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(More customer reviews)The 5 star rating is in reference to this guitar at the $309 price that I paid for it a couple of days ago (11/12/10.) Would it hold its own compared to a handmade $12K Busato SelMac guitar? Probably not. However, it does compare favorably with a Cigano Gj-10, which costs about $130 more. When I got the guitar it was set up nicely. The neck was straight, the frets were smooth and buzz-free, and it came with a new set of D'Addario Gypsy Jazz strings (11s.) It's an absolutely beautiful guitar. Both the top and back are arched. It has the traditional SelMac rosewood floating bridge, where the middle is moveable. The finish is very attractive, and there are more ply of binding around the body and rosette than I care to count (You don't get that with a Cigano!) The tailpiece is nicely detailed as well.
The guitar has the traditional SelMac sound when played in the Jazz Manouche fashion (FYI, SelMac is a portmanteau of Selmer and Maccaferri, the manufacturer and designer of the original Gypsy Jazz guitars made famous by the likes of Django Reinhardt and Oscar Alemán.) However, this guitar is a lot more versatile than one might imagine. You can get a lot of different tones from this guitar by varying your technique and pick selection. I've been playing acoustic Bebop on mine, using Dunlop Jazztone 208 picks. It also lends itself to finger-picking (the 1¾" nut-width makes that a breeze.)
I am very pleased with this purchase, and until my Jazz Manouche chops warrant a guitar with John Jorgenson's name on the headstock, this is the SelMac that I will be playing.
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