Product: Abilene AW20GA Price Paid: USD 100
Submitted 10/11/2006
at 02:06pm
by Ben Massung
Features
:6
this has been an ok guitar, the materials aren't that great but way back i bought it because it looked good.
Sound
:8
Sounds great, i play praise and worship as well as a little finger picked melodies. I have a $50 pick-up in the sound hole. works just fine.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:7
The action was high and i prefer it a little lower. Flawless for the most part.
Reliability/Durability
:7
This guitar has been fun but one of the reasons i'm here is to research a replacement. The bridge plate cracked along the peg holes and i'm not sure how much life it had left. I've had it for 8 years and have never had a hard case for it.
Customer Support
:5
No idea never had any paperwork on it. Never had a problem with it untill now.
Overall Rating
:8
This has been a great buy, 100 bucks and lasted 8 years of rough play and no maintenance. I wouldn't buy another one for me but if i knew someone starting out i would suggest it. My Dad has a Fender (a little higher price range then mine), but i think mine sounds better.
Product: Abilene AW20GA Price Paid: US $100 used
Submitted 06/23/2006
at 07:09am
by matt cuddy
Email: nirvanainchains4 at aim<dot>com
Features
:9
wow.. weird, i own the abilene acustic serial number AW-20G. it was also made in indonesia. i also payed like 100 bucks for it when i was in the 6th or 7th grade a long time ago. this guitar kick started me playing and now it never leaves my side when im not playing eletric downstairs. its sound is really amazing.
Sound
:10
amazing sound
Action, Fit, & Finish
:No Opinion
Reliability/Durability
:No Opinion
i have proudly play this live
Customer Support
:No Opinion
i dont think the company still exists hahahaha
Overall Rating
:No Opinion
i have been playing for 5 years. i own a fender stratocaster, crate 120W amp, and a vox wah-wah pedal. i couldnt ask for anything more from a guitar like this
Product: Abilene AW20GA Price Paid: US $100
Submitted 02/19/2004
at 11:30pm
by Ted Friendly
Features
:7
Just a plain-old accoustic guitar, but...get this-genuine GROVER tuners!
Made in indonesia, i didnt get any accesories, but this was a closeout or something.
Sound
:9
This guitar, to my amazment, has a VERY nice full sound, like a guitar costing much more. Honestly, for a cheap accoustic, you could not ask for much more.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:3
Well, its an accoustic, what can i say? The tuners are as good as anything you will find on a $500 guitar. The set up blows, unless you enjoy your strings being 6" high. I thought i was terrible at playing, until i played a guitar that was set-up correctly. The finish looks ok, the varnish will chip off when dropped, but what can you expect?
Reliability/Durability
:5
This is the first guitar i've ever owned, i didnt know shit from shit when i got it, its been dropped and knocked over more than a cheap hooker, but it likes the abuse......it's a CHEAP guitar, but i I have to respect how it has held up. The frets have worn pretty quickly, and the finish on the fretboard has worn off in spots, but overall it has worn well for it's price range.
Customer Support
:No Opinion
Abiline? is that even really a company? I would doubt it.
Overall Rating
:7
Ok, kids....here's the deal- this is NOT a $1200 Martin accoustic, and it should not be compared to such. Dollar for dollar, this is a Great learning instrument. It will stand up to any abuse, and if you find you're not a guitar player after all, you can afford to park it in your closet. I would suggest you take it to a guitar shop and have the action lowered to something playable.
This was my first guitar, i play a Squier strat now, and i'm going to step up to a real American-made guitar this year. I am forever greatful for my parents buying this beast, but after playing real guitars, i have little interest in playing it. I should rob the Grover tuners out of it and put them in a cheap Epiphone LP.
ROCK ON, PEOPLE~
Product: Abilene AW20GA Price Paid: US $99
Submitted 09/14/2003
at 01:17pm
by Matt
Email: eneman1<at>msn dot com
Features
:9
Basic acoustic Guitar, made in Indonesia. 20 fret, solid top. Mine is a plain acoustic, no extrodinary features or finish. Came with sealed Grover tuners, which were definately a plus on a guitar in this price range. Mine came with a gig bag, not really much, but it helps keep the dust off when I think to put it in there. The only thing keeping this guitar from getting a 10 rating is the brige pins are kind of cheap. That is a pretty cheap fix tho.
Sound
:10
I play most everything music wise and the sound is great!! (After I bought a new set of strings on it) But I have never bought a guitar that I havent had to replace strings on right off the bat.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:10
After looking over the guitar thoroughily, I can find no flaws in the fit or finish of the guitar. There is NOTHING wrong with this as a finished product.
Reliability/Durability
:9
It appears after having the guitar for a year that it is made to stand the test of time. I have 2 sons and often will leave it in the living room. They have knocked it over many times, but it still shows no dings or dents of any kind. Like I said in the top section, the factory bridge pins feel kind of cheap. But that is easily fixed. That is the only thing keeping this from recieving a 10.
Customer Support
:No Opinion
Havent had to do have any warranty repairs or deal with the company at all.
Overall Rating
:9
I have this and an Epiphone Les Paul. I love the guitar. My wife bought it for me for Christmas last year and I have been thoroughaly impressed with it. This is a great acoustic guitar to start off with.
Product: Abilene AW20GA Price Paid: US $129
Submitted 11/17/2001
at 05:43pm
by Fuzz
Features
:7
made in indonesia ,its' gots 20 frets no controls, jsut a normal acoustic, the body sounds ok, maybe even good to nice, the body is jsut a round acoustic shape, kinda simple , it has some sealed grover tuners,
Sound
:6
i play anything from straight chords( like major one, and minor stuff, ya know normal acoustic stuff) to random hardcore, (doesn't sound right) and acosta punk( random power chords) i really don't play guitar, i jsut entertain my self with it( been doin' it from sratch for a year now) it suits me fine( its got strings, and plays fine for me) it has some noise on the 2 lowest strings it hit too hard, the over all sound is kinda fuzzy, (power chords) to good (normal chords) this guitar, (though cheap and basic) i will prolly keep forever
Action, Fit, & Finish
:6
from the factory, it was almost crap, the action was high as anything, but i got that fixed, (along with the frets, they were f**ked up too, then i got them fixed) no real flaws that couldn't b fixed
Reliability/Durability
:5
well, if i were to actually take this to my church and play in the worship band, (i could, i swear) it would sound fine, it stays in tune like u wouldn't believe too( even hard drop d playing, drop c tuned, drop g ..u get the point, u tune it, it will stay that way,if the strings are broken in of course(i jsut got some dean markly's, nice))i haven't used a stap yet, but he only down side i have for my guitar is that, well, it gets dented, very easily, but stay to geter( i've droped it so many times) the wood is kinda soft, but finish really doesn't scratch b4 the wood dents.
Customer Support
:1
never toalked to them, never wanna, i don't even think the company exists( its a wal-mart brand guitar(i got it at media play))
Overall Rating
:8
welll, i've palyed my friend's epiphone, mine has a nice neck feel( like its as samll as an Ibanez gsa-60 neck(which is what i'm gettin in 2 days =) , its got 6 strings, its an acoustic, as long as the strings are like under 3 weeks old, it sounds and is spectacular, but after that, well