Product: Parkwood PW 510
Price Paid: USD 799.00
Submitted
05/02/2008
at
07:36pm
by
magicmike
Features
:
9
Beautiful woods, not alot of frills, but everything it takes to make a good guitar.
Sound
:
10
I spent hours in a music store and played this up against big name guitars costing all the way up to four grand. This guitar hung with everything I put it up against. Excellent tone, deep rich, yet very clear sound. If you tone test these you will be hard pressed to find one that competes unless you want to spend two grand or more. Action was low straight from the factory.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
Action and finish are excellent. action is very low right out of the box. The polished rosewood spruce combination looks great.
Reliability/Durability
:
10
This guitar would withstand live playing and probably stand out as one of the better sounding instruments. strong and solid, this is no little guitar that feels like it will break if played too hard.
Customer Support
:
10
not sure, i've never had to use the customer support.
Overall Rating
:
10
Great looking and sounding guitar. Do not buy another guitar until you test this one. Trust me, you wont be sorry.
Product: Parkwood PW 510
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted
02/19/2008
at
03:40pm
by
Gary
Email: garth52 at msn<dot>com
Features
:
9
Solid wood construction with hand scalloped bracing. Top is spruce with back and sides constructed of solid rosewood. This instrument was handcrafted in Korea and is impicable in appearance and construction.
Sound
:
10
The tonal quality is outstanding. Played next to a $2500 Taylor and you couldn't tell the difference in sound; however, playability was far better with the Parkwood than the Taylor. All of this for 1/3 the price of the Taylor.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
Action was low with no buzz. Absolutely no flaws in the construction or finish. The feel and playability of this instrument is just as sweet as a glass of sweet tea on a hot July day. I have this guitar for over a year now, and each day it sounds better and better. I own an upper end acoustic electric Martin, and to tell you the truth, I can't stand the sound of my Martin if I play my Parkwood first.... so I just don't play them on the same day.
Reliability/Durability
:
10
My Parkwood stays in tune forever.. well almost. New strings strech of course, but once you're past the new stage, I have to do very little fine tuning. My Parkwood has 1:18 Grover tuners that hold up very well with my playing. I haven't had any problems what-so-ever (Southern speak for outstanding).
Customer Support
:
10
Haven't had an issue that I needed to contact the company. I bought this instrument from a local Guitar Center that I've bought a number of guitars from. Whenever, I've had an issue with one of my electrics, they have bent over backwards to help me out.
Overall Rating
:
10
An outstanding instrument with a high quality sound at a budget price. If you are looking for that upper end sound and quality, look no farther than the PW 510. You'll save enough money to buy another toy.
