Product: Jesse Brace Guitars Macaferri
Price Paid: US $1200
Submitted
03/19/2006
at
03:23pm
by
Stan
Features
:
10
2006 Macaferri Grande Bouche design, Solid Sitka spruce top, and solid Flamed Maple back and sides, bound in Ebony with ebony fingerboard and bridge. Made by Jesse in BC Canada. 1 7/8 inch wide at the nut and 12 frets to body. Made from original french plans. with Gator Case Gotoh open tuners. Wonderful heavy handmade brass tailpiece with ebony insert and fet under.
Sound
:
10
This is a gypsy jazz guitar and is used for that purpose, It has the growl and volume I expect from a well mde gypsy guitar. It has not yet opened up because of its newness, My expectations are high because of its present sound.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
No Opinion
Jesse delivered it set up well with perfect intonation. Th e action was lower than I like and Jesse is making a new bridge to increase the height at no extra cost, great service.
Reliability/Durability
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10
Every thing is solid finish will last, and I would use it without a back up.
Customer Support
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10
Jesse is great to deal with and stands behind his work, He was a partner in Legend guitars, and they had a great reputation. See above making a new bridge to get what I want. Made in 3 days.
Overall Rating
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10
I have been playing for 40 years, If it were lost I would have another made in a heartbeat. It looks and sounds great, It is very playable, This is my second Macaferri design and this is far superior to the other. I asked for acouple of features when it was being built, the fretboard to be wide and made of ebony
