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avimuno

 

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Tomatito Guitar reviews? 

Hi everyone,

Has anyone here tried one of the new Tomatito guitars?
I know that the formula of having a guitar line built by someone and 'inspected' by a famous guitarist seems a bit skeptical to some of us. But the Paco de Lucia line actually had some really good guitars, and I was wondering how the Tomatito line compared.
Thanks.

Saludos
  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Feb. 16 2011 10:23:49
 
bursche

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RE: Tomatito Guitar reviews? (in reply to avimuno

A friend of mine got a Juan Miguel Gonzalez (one of the luthiers for the "tomatito" line) for only 2000€, a gorgeous guitar! Maybe you should look out for the standard models by Carillo and Gonzalez first.
However, I don't think the Tomatito and Paco de Lucía models differ a lot.

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  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Feb. 16 2011 12:30:16
 
malakka

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RE: Tomatito Guitar reviews? (in reply to avimuno

The JMG guitars are handmade by him whereas the Tomatito guitars are built in the Carrillo factory, so there is no direct comparison. I was fortunate to by one off ebay for a ridiculously low price as well.

Yet, that doesn't make the Tomatito guitars bad guitars. One needs to try them and determine whether it is a guitar to meet their needs. I have a friend who has a couple of Carrillo guitars and loves them and is a professional player and composer. He used them to record and thought they were better for recording than his other guitars. Condes and Sanchis (and Sanchis/Lopez) can be great guitars as well. Again, need to play them until you find one you like.
  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Feb. 16 2011 14:03:10
 
avimuno

 

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RE: Tomatito Guitar reviews? (in reply to avimuno

quote:

A friend of mine got a Juan Miguel Gonzalez (one of the luthiers for the "tomatito" line) for only 2000€


Holy Molly... that's a seriously good deal!! I hear Juan Miguel's guitars are killers!
  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Feb. 17 2011 4:27:53
 
bursche

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RE: Tomatito Guitar reviews? (in reply to avimuno

This guitar at least is!
A Cedar top Cypress cannon that blows away anything that dares to cross it's way.
When you hit the strings you feel the vibration underneath your feet!

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