Product: Aylward RJA MS001
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted
11/30/2007
at
05:56am
by
Spence
Features
:
10
Spruce,Quilted Maple with Cutaway, LR Baggs Dual Blend electronics, Gotoh tuners,Hiscox Light Flight case, 625 approx scale length. Neck joint at the 15 fret, extending to 20 frets with a furthur extension to 24 frets on higher strings.All choice woods are solid & hand-picked.The customer can select woods of their own choice.The guitar features Aylwards "Pro-vibe Arm Rest" & "Pro-vibe neck joint". The fingerboard features "Fulmer" bird inlays.The guitar was hand crafted at Aylwards Aberlour workshop.
Sound
:
10
The remit for this guitar was to produce clarity,projection,high volume,eveness of tone throughout,including chords & single notes played high or low on the fingerboard.The guitar achieves this fully.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
The action can be set for the player.The fit is excellent.The guitar is extremely well balanced & not neck heavy. The finish is amazing.The neck joint dictated a small join section under the fingerboard which can be seen if you look close, but in no way can be considered a fault...more an observation.
Reliability/Durability
:
No Opinion
I,ve yet to prove this guitar fully but I expect no problems.I will always carry it in a good case! The components fitted to this guitar are of the highest standard. I not giving a rating here simply because i don't feel qualified to at the moment.
Customer Support
:
10
Customer support is TOP NOTCH.
Overall Rating
:
10
I,ve played for 30 years.I would be GUTTED if this guitar was lost or stolen.I can only compare this to other guitars I own since this will be the clearest & most honest comparison...(My other acoustic is a Taylor Signiture 614.The Taylor was selected from around a dozen Taylors tried at the time)....I thought the Taylor was great...my opinion of great has now changed.The Aylward is AMAZING.
Having said that the Taylor does have a "slinkier" action.
I used to wish I owned an Olson but I,m no longer concerned.I'll have another Aylward thankyou.
When you rate a guitar on Harmony-Central you are asked if there is anything else you want to share..yes there is.Aylward offered me assurity of my deposit back if I didn't like the guitar subject to him selling it elsewhere.This gave me confidence to proceed with an order which clearly I don't regret, anyway Rob Aylward had come HIGHLY recommended to me by more than one player.If you,re REALLY concerned about a high quality acoustic guitar & can live without a "brand" name you ought to consider an Aylward. They are a lot less money than a Kevin Ryan or James Olson guitar. It may even cost less than a off-the-shelf Taylor.
