Members greenonion Posted April 17, 2008 Members Share Posted April 17, 2008 Can anyone tell me anything about Kona Guitars ? I am interested in the acousyic electric and the thin line K2 as well. They get good reviews Any info would be helpful Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members greenonion Posted April 17, 2008 Author Members Share Posted April 17, 2008 Doesn`t appear anyone has any info on these Can anyone offer an opinion ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chills Posted April 17, 2008 Members Share Posted April 17, 2008 I have one......... Its a Gold series....cutaway http://konaguitars.com/2005/gold.htm I dont like it much but I wanted a guitar asap. I hadnt played for about 10 years..and only had a real old beater that was terrible and wanted to start playing again.......I should have waited....a bit ..........but I live in the boonies.......and it was available. I play in an open tuning......and use a slide a bit. Anyway this Gold has poor to terrible intonation. I havent had it set up. The action otherwise is fine. The bass tone is why I bought it...but......the high end is way to tinning for my tastes. For the price I paid........I could have got a much better guitar...had I not been so impatient..... I have since played a Crafter, Cort, Epiphone, Aleverez and a couple others that were a helluvalot better for much less or around the same price. FWIW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted April 17, 2008 Members Share Posted April 17, 2008 Konas are intended to be sold by pawn shops. They're okay but not spectacular. All laminated. Depending on your price range you can probably do better. Bear in mind that a decent A/E will run $400 on up. A used Yamaha with an aftermarket pickup might be a better investment. How much are you planning to spend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rjoxyz Posted April 17, 2008 Members Share Posted April 17, 2008 I owned one of the thinline K2 A/E's some time ago. It was not too bad plugged in, and comfortable, but pointless as an acoustic. Not really a bad value, as I got it on eBay for pretty cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChainsawCharlie Posted April 20, 2008 Members Share Posted April 20, 2008 I've got a K2. I needed a guitar with a pickup for cheap. It was good for the price. I played it in church for a while, but the bridge started to pull up, making it un-playable. Now I'll see if the warrenty is any good. I'm hoping for a replacement, I did like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kimona Posted April 20, 2008 Members Share Posted April 20, 2008 I came across a few Kona guitars recently. The ones I saw looked nice, but really weren't very playable. Now, when I think of Kona guitars, I think flea market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Samilyn Posted April 20, 2008 Members Share Posted April 20, 2008 I've spotted a couple in pawn shops, too. Tried one and "Esteban" came to mind. Total garbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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