestro model, and i'll just need to choose between blanca or negra...

Otherwise i'm going to Almeria, see my childhood friend who is sports coach , and try to hook-up a beautifull andalousian women...better than guitar! or not....

(the last time i was there, i failed....cause :"no hablo espanol"...but this time i got some few killer vocabulary to seduce them!)

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 10 2013 4:16:06

gaozu

Posts: 9
Joined: Dec. 3 2013

RE: need help choosing a guitar (in reply to gaozu)

so thanks all for your help!

finally i buy a Rafael Romero model 120 blanca 2013,

for 1500 euros in Paris.

i'm really happy,now i just need to practice hard

bye!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 11 2013 14:40:05

beno

Posts: 881
Joined: Nov. 3 2006
From: Hungary

RE: need help choosing a guitar (in reply to gaozu)

The guitar in that video is a JOSÉ Romero - Madrid luthier (and not an estudio model).

RAFAEL Romero is a luthier from San Fernando, Cadiz.

Both are great, but there are some bucks difference in their prices