djfisher

Hello all; Admins: Since the last post I read (12/14) indicates some disagreement between at least 2 site admins as to the relevancy of posting to old threads, I think I'll just add to this one, since it was nice to see all of the posts re: Carlos guitars together, rather than having to search through 4 or 5 threads on the same site. But I will obey any further instructions you lay down. Trolls: Please save your calluses for your guitars. I've been around the block too many times to care. To those interested in Carlos guitars, here is my own information. Back in the early 80's, my parents bought me a used Carlos 260FK, "Quality Product of Korea", for a couple of hundred dollars at a Denver guitar store. After years of learning/playing on it, I moved up to a Martin 6 and Taylor 12 (we won't talk about the Epiphone 12 I had for a couple years) and have been fairly content ever since. Recently, I have been wanting a travel guitar and have been looking at the baby Taylors, so I have been thinking of trading in my Carlos at the local Guitar Center. This led my to dig it out of the back of the closet and start researching prices. Now, I literally haven't taken it out of its case in 4 or 5 years and I'll be da***d if it only required minor tuning. The neck is still straight as an arrow and the action is still exceptional. (As other posters have stated, this model, like the other seemingly better "Carlos - made in Korea" models, has the brass nut/saddle/inlays and is x-braced.) Now that I've looked through some of these posts and other internet sites, I may just hang onto it. My boy turns 10 this year and is pretty darn musical and this would be a good starter, if he ever gets the mind and I can't imagine getting a better guitar for the money, new or used. *Note; Aside from some brass tarnish, my guitar is in great shape. I'll have notifications "on", so let me know if you want some pics.