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Ramón
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Joined: Feb. 23 2005
From: La Jolla, Ca
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 RE: Thoughts on this guitar? (in reply to DoctorX2k2)
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When I first started playing and 'moved up' a bit, I got a Lucida 797 - back when they were like $395US.
After 'moving up' more and more, I can now appreciate just how unimpressed I am with this guitar; little volume, projection, very hard to play (and I had this Lucida 'set up')......
Now again, this was MY guitar, and guitars like this can very damatically! You could play 20 in a room, and find junk to a gem....maybe.
I would say that, for the money, the reviews I've seen on the Yamaha - with some upgrades/setup by SOMEONE WHO KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE DOING, would be, it seems, hard to beat. I see them go on eBay for just over $200 at times!!
BTW...After the Lucida, I moved up to a Luis Sevillano (Mexican) that impresses even one of my teachers, and he accompanied and toured for 27 years! I'm selling it, but it's like $650, so that's way more than you want to spend, so for the money, the Yamaha seems like a good choice - and it will always re-sell.
My 2 cents...
RH
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Date Aug. 13 2006 1:45:21
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JBASHORUN
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RE: Thoughts on this guitar? (in reply to DoctorX2k2)
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So I'm in a big dilemma... pay 615$ for a Yamaha and pay for a new setup (I don't have a clue of how much that would cost me) or practice for a very long time on that lousy guitar I have until I earn enough to buy a greater guitar worth around 3000$US?
Dude, 615 Canadian Dollars is about £290. I payed £225 for my yamaha, and that was the best price in this country (UK) I could find. £290 is only about £70 more than that, and as far as Flamenco guitars go, its peanuts. £300 for a Flamenco guitar is nothing at all. You don't get sh*t in the guitar world for £300 these days. Your decision comes down to whether you're in a hurry or not... If you think it won't be for another 5, 10 or 15 years before you can afford a much better guitar, then I'd just buy the Yamaha. The Yamaha is an okay guitar. nothing special, but for £300 its a probably the best you'll get. Try it first if you can, then buy it, and accept the fact that it won't be perfect. But for a beginner, or someone who can't afford a mid-range guitar, it is probably ideal. if you test the yamaha first, and don't like it, then you can always go for the Lucida Picado instead by process of elimination.
Jb
PS: I own the Yamaha- its not as good as a Conde, but it sure beats my cheap classical!!!
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Date Aug. 13 2006 14:39:55
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DoctorX2k2
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Joined: Jun. 14 2006
From: Quebec City, Canada
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RE: Thoughts on this guitar? (in reply to XXX)
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ORIGINAL: Deniz
You make 24K in a year? Or is it only an estimation? I also play online poker, but i dont make 24K! Maximum 100€ per month.
Well... I started playing seriously back in April with 100$ investment. I'm now sitting at 3500$. I play about 15 hours a week for about 6600 hands total. My average winning is 4 big bets/100 hands playing NL50, that's 4$/100 hands, so 80$ a week from Poker. Add 100$ rakebacks a week. Plus montly bonus of 250$. So around 900$ a month at NL50. But now, my bankroll is high enough to play NL100... which will allow me to unlock deposit bonuses faster on different site, and earn 165$ rakebacks a week instead of 100$.
My estimates are based on a winning rate of 2 big bets/100 hands instead of 4. Also, my estimates are based on the fact that I currently play 3 tables at a time... but I used to play 7 at a time, which means more rakebacks, but my game suffered a bit from July (lost 600$ in a week) so I dropped to 3 tables.
Basicly, my estimates involve bonuses, rakebacks, and winnings on a certain limit. I now have the bankroll to play NL100... and if everything goes as planned, I should be playing NL200 in November and NL400 in February. The higher the limit, the higher the rakebacks, the higher the winnings (if the rate stays good, which is 2big bets/100 hands like I said), and the faster bonuses clear... so my salary should make a jump from 900$ a month to 3400$ a month in April 07. That's if everything goes well... but as I told you, my winning rate over 90 000 hands is 4 big bets and my estimations are based on 3 tables at a rate of 2 big bets because the difficulty should go up.
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Date Aug. 13 2006 18:56:03
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