Product: Goya G-20
Price Paid: US $100 used
Submitted
01/08/2001
at
02:11pm
by
Anonymous
Features
:
3
Your basic classical guitar. Sides and back look like they might be birch. Probably some Swedish wood. I understand they grow trees over there. ;^)
This was my first playable guitar. I got it used in 1963 for $100 at Manny's Music in NYC. I played it for 10 years until I got my Martin. I still don't own another classical. The finish is most amazingly crackled. The intonation ain't what it could be. I've replaced the tuners.
It sits on a stand in my living room and it's the first one I pick up to figure something out on.
Sound
:
7
This is a nice sounding guitar. I sometimes think about putting on a new fingerboard to correct the intonation, but putting in several hundred bucks on this guitar would be silly. It's only me who hears it anyway. If I play out, I use another guitar. Sounds nice in DADGAD tuning.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
6
This thing was made before ZIP codes. It's been beat on, hitchhiked with, eaten off of, you name it. It's entitled to some wear. But I think it was pretty well made. It's never been reglued anywhere. The action is fine for a classical. The finish, as mentioned before, is a work of crackle art. I used to be able to get gold-colored strings, which really dress it up.
Reliability/Durability
:
No Opinion
I wouldn't play mine out. But that's just because I'm so attached to it.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Long gone.
Overall Rating
:
10
This guitar was my pal for thirty years. It's not all that good, but it's in decent shape and sounds okay. It holds a lot of memories. I've written some good songs on it. I'd miss it if it got destroyed or stolen; it could never be replaced.
Product: Goya G-20
Price Paid: N/A
Submitted
06/08/2000
at
12:51pm
by
Jim
Email: svpriority<at>aol dot com
Features
:
8
Made, according to list on internet, in 1942. 18 ffret classic style with solid spruce top, solid flamed maple sides and back. Acoustic. Neck mahogany with a 1/4" white wood (?) spline in the center of neck. Ivory bridge and nut. Rosewood fingerboard. Finish is gloss lacquer. Tuners are sloppy, no brand marking.
Sound
:
10
This guitar has more bass than I expected. It sounds wonderful.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
9
Reliability/Durability
:
7
Has withstood at least 30 dry Alaskan winters with resultant crazing of lacquer. Wood is still in good shape. No cracks. The top has developed a little warp from string tension.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
The company is out of business.
Overall Rating
:
No Opinion
