TimMoore
09-28-2005, 07:23 AM
Hi All,
I'm a long time lurker and first time poster.
As an electric guitarist turned ss acoustic guitarist turned cg wannabe (or cg "student" is a better name), I decided to take the plunge and finally upgrade my cg.
I decided on the Asturia Standard based on price and on the comments regarding it's playability. I figured that it's playability would ease the transition from ss acoustic to a nylon cg. I was under the impression that improved playability would be a "relative" term to very unplayable cg's that I had experienced in the past.
When I recieved the instrument, I was stunned. I immediately realized that this instrument was as playable or more playable than all my other guitars. For reasons that I still don't undrestand, barre chords, my long standing nemesis, are no longer a problem. They sound full and no dead strings or buzzing. I can't believe that I became a better player just by getting a new instrument. :D
The craftsmanship on the instrument is superb and I can't find a single flaw anywhere on the instrument. The tone out-of-the-box was a little disappointing but I'm amazed at how quickly the instrument opened up within a few hours of play and the tone is continuing to improve. Given that I've only had it less than a day, I can't wait to see how the tone of the instrument will continue to evolve.
I was also very impressed with the service from GSI. Literally within minutes of my placing the order over the internet, Ken was on the phone with me confirming my order and suggesting ways that I could save some money on shipping. I did not expect this level of service on a "student" instrument.
My only "complaint" about the instrument is the lack of any side dots. I'd like at least one dot for the 7th fret. But, I guess that this will just make me a better player to not have to rely on the dots ;-)
Finally, does any one know what type of strings come standard on this instrument and does anyone have any experience with other strings and their effect on this instrument ??
The thing that I've noticed is that the D and G strings don't sound very well together and although each one sounds great alone and intonation and tuning of the guitar seems spot on, if you play two notes together on the D and G strings they tend to "resonant" badly against each other causing some "sourness". For example, with the standard Aminor chord, if you play the full chord it sounds great. If you play just the D and G strings together, it sounds sour. I've not experienced this before on any of my instruments, and was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on this and if diffenent strings would have a difference.
Cheers,
Tim
I'm a long time lurker and first time poster.
As an electric guitarist turned ss acoustic guitarist turned cg wannabe (or cg "student" is a better name), I decided to take the plunge and finally upgrade my cg.
I decided on the Asturia Standard based on price and on the comments regarding it's playability. I figured that it's playability would ease the transition from ss acoustic to a nylon cg. I was under the impression that improved playability would be a "relative" term to very unplayable cg's that I had experienced in the past.
When I recieved the instrument, I was stunned. I immediately realized that this instrument was as playable or more playable than all my other guitars. For reasons that I still don't undrestand, barre chords, my long standing nemesis, are no longer a problem. They sound full and no dead strings or buzzing. I can't believe that I became a better player just by getting a new instrument. :D
The craftsmanship on the instrument is superb and I can't find a single flaw anywhere on the instrument. The tone out-of-the-box was a little disappointing but I'm amazed at how quickly the instrument opened up within a few hours of play and the tone is continuing to improve. Given that I've only had it less than a day, I can't wait to see how the tone of the instrument will continue to evolve.
I was also very impressed with the service from GSI. Literally within minutes of my placing the order over the internet, Ken was on the phone with me confirming my order and suggesting ways that I could save some money on shipping. I did not expect this level of service on a "student" instrument.
My only "complaint" about the instrument is the lack of any side dots. I'd like at least one dot for the 7th fret. But, I guess that this will just make me a better player to not have to rely on the dots ;-)
Finally, does any one know what type of strings come standard on this instrument and does anyone have any experience with other strings and their effect on this instrument ??
The thing that I've noticed is that the D and G strings don't sound very well together and although each one sounds great alone and intonation and tuning of the guitar seems spot on, if you play two notes together on the D and G strings they tend to "resonant" badly against each other causing some "sourness". For example, with the standard Aminor chord, if you play the full chord it sounds great. If you play just the D and G strings together, it sounds sour. I've not experienced this before on any of my instruments, and was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on this and if diffenent strings would have a difference.
Cheers,
Tim