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Posted by bob Janet Simons on Sun, 10/11/09 - 09:41:28.
In Reply to carlos vamos homepage : Re: Carlos #210 the 210 is one of the most best carlos guitar they ever made
In the late 1970s and early 1980s I was a guitar salesman and sold Carlos guitars, first as a store manager and then as a wholesaler who sold them to music stores. Back then they were poorly made Korean models that paralleled the Talamine line. The F-307 was the cheapest. Later the Korean shop obtained machines from Takamine but still made them in factories with dirt floors and cheap materials. That improved their quality a great deal - this happened in about 1984. In order to buy the line, a dealer had to buy 72 guitars at one time once per year. They bought 6 (box lot) of any model they wanted. I sold hundreds of them to some dealers. They were OK in the cheap price range after they obtained the Takamine equipment. I haven't seen new ones for years.
re Carlos n=model 210 review; typo error
Sorry for the typos on my review of the model 210. Should be "and we played the axe with 3 different flat picks." not 2.
Carlos Guitar Model 210
Well I must say this Carlos guitar I bought blows me away. Sounds like a Martin D-45, big brassy sound, well balanced. Of course when talking about how good guitars sound it's important to realize that any guitar, no matter how good it is can have many different sounds. Just today a friend came over, an old folkie who used to own his own a music store and sold Carlos guitars and many other guitars imported by Coast Wholesale, and we played this axe with 2 different flat picks. Of course the guitar produced 3 different timbres. So the point is that even something as simple as the type of pick has a lot to due with how a guitar sounds (people argue all the time about what the best pick is, let alone what guitar is best). This model 210 is the killer bluegrass guitar, awesome neck, hand made bridge, all in all a well made guitar and a steal for the price.
I have been playing and performing for over 40 years, I have several killer guitars of the high-end brand group but I always amazed when makers like Carlos, Yamaha, Ventura etc. make these killer sounding guitars for such little money....not everyone can fork out 2-3 grand for some handmade copy of a Martin or a Vintage martin reissue. I have played expensive guitars that can't come close to what this guitar sounds like!
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