New Guitar Day! <Now with sound!>

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Mitch

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Joined: Nov. 24 2005
From: AZ

New Guitar Day! <Now with sound!>

As promised, some pics of my new (to me) Castillo.

Great guitar - light, loud, snappy....and it smells good too.

Not the best light or photos, but I'm too impatient to wait for another day to share my excitement with you all...

I'm overjoyed with this one - really exceeds my expectations.

Thanks to the forum folk for making this happen for me!

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at_leo_87

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From: Boston, MA, U.S.A

RE: New Guitar Day! (in reply to Mitch)

wow, congrats man! it's beautiful!

that rosette and headstock is badass!

oh hey, it looks like salvador uses the same treble set up as me. la bella B and E and d'addario composite G. how do you like that G string?

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Rain

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RE: New Guitar Day! (in reply to Mitch)

Sexy little mama.

Enjoy.

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sean65

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Joined: Jan. 4 2010
From: London

RE: New Guitar Day! (in reply to Mitch)

Nice guitar Mitch.

Those headstock designs are great. 2008! So it's already played in and raring to go.

Enjoy

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 24 2010 23:10:55

ToddK

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RE: New Guitar Day! (in reply to Mitch)

Looks soooo sweet!!! Congrats!!

What are those purple trebles? What brand?

TK

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 25 2010 2:24:37

Ramirez

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RE: New Guitar Day! (in reply to ToddK)

Nice pictures. Guitar porn. Love it.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 25 2010 3:11:36

chapman_g

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Joined: Apr. 11 2007

RE: New Guitar Day! (in reply to Mitch)

I am really glad you like it Mitch. It was hard for me to sell, but the money is coming in handy for sure. It is funny the guy who had promised to buy, but said he couldn't called last night to say he can buy it. I had to tell him too late. If ever you decide to sell please let me know in case I am in a position to own her again.

Michael

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XXX

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RE: New Guitar Day! (in reply to Ramirez)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Ramirez
Guitar porn.

It IS!

Nice guitar, congrats.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 25 2010 4:33:57

Mitch

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Joined: Nov. 24 2005
From: AZ

RE: New Guitar Day! (in reply to Mitch)

Thanks for the nice comments. It seems to be a really great guitar.

Special thanks to Michael for letting me buy it! I couldn't have asked for a better buyer experience.

I believe he said the two trebles are LaBella 820, and the third the D'Addario composite G.

I'm really impressed with the guitar - it seems you sometimes can get a great guitar without breaking the bank.

Now I just need to learn how to play the thing - I'll try to make myself worthy of the instrument, but it might take a day or two. :)

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 25 2010 8:01:40

ngiorgio

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Joined: Nov. 1 2005
From: Florida, USA

RE: New Guitar Day! (in reply to Mitch)

Congratulations on the guitar. Castillo's instruments seem to be a great value in today's market. I know this is a difficult question, but how would you rate it with the Ramirez you had?

Good luck with your lessons.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 25 2010 9:11:56

Mitch

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Joined: Nov. 24 2005
From: AZ

RE: New Guitar Day! (in reply to Mitch)

It does seem to be quite a good value. I'd say that this is an excellent guitar.

Comparing to the Ramirez will be tough as that was a few years go. Aesthetically the Ramirez seemed to be more refined overall. When I bought the Ramirez, I got to hear about five of them side by side at GSI - I bought the one that seemed the driest or raspiest, as I think that's the sound I identify with flamenco. It had a sort of old world bite to it. The Castillo seems to sound a little smoother than I remember the Ramirez, but still muy flamenco.

Bear in mind that I am a beginner hack, so my judgment of sound is severely affected by how I play it. I will have a better opinion of it once I hear my teacher play it. I'll try to see if he minds me making a little recording during our lesson.

Playability is excellent. The neck profile is great to me. I'd have never guessed it was a 660mm from playing it. I'd say the thickness of the neck is on the smaller side of medium, with a flat back center - it's easy on the hands.

Overall, I'd say this a fantastic guitar for the money, and most likely a fantastic guitar even without considering the price. It is clearly a very good instrument.

If I can get any decent audio recorded I will share it.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 25 2010 10:23:25

Mitch

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From: AZ

RE: New Guitar Day! (in reply to Mitch)

I grabbed a minute or so of my lesson recording so you can get an idea of what the Castillo sounds like. I haven't done any processing to this file - it's just a quick sample from my little Tascam recorder. It seems to give a reasonable approximation of the tone though.

Mini-sample

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 25 2010 18:17:50

Pgh_flamenco

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From: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

RE: New Guitar Day! <Now with sou... (in reply to Mitch)

Nice playing and great looking guitar.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 25 2010 19:14:14

HemeolaMan

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RE: New Guitar Day! (in reply to Mitch)

sounds awesome!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 25 2010 19:33:50

ngiorgio

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From: Florida, USA

RE: New Guitar Day! <Now with sou... (in reply to Mitch)

Mitch,

Oh yeah ..... Sweet.

Enjoy.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 25 2010 19:45:35

sean65

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From: London

RE: New Guitar Day! <Now with sou... (in reply to Mitch)

Oh yeah...

You're a bit of a dark horse Mitch. I had the impression you were completely new to flamenco and here we are three weeks later and you're already banging out decent tunes on a Castillo.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 26 2010 2:06:51

Andy Culpepper

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RE: New Guitar Day! <Now with sou... (in reply to Mitch)

Was that your teacher? The guitar sounds as good as it looks!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 26 2010 5:37:08

Mitch

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From: AZ

RE: New Guitar Day! <Now with sou... (in reply to Mitch)

Sorry if it was unclear. That is my instructor playing, not me. I handed him the Castillo at the beginning of the lesson while I unpacked. He was still talking and noodling around when I got the little Tascam rolling. I was surprised when I got home that it did such a decent job of capturing the sound of the guitar. It was just sitting on the floor pointed in his general direction.

Trust me, you don't want to hear me trying to play anything. :) Maybe someday I'll make enough progress to enter one of our beginner events, but that will be quite awhile.

Thanks for all the nice comments. It's a great guitar that I feel lucky to have.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 26 2010 8:19:06

yohan

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RE: New Guitar Day! <Now with sou... (in reply to Mitch)

wow she is beautiful!
sound is very clear and bright

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 26 2010 8:21:16

kevinitalien

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RE: New Guitar Day! <Now with sou... (in reply to Mitch)

hello I would like opinions on guitar salvador castillo is this as good as ramirez second or other large Spanish luthier?

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 21 2014 16:58:25

Ernest69

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From: New York

RE: New Guitar Day! <Now with sou... (in reply to Mitch)

Beauitful Guitar ! Congrats & Happy playing. Is the G a D'Addario EJ25C Pro-Arte Clear composite G Flamenco Strings Or the EJ45's ?

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 22 2014 6:28:42

rojarosguitar

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RE: New Guitar Day! <Now with sou... (in reply to Mitch)

Congratulations from my side too, looks and sounds very nice!

What about the g string? Aquila nylgut?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 22 2014 13:05:48

Mitch

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From: AZ

RE: New Guitar Day! <Now with sou... (in reply to Mitch)

I haven't owned this guitar for nearly four years now, but I do sometimes miss it. :)

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 22 2014 13:52:37

rojarosguitar

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RE: New Guitar Day! <Now with sou... (in reply to Mitch)

Oh sorry, I just saw it's a revived post.
Still, do you remember your g-string?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 22 2014 17:27:02