Welcome to one of the most active flamenco sites on the Internet. Guests can read most posts but if you want to participate click here to register.
This site is dedicated to the memory of Paco de Lucía, Ron Mitchell, Guy Williams, Linda Elvira, Philip John Lee, Craig Eros, Ben Woods, David Serva and Tom Blackshear who went ahead of us.
We receive 12,200 visitors a month from 200 countries and 1.7 million page impressions a year. To advertise on this site please contact us.
Posts: 208
Joined: Mar. 29 2017
From: The Netherlands
Yuolong Guo Flamenco A
After long contemplating, 2 weeks ago I bought a Yuolong Guo which has been lying around for some while in the London Guitar Studio. It is a special guitar. Apparently, it has a Nomex double top and a shellac finish and fake peg turners. The guitar is far above my competency level and something that I will be enjoying for years. The overall build quality is nice but in my none expert opinion also a tad rough compared to similar priced Camps or Burguet. The guitar is very light. And plays very comfortable and easy. The neck is slightly c shaped and feels small compared to my d shaped neck of my Burguet. My fourth, little finger has more control on stretched notes which gives me a clearer sound. The sound is very dry and dies out quickly. Especially the basses. Which have an interesting “plonk” sound. The trebles are full and clear. The responds is very fast. Also, the guitar has a broad dynamic range. Making it easier to place accents in volume. Overall the guitar plays louder at comparable strength. Golpe’s are clearly heard. Since the tuner is nervous when tuning the guitar, I assume the notes to have abundant secondary harmonics. Resale is probably going to be crap but who cares about that 😊
Verry nice service from London Guitar Studio
Will upload sound sample if I can play something or if I find somebody who can play :-)
Images are resized automatically to a maximum width of 800px
Yulong Guo came in second at the 2018 Granada Marin guitar making competition with a traditional Bouchet style build. He knows how to make a good sounding guitar, they can be a lot of fun to play.
He probably chose Bouchet for the competition due to the association between Bouchet and Marin that occurred earlier in Marin’s career (in the late 1970’s). A bracing pattern that is sometimes referred to as being ‘Granada-style’ came out of their collaboration, I believe. There’s an article in issue #8 of Orfeo magazine that talks about this and has a picture of a Marin guitar utilizing a ‘Bouchet bar’.
Yuolong Guo which has been lying around for some while in the London Guitar Studio.
Interesting - I cvan see what you paid from going to their website, but I can't find any reference to a peghead by seaching any of the 'import from China' type sites. Economics of Chinese importsare always a bit odd, but if the guitar is good, who cares.
- Trebles where sharp/distorted - Bas kept on humming. - B/G string not 100% in tune
Only minor details, and the playing comfort and the level of craftsmanship where just so nice. So, I tried numerous times the Burguet Flamenco and a Juan Hernandez Flamenco and a Camps. Also, nice guitars and seemingly in workmanship nicer then the Yuolong Guo. Although I have to say all these guitars had a lacquer finish that I think, marks up some unevenness and gives a nicer gloss.
However, sound wise (and I realise that might be due to my lack of technical abilities) for me to similar to justify the expense. The Guo stood out there. It has incredibly clear and round trebles. And a loud bass, that drops of very quick. The guitar is very responsive. If she is in the case and you tap on the case. You can hear here hum.
Last night I just played arpeggios for an hour, just so I could admire the beautiful trebles.
Only guitar that for me came close, was a Rafael Romero model 1 which had a more intimid sound, very craftsmanship but was also 1.000,- more expensive.
So I made a vid of the inside so you can al see the fan bracing etc. Mr. Guo left a nice surprise inside which I would characterise as a typical feature of chinese craftmanship. You'll see it at the end of the vid .
It still to me is a highly enjoyable quitar to play. Comfort and sound wise. If it ever gets destroyed or lost, I woudl seriously consider ordering a new one.
Two lessons learned is that a) the schellac finish is prone to scratches and b) a mechanical tuners are more comfortable. These geared, fake peg-heads are just so-so. Although they look cool.
Printable Version
New Messages
No New Messages
Hot Topic w/ New Messages
Hot Topic w/o New Messages
Locked w/ New Messages
Locked w/o New Messages
Post New Thread