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Samarto -> RE: Andres Dominguez Guerrero (Feb. 18 2011 17:00:05)
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I owned a 1A Andres Dominguez cypress and spruce for 6 years and it played excellent and had a nice response and tone. I recently traded it to Don Soledad for the Glenn Canin I have for sale. When I bought the Dominguez I compared it to a Reyes Sr. and a Reyes Jr. and it was at least equal in tone and response to either one. Any differences would be a personal preference thing.
Here is my opinion. Dominguez is a bit overbuilt and way overpriced as are most Spanish made flamenco guitars. I base this on the fact that a superior flamenco in every way can be bought from several lesser known makers worldwide for $2500 to $3500.
It is a fallacy that a flamenco made by a Spanish maker in Spain is best.
It is also important to remember that a flamenco guitar cannot be judged by its maker, but must be judged by the player. A consensus might judge the guitar the worlds best, but if the player purchasing it finds it does not please them, then for them it is an inferior guitar.
After I received and played on my custom made to my liking Tsiorba flamenco guitar, I found the Dominguez to be less responsive, lacking as nice a bass growl or the trebles didn't sing as sweet as the Tsiorba and another factor was the playability of the Tsiorba beat the Dominguez hands down. I must say also that I have never played on a Conde, Reyes, Fernandez, Ramirez, or any other big name or unknown name flamenco that even came close to the Tsiorba especially in playability.
I would buy a used Dominguez for $3000 long before I would pay $1500 for any new or used factory guitar out there. In my opinion all flamenco factory guitars are way over priced because they lack the response necessary to make them suitable for flamenco even if the actions are modified.
Harry, my advice would be for you to play on a Dominguez and have return rights if you didn't like it. You should never base your opinion solely of a flamenco guitar on experiences of others.
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