Applause AE64 Acoustic Electric Guitar

Advantages: Beautiful sound, playability and look
Disadvantages: Disadvantages?!

...So I'm sat here in my room at my halls of residence playing on my acoustic electric guitar, when it hit me..."could I review this on Ciao?"...yes, I could!! Applause Guitars are the younger brother of guitar manufacturers Ovation, who have been making trustworthy guitars for over 30 years now, and here have used this experience to make a guitar that doesn't sound like a guitar that is as cheap as this, but is a high-quality product. My model number is actually the AE 28, rather than the 64, but trust me, from what I know about Ovations and what else I can work out, there are no differences here except the numbers! I brought it in November last year from a local music retailers, who I purchased my two other guitars (both electric), so trusted them fully when they recommended me this offering, and they've not let me down...

carl.mcqueen 19.03.2006 · Read review
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Review of Applause AE64 Acoustic Electric Guitar

Taylor 810 Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar

Advantages: Superior tone, easy to play
Disadvantages: Expensive

...I wish I was the proud possessor of a Taylor 810 guitar! The one I'm writing about belongs to a friend of mine, and he's very protective of it, will let very few people touch it (I appear to be one of the favoured few!) The guitar itself is made of Indian rosewood back and sides, with a Sitka spruce top, with distinctive Taylor ebony bridge and scratchplate. The neck is tropical American mahogany, the fingerboard is also ebony. The soundhole is decorated with Abalone,however this is not excessive. Machine heads are gold plated for a touch of luxury. As much care has been taken on the inside of this guitar as on the outside, and the finish is smooth, even on those hard-to-reach corners inside the guitar. This particular guitar does not have a fitted pickup, however I use an ebony Mimesis acoustic pickup which is excellent...

Carole2512 15.09.2003 · Read review
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Review of Taylor 810 Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar

THE best electro acoustic guitar!

Advantages: Sound, build, playability
Disadvantages: Rounded back can be awkward at first.

...If you have read some of my other guitar reviews, you will know im a bit of a collector of guitars. In fact, you could almost say its an obsession. Therfore no collection would be complete without an axe from one of the world's finest and best known acoustic producers. Ovation. I own the Ovation Celebrity Deluxe which i believe is the finest looking in the Ovation range. However, you will also know that from my other reviews, Im left handed with the guitar which narrows your choice in colour. For a Right hander, the choices include, Black, Natural, Wine, Green and a sunburst effect top and also available in vasious mapel finishes. Im afraid to say my only choice was Black. Still it does look rather fetching and contrasts well with the Marquetry effect leaves around the multiple sound holes. Being an Ovation, it does come...

andycharger 31.10.2007 · Read review
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review of Epiphone Hummingbird Acoustic Guitar

Advantages: very playable
Disadvantages: short sustain

...The Epipiphone Hummingbird is my first Acoustic guitar i have not stolen off my dad. £300 is not a bad deal, seeing as the Gibson acoustics are all around £3000. The looks and finish of this guitar are very nice, i enjoy graphics on my guitar as long as they arent too loud, and this 'mockingbird' illustration is just plain pleasent. The shape of the guitar is perfect so that it can sit on your lap for hours and not ache, partly due to its incredibly light weight. The playability is pretty much perfect, the best you can get for a £300 acoustic, and times I thought I was playing an electric, the fretboard was just so slim, the strings were at perfect distance from the fretboard. The sound is not as good as the playability I must admit, probably because of the lightweight body, it is not hard enough to sustain the notes for a very long...

Diamond_Joe 01.11.2005 · Read review
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Review of Epiphone Hummingbird Acoustic Guitar

The Rich Mans Guitar...Maybe not!

Advantages: Pretty good sustain accoustically.
Disadvantages: Spruce front isn't book matched with slight flaws in the grain.

...My husband is a guitar freak, as some women have to keep buying shoes he has to keep buying guitars! I'm not a musician but he is and a damn good one at that, at least I think so. I've been dragged around music shops, guitar shows and made to look up web sites for him so I concider myself a tad of an expert on the subject! WHAT IS IT MADE OF Well the front and sides are made of mahogony as is the neck, the front is spruce with a sudo tortoise shell scratch board. The finger board and bridge are made of ebony. TONE The tone of the 310 ce is the typical modern tone associated with Taylor guitars, also this model tends to be brighter due to the mahogony back. The treble tends to over power the bass and middle strings when played acostically (this will balence itself out with age), however this can be balenced when played...

