VietFlamenco -> RE: Jose Riveras negra (Sep. 12 2010 5:26:19)
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Hi Mattan, I was recently offered a Jose Riveras negra. I am hoping that the person trying to sell you this guitar is not the same person from Fremont that wanted me to buy his guitar. Here is the ad: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/msg/1949273969.html After reviewing the guitar first hand, I found it to be terrible for the asking price. The African blackwood back is nice, but there is a crack by where the soundport is located. The guitar volume was loud, but the tone was blah. The action on the guitar was also way too high. I had a hard time doing a bar chord at the first fret. The nut seems to be made out of ebony and badly glued on. I am surprise this didn't show up in the photos. You have to see it in person to believe. I tried playing a rasgueado on this guitar and it did not sound flamenco at all. This guitar is pretty much strictly classical. Also there is no label in the guitar, leaving me to doubt if Jose Riveras even exist. He's supposedly a luthier from Granada. The seller tried convincing me to buy the guitar by printing out his own label with Jose Riveras name. The wood on this guitar is premium grade stuff, but to me it's just a poorly built guitar. I have played guitars in the $200-300 range that has better playability and sounds better. If you are looking at a different guitar than the one i posted. Just disregard what I said.
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