Product: Alastair Miller 00
Price Paid: US $5000
Submitted
06/18/2005
at
04:13am
by
Robert Goldberg
Email: robertdgoldberg at hotmail<dot>com
Features
:
10
This guitar features a really comfortable '00' sized body shape. Woods include really beautiful Brazilian rosewood back & sides, one-piece Sitka spruce top, 'snakehead' peghead with Brazilian veneer, spalted maple rosette and snakewood body binding. Ebony fingerboard is bound with ebony binding. Ebony bridge with an intonation compensated bone saddle . Gold plated Schaller M6 tuners with ebony buttons, 1 3/4" wide bone nut, 25" scale length, and modified scalloped bracing. The finish is a finely applied French polish.
Sound
:
10
What a great guitar. The bass leaps out and is perfectly balanced with the upper register tones. The intonation is perfect. It is loud and clear with perfectly sympathetic overtones (unlike Goodalls I have played). This is the perfect small-bodied guitar. I use it for all kinds of music - Brazilian bossa and chori?os as well as blues and jazz.
Even country music sounds fantastic.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
12th Fret of toronto Canada did a perfect set-up. The guitar is beautifully made and finished. The French-polished shellac was expertly applied.
Reliability/Durability
:
8
This is not a guitar to take out and bang around but it will last a lifetime and provide a lifetime of pleasure. It is perfect for those private moments of musical pleasure at home.
Customer Support
:
10
I bought the guitar from 12th Fret in Toronto. It's a real guitar pro shop. Though I wish the case that came with the guitar was a better fit. It is a little too large.
Overall Rating
:
10
I also own a beautiful Michael Heiden 000 sunburst, a Kenny Hill Torres nylon string crossover. They are also great guitars. The Alastair Miller nicely fills a niche between them.
