Buy A & L Ami Spruce Burgundy GuitarA & L Ami Spruce Burgundy Guitar Product Description:
- Wild Cherry back and sides
- Rosewood fingerboard and bridge
- Silver Leaf Maple neck
- Handcrafted in Canada
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Spurce Burgundy Acoustic Guitar
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
This guitar is a gem.
By DanTheMan
I mostly play my Art and Lutherie Ami Spruce and I'm a guitar polygamist. It's a great guitar for slide work--bright, but not too bright--responsive, but not overly so--action comes perfect for the job--and it's cheap enough to smack around, dig into, whale on... and not regret it. It also does normal finger picking justice d/t it's balanced tone. I'm really in love with this guitar and literally take it everywhere with me even though I have guitars with deeper tone and greater dynamics. There's just an elegance and balance to this design. It's very playable and hangs out at the beach, by the campfire, in the mountains(it's also light and the Tric cases for it are featherweight), at the park, on the street, in the studio, etc... If I could only have one guitar, this would be it. It did take about 50 hrs of play to really break in and sound good. It was a bit too bright and thin to start with. Every studio needs one IMO. It has to be the easiest guitar to record and it's dirt cheap if you have access to a place that sells them. I've made a couple saddles for it to change the tone, clarity and action, but the original is the best all around one for sure. I've also tried a number of strings, but again the originals are the best again for this guitar. The builders really thought its design and construction out it seems. Certainly unusual for its price. Perfect for travel, the studio, and home.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Has become one of my regular acoustics for practice, rehearsals, performances, recording, and backyard fun
By Jamie M. Albert
This Arthur and Lutherie guitar is built by the same company that makes Seagull guitars and is handcrafted in Canada. I has a hard time choosing between this and a Seagull model when I bought this at a small, very reputable guitar shop in Aurora, IL (outside of Chicago). It has a beautiful color, its size is considered a "folk" size - smaller than a full-size dreadnought but still considered a full size guitar. It is an acoustic guitar (no electronics/built in pickup), which is really how these guitars sound best (they should be mic'ed for best sound in a recording setting or a performance that requires amplification... sometimes I use a Dean Markley sound hole pickup on it, however it sounds best when used with a good instrument mic). Its wood, as far as I know, is not solid like the Seagull I was looking at, but it is very well built and doesn't compromise the sound.The action is excellent on this guitar all the way down the neck. I'm a rhythm player, so I don't often play high up on the board, but there are a few tunes that I use a capo high up (past the 7th fret, so I'm playing chords up to the 11th fret) and have absolutely no problem playing that high - not only is the action not high but the frets are properly spaced at these higher stages down the board. There is absolutely no buzz on the low frets on the low "E" string (in standard tuning), and no buzz anywhere for that matter.I've found light or medium light strings generally are best suited for this guitar, otherwise it can sound a little too "bassy" Although I prefer a deeper tone and do not like a tinny sound at all, you still need some brightness to the sound, and this guitar delivers that nice balance as long as you use the proper strings.It came setup beautifully and in the 6+ years I've owned it (I think my model was made in 2004 and I purchased it new), I haven't had to make any major adjustments aside from changing strings, one 1/16th turn of the truss rod, and tightening one of the tuning keys (the keys don't have locks but they aren't those cheap keys without screws to adjust their tension). I have had an issue lately with the high E (standard tuning) being difficult to tune, but I think it just needs a minor key adjustment and a new string.I have recorded with this guitar both in the studio and at home on an analog 4 track. It sounds beautiful.For the price, this guitar is great and would really suit a diverse set of needs. I consider it mostly a rhythm guitar, but that's partly because I am a rhythm player. It is sort of in-between a budget guitar and something bordering on a higher end guitar. For the average industry price, this guitar is well worth it.Like I said, I use this guitar for practice, rehearsals, performances, recording, and backyard fun. It has a sound that is great for playing folk and folk/country, but I've played other music on it as well. It's also sturdy... I have a hardshell case for it but it has taken a few falls and some hard playing without falling out of tune or compromising anything.The current asking price is reasonable and a decent value, although that can change... I would say if you are going to purchase it in a case where you have to pay for shipping, first try and find a reputable seller (you want it setup right), and around 300 plus shipping is a reasonable value for a sturdy, nice sounding, diverse folk acoustic.
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