Product: Crafter D-8EQ
Price Paid: 229 GBP
Submitted
03/09/2002
at
02:35pm
by
Sore fingers
Features
:
8
Dreadnought body shape. Made in Korea. Solid Engelmann spruce solid top. Laminated mahogany back and sides. Gloss finish. Mahogany neck. Rosewood fingerboard with white binding.Rosewood bridge. Shadow undersaddle pickup and Crafter EQ. Abalone rosette. Nice wood decoration along center join on back.
Sound
:
8
Not as loud as you might expect for a dreadnought. Nice ringing tone with good sustain. Low E slightly muffled acoustic and amplified. Intonation very accurate especially with low tunings which is what I bought it for. It was a totally impulse buy.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
8
Setup is great. Action is just right for low tunings. No fret buzz on even low C tuning. The back of the neck is a little undulating but its not a problem. There was damage to 2 or 3 frets which needed smoothed off.
Reliability/Durability
:
No Opinion
Only time will tell
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Overall Rating
:
10
Been playing 2 years after a 17 year gap. I also have a Taylor 514ce. The Crafter tolerates the open C tuning better. I bought it as a beater. I would only buy another one if it had the same accurate intonation in Low C. I had been looking at the Tanglewood Sundance range. The Crafter was better value. I wanted gloss rather than satin because its more durable.
