S7

I own the Timothy S7 (Limited) acoustic guitar. Its a typical dreadnought guitar - all solid wood, mohagany back, sides and top with a natural satin finish. Rosette's made up of 3 concentric circles of white binding. Guitar comes with a taylor-styled tortoise pickguard, 20 frets, chrome tuner heads, buffalo bone nut & saddle. Fishman prefix preamp and under saddle pickup system plus elixir strings. No bindings of any sort along the sides of this guitar or fanciful inlays of birds etc. Sinamex explained that this was done to keep costs down. Inlays are the standard 3mm dots along the fingerboard. The peghead is noteworthy though, the 'Timothy' label is inlaid flush, nicely on a darkwood veneer attached to the main peghead, with sides sanded flush. No accessories included, had to get a hardcase on my own but for the price for an all solid wood guitar you're paying; this is pretty reasonable.

action as received was set very low. My initial concerns that this would cause buzzing when strummed hard were unfounded. Its obvious this guitar was set up very well for good playability. Finish is good, a light satin over the entire guitar. mild fingerprint marks visible when touched. A soft cloth should keep the finish lasting for good. pickup is great. Sinamex did a great choice in opting for a prefix pickup system and yet manages to keep the price low. Pick ups are extremely sensitive, especially when heard thru a quality acoustic amplifier. uses a 9V battery (supplied) top and back are solid one piece overalls, thus no bookmatching. there is a slight CA stain on the fingerboard dot marker (5th fret position) when seen from the top. but this is almost unnoticable and forgivable given that this guitar had some parts set up by hand. easily cleanable.

The tone is absolutely beautiful. Sinamex carries taylors and the S7 defintely compares well with the taylors for a fraction of the price. It is warm and springy all combined into one. The tone sounds already broken into despite being new. when strummed you get a very balanced output because of the heavy basses and distincy trebles. When plucked, the notes are distinct and the trebles ring out clearly. good sustain. Bar chords and individual notes still ring out higher up the fret register (8 fret and above) but do not expect a Taylor GS kind of sustain.

This guitar would definitely withstand live playing and recording thru a microphone (and very comfortably too). nonetheless, the chromed tuners look like they would need changing 5 yrs for now. definitely not grover standard. nonetheless, the tuners hold their own, no slipbacks or loosenings when tuning. strap button came installed with the guitar and have withstood playing standing up. the radius of the buttons are a little larger than usual (could make a bigger hole in ur strap) but i don't see this as a problem at all. i was initially skeptical about having a mohagany top compared to a spruce one. nonetheless the timothy proved that such dense hardwoods still hold their own and resonate, yet give a warmer response when played.

Sinamex are a friendly lot...the owner readily shared tips on guitar care and maintainence. They are very conscious of their own brand and confident about it - readily letting you compare the timothy to the taylors on display. He narrated his story of how the S7 name was named after his 7 yr old son. Sinamex offers a 10 yr warranty on its Timothy line of guitars covering all aspects of neck maintainence, set up and playability. You don't get these warranty for these prices and quality everyday. They have their own guitar hospital and are the warranted guitar repair centre for taylor guitars in singapore. They offered to set up the guitar anytime to my liking should i need it changed in future.

I've been playing for 4 years and consider this a rather solid investment for a serious player. Definitely not a beginner's guitar. If stolen or lost, I would buy this guitar again.

Made in Singapore. Pretty decent tuners for the price I paid. Dreadnought. Just got it, so can't say much about the tuners and stuff. It's solid all around.

Very comfortable. The finishing is alright. I'd say that I've seen more gorgious guitars like the canadian ones or takamaine or tacomas... but the timothys are pretty sweet. A very humble look, not too flashy and showy. A little bit of glue can be seen at the heel, but I give/take that on the account that it is handmade.

BEAUTIFUL! I love it. Had been used to bassy guitars and I was looking for a seagull or S&P. But for the price of a seagull w/ pickup.. I think the timothy is just unbeatable! The sound sells itself!

Just bought it. Has strap button on already. Finishing looks very decent, doesn't look like it'll wear off easily.. but also doesn't look like it's got a piece of plastic stuck on it either.

They're very enthu about their own guitar. Very friendly. 1yr warranty. So far NONE of their timothys have been sent back! I think that's a very good testimony of the quality of their workmanship.

I think the Timothy is definitely worth the investment. I mean it's a solid top, back, and sides! What I love best is the sound and the feel of it! It's like your hands just melt around the neck into putty...your ears just linger at the last note. I know it sounds like poetry, and that's just that feeling I get when I play the timothy. Beautiful. Absolutely worth the money for worship to my King!

I bought this guitar from Sinamex (the maker for this guitar) This guitar has 20 frets, and the one that I bought is a laminated top. It is equip with a Fishman Prefix (the same as some of the Taylors). The whole guitar is made from Mahogany. It has a dreadnought body and I heard that the machines that they use are the same as those of Baby Taylors.

Thanks to SGH (Sinamex Guitar Hospital) this guitar has no fret buzz, perfect actions and it's machines worked perfectly well.

I have been playing for 4 years in church as a worship leader/musician and I require a guitar that has the top quality sound to worship my Lord and King. I have to say this guitar has the best sound I have ever hear before. It's rich and warm sound can easily beat many of it's competitors. I have played many award winning guitars such as, Taylors, Tacoma, Ovations, Martins, Fenders, Ibanez, Epiphone and ... not many of these guitars came close to the sound this guitar can produce! Consider it's price at S$880 it can easily beat S$1500+ Tacomas! Believe me try it out once and you will know the difference.

Not able to comment just bought it for a few days only.

Sinamex has the best customer support so far. In Singapore it is rare to have such professional shop around.

I have been playing guitar for around 4 years. Have my own band and played for a few gigs already. I owned a ARIA Acoustic which I bought 2 years ago and a Ibanez RG270 which I had for a year. Believe me if it were stolen or lost, I will return to Sinamex and beg them to reserve a S7 before they sold them out!!! One thing that I love most is it's sound, which I am looking for. Before I bought it, I was guitar hunting. I went into Sinamex and after playing with Taylors and Avalons, thinking that they are the best guitars that I can play with, I saw the S7 hanging there. I played it for 5mins and came back 1 week later and I bought it.  However, I have to say that this guitar is too big and bulky for ASIANs especially. It's huge dreadnought may looked oversized for Asians in Singapore. However, it is this feature that makes the guitar sound Incredible!!!! Think about it, S$880 for this incredible guitar! Great VALUE!