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Babicz Guitars Identity Jumbo

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Price New Babicz Guitars Identity Jumbo @ Musician's Friend
Manufacturer URL http://www.babiczguitars.com/
Features 8.0 (1 response)
Sound 8.0 (1 response)
Action, Fit, & Finish 8.0 (1 response)
Reliability/Durability N/A (0 responses)
Customer Support N/A (0 responses)
Overall Rating 8.0 (1 response)
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Product: Babicz Guitars Identity Jumbo
Price Paid: USD 440
Submitted 10/25/2007 at 02:54pm by Mike N

Features : 8
All solid woods, spruce top, mahogany back, sides and neck. Grover tuners. Two very unique features, a string anchor system and a an adjustable neck. The top and neck are a light satin finish. Sides and back are gloss. Included a quality hardshell TKL case and adjustment wrench for the neck. Made in Indonesia

Sound : 8
A very nice, articulate sounding guitar. It's possible to adjust the neck very quickly without going out of tune, which makes it very versatile without changing it's essential tone. I have better sounding guitars, but I'm pretty impressed with the overall sound.

Action, Fit, & Finish : 8
It's a well put together, albeit atypical, jumbo. The frets are well done, it stays in tune and the saddle and nut are good material.

Reliability/Durability : No Opinion
I'm unsure how well this guitar will hold up because it's so different than anything else I've ever played. It's a very thin top, but is designed to have no stress at the bridge. Also, as much as I like to have an adjustable neck, I wonder if the mechanism will ever become loose. It's really impoosible to give it a mark right now, but I'll update this category if anything warrants.

Customer Support : No Opinion
I've never had to deal with them

Overall Rating : 8
I've been playing almost 35 years. I've had expensive guitars that were disappointing and beaters that were terrific. I've accumulated Martins, Taylors and Guilds (it's funny how that happens over the years). If this guitar holds up to serious playing then it will be a great value. I bought it after I noticed a dramatic decrease in the price online. It seems worth a shot.


Product: Babicz Guitars Identity Jumbo
Price Paid: N/A
Submitted 09/10/2004 at 07:07am by C. Curtis Fain

Features : 10
This is an acustic for the new century.It's like no other. The patent pending features are completly new. The workmanship is top rate. Watch out Martin, Taylor, etc. you've got a new builder that is going to give you a run for your money.

Sound : 10
This guitar suits my vaired style of playing with no compromise to sound. Slide, rock, blues, folk, and classical. Full, rich sustain that goes forever. Unmatched!!

Action, Fit, & Finish : 10
Action is adjustable on the fly which I still can't believe but like they say it stays in tune. Wow what a design concept. Sides, top, neck, back are beautiful.

Reliability/Durability : 10
I have played live with this guitar and it stands up to any situation. The construction is first rate.

Customer Support : 10
Jeff Babicz stands behind all his babys. He is a stand up guy.

Overall Rating : 10
I've been playing guitar for over 30 years and have strats, Gibsons,
Ovations but this guitar I can't stop playing. If you can see your way to check one of these babys out you won't be sorry. To see one is to play one. Once you do, you'll never want to buy anything else. Pass the word, these are the acustic of the new century!!!!


Product: Babicz Guitars Identity Jumbo
Price Paid: US $1000
Submitted 09/06/2004 at 03:06pm by Anonymous

Features : 10
This beautiful Jumbo Mahogany was made in 2004, they are manufactured in South East Asia, I believe in the Java region. Solid Spruce top, solid mahogany back and sides, with a gloss finish. I bought it in July from the Nashville NAMM show, they had a booth there.
The features are quite unique, they have the strings attached directly to the top at the bottom of the soundboard. They are called "string anchors", and give the guitar an interesting look, and they really do seem to enhance the projection. This guitar is LOUD, and you can really feel the air moving against your body when you play it. I bought it after comparing it to many other higher priced solid acoustics, I can't describe the feeling. At first I thought it was a gimmick, but I have been playing it regularly for over a month, and the more I play it the more I can not put it down. It has this incredible neck adjustment feature, you can change the action with an allen key, without even loosening the strings! I can make it feel like a Taylor, a Martin, I can raise the strings way off the fingerboard for slide and then bring them back down again, it can feel like an electric guitar but stays in tune and still keeps its awesome sound. Why are all necks not made like this?

Sound : 9
Big sound on this Jumbo, almost too big. If I had a choice I might have gotten a Dreadnought Cutaway, this guitar's sound is just huge, I think because there is a lot less bracing, like on a Taylor, but the way the strings are attached it allows the soundboard to project like no other guitar I have ever played.

Action, Fit, & Finish : 9
The action is fully adjustable, I have NEVER seen anything like this, it was set up well but I have adjusted the action at least thirty times in the last month, and it always stays true. Finish is good, solid wood construction, gloss finish, beautiful Mahogany back and sides

Reliability/Durability : No Opinion
This is a new company, and they only have a few dealers so far. I will buy another in the near future, as soon as some west coast dealers open up.

Customer Support : 8
Again, they are new, they were very helpful and supportive at the NAMM show, but I have had no occasion to contact them since. They do have a great website

Overall Rating : No Opinion

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