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Re: carlos guitars???!!!!
Posted by sammy romo on Sun, 10/24/04 - 13:04:53.
: I bought a Carlos model 249 in November of 1980 (all brown mahogany body, maple neck, rosewood fretboard, the guitar was made in Sept of the same year, there is a date stamp in one of the struts just under the top as you look through the sound hole.) I paid $100 for it brand new, and $25 for a case. Over the years, I have had her neck trued up and the fretboard worked and the action lowered to the point that she plays like butter. Through all the years her voice has only gotten better, sweet and bright because of the brass supports for her strings. I have been offered $1200.00 for this guitar and I turned it down, because it would cost me more than that to buy a Martin replace her.
: I bought the guitar at King's Music in Albuquerque NM. I was later told that Carlos guitars in originated in Korea and that the 249 I had was an introductory model--this company was trying to make a name for itself. Sometime later, the company moved to Malaysia, or so I was told, and their quality went away--consequently I guess the company went away soon afterward.
: The early Carlos guitars (Korean) were well crafted instruments and made from quality materials and as far as I know, are sought after if they are in fine shape. When a guitar dealer offers you 800.00 for a 20 year old guitar you only paid 100 bucks for, you know you did damn good. In retrospect, I wish I had bought the whole shipment.
: I wish you all well in diging up any other information on Carlos guitars and would appreciate an e-mail if you all find anything interesting.
: Finally, in buying any kind of guitar, new or used, it's all about sound and looks. If you like the sound and the looks of the guitar (oh, and you like the way it feels) and the price is in your budget, by all means buy it. Just don't buy something because of the name stamped on it...
Re: carlos guitars???!!!!
: : I bought a Carlos model 249 in November of 1980 (all brown mahogany body, maple neck, rosewood fretboard, the guitar was made in Sept of the same year, there is a date stamp in one of the struts just under the top as you look through the sound hole.) I paid $100 for it brand new, and $25 for a case. Over the years, I have had her neck trued up and the fretboard worked and the action lowered to the point that she plays like butter. Through all the years her voice has only gotten better, sweet and bright because of the brass supports for her strings. I have been offered $1200.00 for this guitar and I turned it down, because it would cost me more than that to buy a Martin replace her.
: : I bought the guitar at King's Music in Albuquerque NM. I was later told that Carlos guitars in originated in Korea and that the 249 I had was an introductory model--this company was trying to make a name for itself. Sometime later, the company moved to Malaysia, or so I was told, and their quality went away--consequently I guess the company went away soon afterward.
: : The early Carlos guitars (Korean) were well crafted instruments and made from quality materials and as far as I know, are sought after if they are in fine shape. When a guitar dealer offers you 800.00 for a 20 year old guitar you only paid 100 bucks for, you know you did damn good. In retrospect, I wish I had bought the whole shipment.
: : I wish you all well in diging up any other information on Carlos guitars and would appreciate an e-mail if you all find anything interesting.
: : Finally, in buying any kind of guitar, new or used, it's all about sound and looks. If you like the sound and the looks of the guitar (oh, and you like the way it feels) and the price is in your budget, by all means buy it. Just don't buy something because of the name stamped on it...
A friend of mine found a model 249 at a tag sale for $15.00w with the case. I brought it home tuned it up and fell in love with it. What do you think is a fair offer for it? It has some minor scratches on the pick gaurd but other than that it looks and sounds great.
Re: carlos guitars???!!!!
My mom just got me a new acoustic Carlos guitar as a gift! i don't know anything about it except that it's brown :P
And to be honest I kinda wish that she asked me before she got it because i've never heard of a Carlos before.. It sounds good though
Re: carlos guitars???!!!!
I have a Carlos model 249 that I bought in Anchorage Alaska when I was stationed there with the Air Force in 1980 and I still have it. I have not found a guitar yet that sounds as sweet as my Carlos. I love it, I have never had it appraised but it would take alot for me to even consider getting rid of it. Mine is made in Korea and have never had a problem with it. It has a tone like no other guitar I have ever played, I always find myself going back to my Carlos to play over other more expensive guitars. I hope everyone loves theres as much as I love mine.
Re: carlos guitars???!!!!
how do you replace the strings for the 249.....?
Re: carlos guitars???!!!!
I have a Carlos Acoustic Model 275, made in Korea and I can't find a single thing on Carlos guitars, other then what I've found from people here, we should get a Carlos Club going, haha, seems we are a rare breed of people brought together buying what we thought were cheap playable guitars and turns out we are playing some obviously rare instruments
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