Ragdoll26 04.03.2005 · Read review
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Review of Taylor 310ce Dreadnought Acoustic Electric Guitar

Talor Big Baby Acoustic Guitar

Advantages: Lightweight, Excellent Build Quality, Beautiful tone.
Disadvantages: Not A Lot

...Having just puchased one of these guitars on the wonderful ebay, I thought that i may as well review it for my friends on ciao. When the guitar arrives it comes in a very sturdy, expensive looking padded gig bag. As soon as you unpack it from the box it reeks of quality, the gig bag itself has a carrying handle on the top and a strap on the rear, so you can sling it over you back in a rock ' roll style. It has a large front pocket for carrying various bits and bobs (large enough to carry a tab book), and features an embroided Taylor logo, essential for letting others know whats inside. Once you open the gig bag and lift out the guitar it becomes apparent how lightweight the instrument is. The back and sides are made from Sapele veneerand the top is Sitka spruce. While these are not the most expensive and best sounding woods used...

mrchriswill 15.03.2005 · Read review
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Review of Taylor Big Baby Acoustic Guitar

Taylor 310 Dreadnought Is Money Well Spent

Advantages: Quality construction, great playability, reasonable price
Disadvantages: None

...The Taylor Guitar company touts its' Taylor 310 Dreadnought acoustic guitar as being the most affordable full size, solid wood guitar in the Taylor line. This instrument was constructed with the "no frills design" concept in mind--great sound, easy playability, and quality construction, for a reasonable price. After I "test drove" one of these guitars, I must say that the Taylor 310 Dreadnought acoustic guitar lives up to the hype. This guitar is a six-string acoustic guitar that is a member of the Taylor 300 Series. The back and sides are sepele mahogany, the top is sitka spruce, and the neck is mahogany, with an ebony fretboard complete with pearl dot inlays. The nut and saddle are made of tusq, and the headstock overlay is Indian rosewood. The soundhole rosette is made of plastic, and the binding on the body is black plastic...

mmosier 01.08.2002 · Read review
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Review of Taylor 310 Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar

My favourite guitar!

Advantages: Great sound plugged or unplugged, well made
Disadvantages: Modest styling

...materials used in the construction: Sitka Spruce for the top, and African Mahogony for the back and sides. This guitar is fitted with the Taylor Expression System which I think works very well. You can adjust the tone of the guitar, as well as correct feedback problems with the frequency switch and a slider. All in all, if you are looking for a truly versatile electro acoustic guitar for the studio, stage or even just unplugged for the hell of it, this is definitely my guitar of choice....

bazeebond 20.10.2004 · Read review
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Review of Taylor 314ce Grand Auditorium Acoustic Electric Guitar

1 of the elite trio of acoustic brands!!!

Advantages: will last a life time, sounds great, plays great, will not depreciate
Disadvantages: costly to begin with

...After playing for 12 years I had finally found an acoustic that was worthy of being purchased by myself. The acoustic market has an elite trio which consists in my opinion of: Taylor, Gibson and Martin. All offer fantastic tones, comfortable playability, exceptional intonation and superb craftsmanship. They are the bench mark of acoustics that offer outstanding quality which other brands cannot match. To put it quite simply, If you purchase a Martin you will never have to buy another acoustic again, they are the perfect tool for all professional players. In my experience I have never seen one loose any value or sound bad. My advice would be to certainly shop around to find the best deals and Do not just settle on the first that you pick up unless you are instantly happy with its feel and sound. No two acoustics are identical in sound...

kylehall99 21.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Martin D-28 Acoustic Guitar

Nautical themed guitars? Whats next?

Advantages: Beautiful guitar, rich sound and great construction
Disadvantages: Pre-amp can have a little high treble.

...looks great around campfires and on stages. My friends have always told me when I play it that it look stunning. And it is, it s a beautifully made guitar, with a high quality golden finish. I'm product to carry it with me. It has a small transparent pick guard below the strings, this is merely for protection nothing else. It has darker sides giving it a tradition acoustic guitar look, and the maple neck is wonderfully made. The cutaway body makes it very comfortable to sit and play whilst being stylish and modern. It is made withMulti-ply bindings and also has an intricate inlaid rope pattern around the sound hole - it has a high-grade solid spruce top and solid rosewood back; cosmetic detailing elsewhere is suggestive compass series nautical theme. It has mother of pearl dot fret markers as well. Playing it as an Acoustic Guitar It...

martirya 10.11.2007 · Read review
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