Product: Atlas D812
Price Paid: USD 100 USED
Submitted
02/18/2008
at
07:20pm
by
tom
Features
:
8
Bought thru Craigslist in 2007; seemingly laminated spruce top and laminated 3-piece back with rosewood and a maple I think, center. Very pretty. Snowflake fret markers. Looks like a Kiso-Suzuki type of guitar. Says "made in Japan". Have no idea of the age or original OEM, since there is no information on internet.
Sound
:
9
Sounds great; had medium strings when I bought it but I don't trust medium strings on anything for very long so I changed them to lights and now I can bend easier of course and the sound is still Very good to excellent. It's very bright, and I think equal to anything less than $2000 or so except maybe some Larivees and Martins I played at their factory. Definitely worth the $100 I paid. I actually bought it for my 9-year old to learn to play and I benefit. It has a tight bright sound that is not as loud as my Suzuki W300D, bass-wise or treble-wise, but maybe better separation when played loud.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
7
Everything important was perfect; setup, frets, and action. But the finish is very thick and actually looks like it was painted on around where the neck meets the sides. Kind of weird.
Reliability/Durability
:
No Opinion
Seems fine to me.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Out of business as far as I know.
Overall Rating
:
9
I've been playing for over 35 years. Great action and sound. I have a Kiso Suzuki W300D that is my standard for acoustic sound and this is very good, not as loud, but still very nice; I also have a Yamaha FG-412 12-string; an Alvarez AC60S classical (great sound) and a Suzuki Nagoya 700 (jangly and different).
I really like this guitar and think I got a great deal. Probably equal to a $800 - 2000 guitar sound, depending on mfr of course.
One thing I forgot to mention...it has an installed jack and bridge pickuyp that WORK! I don't know if this is aftermarket but what a deal. Sounds good amplified.
