Product: Goya G 318C
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted
11/28/2006
at
08:46pm
by
Dan
Email: themanfromalabam at gmail<dot>com
Features
:
7
A basic single cut box with no electronics...multi laminate top I'm guessing...mahagony sides, back and neck. Closed tuners very nice. The neck is chunky like my Guild DV4 but a tad wider nut...plastic saddle and nut, which I've replaced...and adjusted most of the neck releif out...the action was suited for slide guitar...she now plays pretty darn good.
Sound
:
10
Because the action was so terrible I was going to sell the guitar to try and get back what I paid for it...after making it playable, the sound rivals guitars in the $500-$2000 range...mid range is great and the bass is great for not being a solid top.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
8
Like I said before the action was terrible when I first got the guitar...the previous owner used it for slide every now and then...since replacing the saddle which is much lower than the stock the guitar plays great...the only thing is my hands are average size...the nut width is wider than most average dreds....but the sound!
Reliability/Durability
:
10
Here is an area which this guitar does very well...it's built like no other acoustic I've ever played...it is very solid as acoustic guitars go...I would put this guitar up against most for reliability and durability...it may even out do the others I'm thinking are more durable.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Hmm...MIK Martin...I paid $75 used so who cares about support, besides I know enought about guitars myself.
Overall Rating
:
10
I am so glad no one was interested in this guitar when I tried to sell her $75...I really put people off when describing the action and neck finish. Anyway the guitar is very clean, tought, not one bad spot on the whole neck, 0 buzz, great tone...wierd that there are no electronics being a cutaway dred?
Well I have a diamond in the rought...if you find one of these it may play awful...but with a little money, time and elbow grease you will have one nice box that will rival guitars way more expensive.