ibanezx123 -> RE: Need Opinions Ramirez FL2 VS Felipe Conde FP 14 (May 21 2012 19:11:30)
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Ahhh ok, Thanks for the info....One of the main reasons i brought up the Ramirez FL2 is because i am left handed and there is a lefty in a store in NY that i could buy. So i feel like mostly my only options would be to either get the FL2 or have someone build me a guitar. Andy has offered to make me one, and i am really considering it, i really like his Blanca 2a model. I know Tsiorba's are insanely good but maybe just a tad out of my price range. Anders is bad ass, only issues would be a bit out of price again and how to ship from spain to USA. so maybe i should just wait a while and save up more, or get a culpeppers =D @Ricardo "you are looking at guitars contracted out more often then not" Yeah i think i have read on another forum that the FL2 is definitely contracted out and i've found on another forum...somebody compared 4 different FL2's and obviously they were all a bit different...so idk maybe a builder would be more reliable/consistent. And if i'm completely honest the FL2 isn't exactly what i'd want, i would really like a mostly traditional blanca, i do like pegs and have been itching to see if those geared pegs work well or not, also the finish used on the FL2 in NY looks a bit yellow/orange, this wouldn't be a deal breaker but i'd prefer a clear finish that really shows off the wood in it's most natural form, and because that's what a traditional one would have. Andy Culpepper: Blanca 2A($2,200) is willing to make a lefty for me, in this right handed world; respect :) Here's a list of some of the lower priced guitars i was considering: Cordoba 45FP($800) I've heard someone say they were disappointment in that this guitar didn't project sound loud enough for their liking. and someone on this forum has already convinced me that this would be a bad choice. Loriente "carmen" Blanca($2,000) Salvador Castillo Estudio($1,900) aesthetically looks ok but don't like the headstock much, but more importantly haven't heard a sound clip either. Pavan($1695, but they only make a flamenco negra and i want a blanca) Hill guitar company P650F Standard-Flamenco(player series ($1595) Haven't found out much about this guitar yet) Then again could i find these in left-handed? or order them lefty? not sure. I'm sure there are others but must be really hard to find, i've been searching the net for like 4 days straight haha trying to figure out the best option for me. So i would say budget-wise 3,000USD is about as high as i'd be willing to go right now, so it might be best to just wait a while longer and save up or find a builder for around 2,000-3,000(yeah 1,000 would be nice but no way i can find a builder for that much haha)....so far the only builders for that price that i have found is either Culpepper or Castillo
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