Members sammyreynolds01 Posted February 29, 2016 Members Share Posted February 29, 2016 I'm in the hunt for a palor guitar. I looked at many models and found the new Paramount series from Fender that's made in China. The price is $999. Since when did a guitar from China cost that much. Have they become the new South Korea? $999 seems to be way to much for a MIC guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted February 29, 2016 Members Share Posted February 29, 2016 But it's got a Fender logo on it. That alone is like $200. Who knows - they might have finally sourced a good acoustic guitar and they're proud of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted February 29, 2016 Members Share Posted February 29, 2016 Well, they are all solid rosewood or mahogany which is kind of hard to get for less than a grand, but you can do a whole lot better than a Fender acoustic. What else are you looking at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted February 29, 2016 Members Share Posted February 29, 2016 I wonder if they're as awesome sounding as the Telecoustic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sammyreynolds01 Posted February 29, 2016 Author Members Share Posted February 29, 2016 Well, they are all solid rosewood or mahogany which is kind of hard to get for less than a grand, but you can do a whole lot better than a Fender acoustic. What else are you looking at? Looking at Washburn, Breedlove and Ibanez. Any other recommendations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted February 29, 2016 Members Share Posted February 29, 2016 . . . . . . you can do a whole lot better than a Fender acoustic. What else are you looking at? Indeed. And you could try looking at Recording King - they make some nice parlour guitars: http://www.recordingking.com/guitars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted February 29, 2016 Moderators Share Posted February 29, 2016 I've yet to hear any Fender acoustic that sounds vaguely decent. As Garthman says Recording King and Sigma are making some lovely spec'd and sounding guitars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BG76 Posted February 29, 2016 Members Share Posted February 29, 2016 Most FMIC product is garbage. This includes their "Custom Shop" stuff that used to be really nice and only available at select 'Diamond Dealers' (there were 50 or something nationwide). They only had a handful of dealers back then as well. Now, they churn out CS guitars like assembly line guitars and they're made by faceless people. In a perfect world Henry J would buy FMIC and build all the 'marque' brands in the USA. 3/4 of what they make would be named and called Squire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted February 29, 2016 Moderators Share Posted February 29, 2016 In a perfect world Henry J would buy FMIC and build all the 'marque' brands in the USA. 3/4 of what they make would be named and called Squire. Or maybe even Squier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted February 29, 2016 Members Share Posted February 29, 2016 Recording King would be high on my list. Blueridge BR-341 is parlor sized - I've been reasonably impressed with other Blueridge guitars that I've played but haven't played this one (and some people don't care for Blueridge). You could always get a Keller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted February 29, 2016 Members Share Posted February 29, 2016 I don't get to work on too many Fender acoustics - lets face it, they are kind of obscure, but the two that I did work on had the same problem - lifting bridges. When I popped the bridge off in both cases the factory had not removed the top finish to bare wood before the bridge was glued on - unfortunately glue just does not adhere to finish. This is one of the most basic operations in building an acoustic guitar and not doing it properly sets the stage for certain failure. I don't know if other Fenders are built in the same way in the same plant but two our of two is pretty bad odds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted February 29, 2016 Members Share Posted February 29, 2016 Throw Eastman into this conversation and for a grand used, get a real Martin 15 series. No brainier as far as I'm concerned. I owned a Blueridge 361 for a bit, should never have sold it, was a very impressive guitar. If you buy an acoustic online, check out Maury's music and spend some time at http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikeo Posted February 29, 2016 Members Share Posted February 29, 2016 These are nice for 5000 bucks Who needs furniture in the parlor anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikeo Posted February 29, 2016 Members Share Posted February 29, 2016 I have a Taylor GS mini that is kind of like a modern parlor guitar.Mine is the mahogany one without the pup, cause I bought it years ago. Made in Mexico, so you might need to cherry pick through some of the firewood they used to make these things. They sound pretty nice all in all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted March 1, 2016 Members Share Posted March 1, 2016 I have a Taylor GS mini that is kind of like a modern parlor guitar. Mine is the mahogany one without the pup, cause I bought it years ago. Made in Mexico, so you might need to cherry pick through some of the firewood they used to make these things. They sound pretty nice all in all. Martin do one too...All solid, the dread junior, still has that Martin tone. http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/DreadJR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BG76 Posted March 2, 2016 Members Share Posted March 2, 2016 I have a few Taylor guitars and they're nice for what they are. I have a classical (which is actually pretty nice) that is made in Mexico as well as a Mexican 12 string. I have one of the limited edition USA baritone guitar as well. IMHO Gibson and Martin make better guitars. I guess better is subjective, but that's my opinion. As for having to pick through them I couldn't disagree more. I have played new Martin/Gibson guitars that sound still and thin and a few years later they sound amazing. If you're talking about used I would agree with trying them first. If I was short on cash and wanted a nice acoustic I would buy a used Rhode Island Guild. Great American made guitar and they sound great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted March 2, 2016 Members Share Posted March 2, 2016 One of the important parts of this discussion is to define "parlor" (or "palor") guitar. It is not as well defined as "dreadnaught" or "orchestra model" but it does have some tradition in its size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 I wonder if they're as awesome sounding as the Telecoustic? Note to self: We need a : philbarf : emoticon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 I have a Taylor GS mini that is kind of like a modern parlor guitar. Mine is the mahogany one without the pup, cause I bought it years ago. Made in Mexico, so you might need to cherry pick through some of the firewood they used to make these things. They sound pretty nice all in all. I like my GS Mini quite a bit too. Like yours, it's the mahogany backed model with the spruce top. It's surprisingly "big" sounding for a small guitar. If it was a 24" scale instead of 23.5", it would be even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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