affect -> RE: Maneul Rodriguez FF...opinions? (Apr. 2 2009 19:12:55)
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ORIGINAL: at_leo_87 <snip> but i've read somewhere that it plays just like the lower cost c3f. the only difference is the fancy purfling, rosette, etc. so you're basically paying the extra dinero for looks. This is hardly the case! I've tried the FF and C3F many times at my local shop. There is no comparison. The FF is much nicer! It is made out of Spruce and Cedar, not Spruce and Sycamore like the C3F. It sounds more Flamenco though I found it to be a bit subdued as opposed to vibrant on occasion and it is indeed on the heavy side! It felt great in my hands and the finishing is beautiful. Its action is great and it plays with ease. It comes with golpeadores (as it should; unlike C3F) and it even smells great (any guitar sniffers here like me? ;) I bought the C3F (because it was half the price of the FF) and finally returned it cause it was defective like the first one I checked out! I wouldn't pay $1400 for the FF, but if it sells for $1000 or so, I might. Then again, I don't have many choices here in Montreal (or at least I can't find these choices!) Remember also that Manuel Rodriguez is owned by Fender now (guitar shop guys claim so), so I'm not sure that you can call these hand-made! The FF sells for CDN$1,769 and I can get it for a special price of $1,400. I'm still hesitant, so shop around, but it is a good guitar! I was actually tempted to buy one for the $1,175 that music123 is asking for, but that's like $7,000 Canadian anyway ;)
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