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Overall Rating: 3.0 (of 5) |
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Reviewed on 11/4/09 by
James Pierson
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Rating: 
Given that I already had two Staggs (one electric and one classical) you can see that I hover around the low-price end of the market. That's one way I can have a variety of lefty guitars available to me without going into debt forever. But it also has made me fairly tolerant of imperfect instruments (and why not? I build imperfect instruments myself!). The Siempre 210L is a great-looking lefty classical with a cutaway and electric capability. Its playability is extraordinary, but its sound has a major flaw -- the honk note. Still, I play this guitar all the time. Go figure a crazy man! So because I like the guitar so much in spite of its flaw, I'm giving it an average rating. Just beware of resonance phenomena like honk notes on these cheap Asian specials. |
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Price: $100 (new)
Where Obtained: eBay/Guitars Amps and beyond
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Features:
I have heard these are made in China, but I am not sure about that. Here are the specs as given in the ad: Cutaway Design; Rosewood Fingerboard and Bridge; Solid Spruce Top; Handmade Rosette; Laminated Headstock; Custom Machines and Replacable Knobs; Multi Layered Binding;7 Layer Center Back Binding; Booked and Matched
Overall Length 39 1/2"; Width at Widest Point 14 1/2"; Body Depth 3 7/8". Active electronics. |
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Playability:
The BEST thing about this guitar is its playability -- action, neck, etc. The finish on the fretboard is only fair in some places but somehow they gave this thing top-notch playability -- in spite of it having a concave bride saddle! Yes, where most bridge saddles have convex upper (string-contact) surface, this baby has a concave one. Never seen anything like it. But it works! This guitar is so playable that I enjoy using it very often in spite of its honk-note issues (see below). |
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Sound Quality:
I would say the sound is good, but there's a big caveat there -- this guitar has the mother of all honking notes in the bass strings about 2/3 of the way up the neck. The resonance is so strong that it vibrates whatever wiring connects the pickup/active electronics inside. I noticed the same thing (though not nearly so pronounced) in a Stagg guitar, also Chinese, that has an almost identical profile to this one. Chords sound good and there's a nice warmth to the sound overall, though I think the spruce top will take a while to settle into its best acoustic nature. But because of the honk note I can't give it a neutral rating... |
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Durability:
I have not had this guitar long enough to assess its durability. |
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