Rayk
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last week I went on a two hour drive to check out a NH F30R it didn't work out tonally for me . The next day I started having thoughts of the BR283A orchestra . I really wanted this guitar a long time back shortly after I bought my BR180A dread in 2014 I believe. Well it got side tracked when Guild came into my life. So I decided that I'm going after it . I have to laugh because I been looking at them for a few weeks now on and off and I almost pulled the trigger one . what held me up is the controversy over the use of Santos rosewood .
I dug into it over a year ago then a few months back and then again last week . You see some dealers claim they used Santos on the 283's since 2010 well Saga musical instruments says nope . Ok now other dealers I met say the same thing but its a more recent change to Santos. so now everyone ( dealer and owners) is on board with the Santos thing. So off to Saga again and its a still nope ! no Santos .
Ok jump ahead to a few days ago, I see my new guitar on Reverb been there a bit as I've viewed it more then once. Its a 2016 and I,m thinking it should be EIR as was before cites kicked in so I bought it ! yes I got a very good price it feels like I stole it actually they were asking 1900.
I ask the shop owner thats not Santos is it ? he said Yup ! Oh for the love of ........ ok well maybe it will impress me but I'm going back to Saga ! SAGA Blocks me LOL no only kidding but they keep tabs on me and I should say this time I went to one of the top dogs and let me tell you not easy to find these guys are ! Yodo chill out !
so end a total of responses is , Santos is not and has not been used on any guitar other the a few small test runs and only on the laminated series. All rosewood is EIR.
The 200 series guitars states premium Tone wood Sagas description have been a tad lacking . so what that means is its a highest grade of Rosewood. OK works for me LOL
I received the guitar last night, played it a second then went to Moms for dinner and I Kept thinking about it . Today I had more time and its pretty darn good so much like my 180A . the 283a sings sustains for like FOREVER ! hahaha no but its really good .
I'm really happy about this guitar after all this time shes finally mine.
a demo coming when I get time . a few pics for now.
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I dug into it over a year ago then a few months back and then again last week . You see some dealers claim they used Santos on the 283's since 2010 well Saga musical instruments says nope . Ok now other dealers I met say the same thing but its a more recent change to Santos. so now everyone ( dealer and owners) is on board with the Santos thing. So off to Saga again and its a still nope ! no Santos .
Ok jump ahead to a few days ago, I see my new guitar on Reverb been there a bit as I've viewed it more then once. Its a 2016 and I,m thinking it should be EIR as was before cites kicked in so I bought it ! yes I got a very good price it feels like I stole it actually they were asking 1900.
I ask the shop owner thats not Santos is it ? he said Yup ! Oh for the love of ........ ok well maybe it will impress me but I'm going back to Saga ! SAGA Blocks me LOL no only kidding but they keep tabs on me and I should say this time I went to one of the top dogs and let me tell you not easy to find these guys are ! Yodo chill out !
so end a total of responses is , Santos is not and has not been used on any guitar other the a few small test runs and only on the laminated series. All rosewood is EIR.
The 200 series guitars states premium Tone wood Sagas description have been a tad lacking . so what that means is its a highest grade of Rosewood. OK works for me LOL
I received the guitar last night, played it a second then went to Moms for dinner and I Kept thinking about it . Today I had more time and its pretty darn good so much like my 180A . the 283a sings sustains for like FOREVER ! hahaha no but its really good .
I'm really happy about this guitar after all this time shes finally mine.
a demo coming when I get time . a few pics for now.
please excuse typos