Product: Ted Thompson T1DL
Price Paid: US $1850.00
Submitted
11/27/2000
at
07:33pm
by
Mitch
Email: mek1954<at>yahoo dot com
Features
:
9
1997 T1DL Sitka Spruce Top, with straight tite grained. East Indian
Rosewood back and sides. Wood bindings made of maple with wood and abalone rosette.
Mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard. Ebony bridge. Bound fingerboard
with ebony tuning buttons/gold schallers. Finish is UV cured catalized
varnish thinly painted.Top quality woods with good cross silking on the Alaskan sitka top.
Sound
:
10
Finger/style guitar in my view, but it can be strummed a well.Clear and balanced up the neck, piano like with clear highs and not overly bassy. Excellent string definition and clarity.As good as many instruments that cost substanially more! Ringing and bell like great in open tunings.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
Fit and finish are superb! My only complaint is that the sides don't match the the back pieces as well as I think Ted could have done. Inside the guitar The Bill Collings of Canada. Clean workmanship barr none. Lets not forget mine has a bone nut and saddle on the deluxe,it may not be standard, but you can request the upgrade.
Reliability/Durability
:
8
Very reliability for an acoustic.
Customer Support
:
10
He takes calls and is a total gem. He's a custom builder with a growing following in the states.
Overall Rating
:
10
I love the sound and tone. I want another in Brazilian/ Adarondack.
If your a basher and banger it's not the guitar for you.Other than that I highly support this maker from Canada. Let's not forget the price its equal in my mind to America's $2700.00 plus guitars!! Check your foriegn exchange rates at your local bank and you will understand why.
