Goodall Aloha Koa Standard Cutaway

Made in Hawaii 2004. 14 frets to body. LR Bags pickup and Tortis pickguard installed by dealer, Acoustic ProMusician. Also has amber resin tuner buttons on Gotoh machines. Agoya pearl rosette. Wide bout: 16 inches ~ Upper bout: 12 inches ~ Waist: 11 3/8 inches ~ Depth: 4 3/4 inches. Length of box: 20 inches ~ Overall guitar length: 41 inches ~ Scale length: 25 1/2 inches. Top is Alaskan Sitka spruce, back and sides koa, ebony binding. Mahogany neck. No frills but elegant in its simplicity. Venetian cut away. Considered an entry-level Goodall, there is no skimping on anything here. The fretboard and bridge are made of a local hardwood called Pheasant wood. Beautiful!

Unbelievable. It's like a grand piano in a box. Wonderful tone with a punchy bass and phat, swirling trebles. Phenomenal projection. The sound can best be described as shimmering. I fingerpick mainly but wanted a guitar that could do it all. The balance across the strings is fantastic. Responds to even the lightest touch but does not breakup under strumming.

Fit and finish are immaculate. Set up is low and mean. The neck, with a satin finish, is smooth. James? necks are a kind of chunky which suits me well as I have large hands. The fingerboard is also nice and wide and the strings are perfectly spaced for my hands.

Talk to me in 10 years but I expect it will outlive me.

Goodall's warranty is only for five years based on the idea that anything that will go wrong due to problems in materials and workmanship will take place in that time. Think given the competition, it should also be for a limited lifetime, but I've only heard good things about Goodall support.