Product: Gadotti Guitars The King Model
Price Paid: USD 3,000
Submitted
03/14/2008
at
04:17pm
by
J W
Features
:
10
This guitar was hand made by Brazilian Luthier Jeanfranco Gadotti and has a good list of exotic woods. The guitars are not sprayed, but oiled without staining which can only show the natural wood selection in a multi-laminate wood color contrast. Mine has a Curly Blond Maple top and 4 layer body with Padauk on the back with the body being chambered for maximum tone effect and snappy play. The neck is 5 piece laminate neck through body with the center removed from the guitar which is unique. The pick up system is LR Baggs and the guitar is a Nylon String King version with a wider, but thinner Classical Style neck.
Sound
:
10
Guitar is solid with great acoustic, almost archtop poppyness. Plugged in, it is full with lots of bass bottom. No feeding back and able to take effects through a tube amp.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
The best part of the guitar is how it fits to the hand unlike other factory guitars. The oil finish makes the guitar feel earthy. The laminated exotic woods in the King design is a work of art.
Reliability/Durability
:
10
I have played this guitar live with a Nylon string setting and it did very well. It accepted dymanics well in a live setting.
Customer Support
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10
Built by one man you can trust. He has a relationship with every guitar and the owner which makes it personal.
Overall Rating
:
10
Not very often to you have the chance of putting you own wood selections together and have it created by one of the best Luthiers out there. In so many ways, any price is cheap for a modern classic.
