Product: Hohner JM-775 Acoustic
Price Paid: US $600
Submitted
12/20/2005
at
12:19pm
by
Valentin
Features
:
10
This Jumbo acoustic was made 2005 (no idea where). It has 14 free and 20 total frets, a cutaway and shadow P7 pickup system. The top looks solid and is figured maple. The neck has a smooth satin finish. Headstock and body match. Sweet body binding, inlays and logo. It really looks like a premium guitar from all sites. The whole design is natural and all work is done perfectly. The tuners are grover.
Sound
:
10
This is where they got me! I thought about getting a martin/gibson/takamine or whatever I just wanted a great sounding guitar. This guitar had the most outstanding of any guitar I tried (about 30 guitars from $ 600 to $ 2500)! The spectrum is broader, the sound more chimy with a well defined low end. I played fingerpicking, country stuff and some rock riffs on it and it does real well. It totally adjusts to your playing.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
Everything was perfect. I play with medium to low settings. This one works perfectly for me. As mentioned before: no flaws! The frets are well done (is a smoother edge possible? maybe...). Front sides and back are flawless. Even the pins are wood and not plastic and have a little inlay.
Reliability/Durability
:
10
Everything seems to be rock solid. I tested the common funurabilities (strap pins, tuners, pickup system etc.) and found no problem.
Customer Support
:
10
I haven't dealt with them for this one, but I have warranty and everything. When I called them ages ago for another instrument, they where really helpful.
Overall Rating
:
10
I have been playing for 20 years and have a ton of gear (fender, gibson, gretsch, rickenbacker, guild). This is my forth acoustic. I reallly needed one for home and touring as the others don't have PUs or don't sound that well. The style we are playing is mostly rock, alternative and some alt country.
I did not have to look on the price (up to $ 2500), but still chose it over the martins, gibsons, takamines, breedloves, larrivees, guilds, taylors and others I tried in the stores.
It is the sound, quality and the looks that made me buy it.
If it were stolen I would get exactly the same guitar again.