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Product: Aparicio AA100
Price Paid: US $750.00
Submitted 03/15/2005 at 06:23am by Bryn
Email: bswallen at neorrcom
Features : 8
Made in 2003 Antonio Aparicio AA100. Top of the line student model. Solid spruce top, solid Indian Rosewood back and sides. Tuners not real good (Pretty poor, actually. They feel loose when tuning/tightening), but that's why there are after market replacements. Typical classical guitar: 19 frets, 650mm scale length, lacquer finish. No case is included with the guitar. An SKB hardshell case cost me another $100.00. Having to replace tuners gave this an 8. Petty maybe, but in my opinion, a guitar that retails for around two grand should have better tuners and a case included with it.
Sound : No Opinion
I have only had this guitar about a month. With it being a spruce top guitar and being brand new, it will take a while to fully open and reveal its "true sound." It has opened considerably since I recieved it. Right now, it has a very bright and punchy tone which is typical of spruce. It can also be dolce if I play right in front of the fingerboard. However, it is lacking somewhat in volume. Granted, this is not a concert-level guitar, but I was expecting a little more volume from the start. This should increase as the guitar matures and opens up. (By the way, I am comparing this to my Yamaha GC41C, which I call Boomer for a reason!) I like the tone, but lack of volume and it being new make me have to give a No Opinion here. Give me a few more months, and I will let you know how it really sounds.
Action, Fit, & Finish : 10
Perfect. Extremely comfortable neck: slim yet chunky enough to let you know that you need to make sure your placement is correct. Perfect action of 4mm bass and 3 mm treble. No goofy glue globs on the inside. Everything fits together the way it should. You do not normally see workmanship like this on this level of guitar. Definite 10 here. No Doubt.
Reliability/Durability : 9
With proper care: wiping off body, neck, and strings after every use; keeping in case when not playing; using a humidifier; keeping it in a humidity controlled environment; not doing a Jimi-Hendrix-Monterey-Pop-Festival-Wild-Thing-Voodo-Chile-Lighter-Fluid thing to it, it should last for years. I would use it live when it opens up more, but never without a back-up. You just never know................ Gave a 9 because no classical is "Rock Solid." They are fragile creatures and need proper care.
Customer Support : No Opinion
I bought this from someone on eBay who decided he did not want it. He says that he ordered right from Aparicio's factory, but decided he wanted to buy a Ramirez. I have not had any reason to contact them, I do not think the warranty would apply to me anyhow. Most warranties for instruments like these are for the original buyer only. No opinion here.
Overall Rating : 9
I have been playing for about 20 years. The classical bug hit me about 3 years ago and I have been hooked ever since. I did not give it all 10's and 9's, but I do like this guitar. Would I buy another one? Probably not. This was only bought because I heard they were a good instrument and I could NOT beat the price. These go anywhere from 1500 to 1700 bucks in stores. 750 bucks is a steal. If it were stolen, I would just take the replacement value and put it towards a true concert level instrument. I also have a Yamaha GC41C that is my main guitar right now. This is a nice guitar for taking outside to play on the porch or to take on vacation to the beach or whatever. It will be used as a backup to my Yamaha. This category gets a 9 because it does what a student level guitar is supposed to do: provide a step towards the higher end models.
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Product: Aparicio AA100
Price Paid: US $1475
Submitted 02/14/2005 at 10:31am by Pepe
Email: luthierguitarmaker at yahoocom
Features : 10
Made in 2001 in Spain. It has 19 frets. It is all solid wood, classical guitar.
Neck is Spanish cedar with Ebony stripe. Top is spruce and thebody is Indian rosewood. Fretboard is ebony. Finish is lacquer or somthing like that. Tuners are good, not the top of the line, but I do not complain, I believe they may be Schaller.
It is a 650 mm scale with a compensated saddle.
Sound : 10
The sound is much better than my Ramirez 1A. I do not use amplification. Proper balance, separation, and good volumen.
Action, Fit, & Finish : 10
I have not touched the action. I play as it came. It is perfect for my playing. No buzzing, no unglued bracings. I checked with a small mirror and all the bracin is fine. No ugly glue spot or so.
Reliability/Durability : 10
This guitar will last for ever. I came signed by the luthier. Not just a stamp or a ficticuous name. The mero Antonio Aparicio signed it.
Customer Support : 10
After I purchased the guitar, I have the privilege of speaking to the luthier himself and to his son too. They stand behind their workd. Very nice people who tells you how they arrive to the design, etc. Of course the AA100 is the top of theline for student guitars. It should not be considered student guitar. I have played the AA152, and still love my AA100. Better by far than Alhambra, Ramirez etc.
Overall Rating : 10
I have been playing for more than 10 years. I have Ramirez 1A, Conde, Vergara, and Contreras. No. I saw the article on Acoustic guitar on the AA100 and I had all my answers before buying it. I love everything. It is the best priced guitar. I recommend you buying it.
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