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Joined: Feb. 9 2007
From: Paris, France
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.
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.
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.
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!