Product: Crafter GAE-21/VLS-V
Price Paid: apr. 660 (Euro)
Submitted
02/28/2004
at
02:44pm
by
Bjarne
Features
:
9
The Crafter GAE21/VLS-V has got a solid top (Engelmann spruce) and its back and sides are made of bubinga. The neck looks at lot like mahogany. 23 frets (high e string). Headaway pickup and Timber PLUS preamp. Controls for volume, bass, middle, treble, scoop, phase, mute. Cutaway. Great finish.
Sound
:
9
I do play a lot of different styles of music but mostly just playing at home (simon & garfunkel, clapton, kashmir, hendrix, santana, metallica, gorky park, blackmore's night, tower of power). I mostly use it unpluged. I've tried to plug to my amp and the guitar seems to work fine (my amp sucks).
The sound is very bright when using a pick but if the strings are muted it is possible to make muddy sounds too. When fingerpicking it is very easy to vary the sound.
I like it very much but somtimes the sound is too bright.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
8
The guitar seems to be set-up just right and almost everything is way ahead of average. The only flaws are some screws that seems to be worn down and some broken abalone inlays.
Reliability/Durability
:
10
Overall the guitar seems like it will last forever and ever... It seems to be of a very good quality.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Overall Rating
:
9
I've been playing for 8-9 years and this is my first acoustic guitar. I've tried playing a lot of different acoustic guitars though. I would buy it again if I'd loose it.
I love its sound for playing solo or fills and its overall variety (in both playing and sound). I miss a tighter chordal sound.
