Opinions needed on a Avalon AS100CE! - Guitar Site

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April 22, 2009 at 10:52 am #25112

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hi all. my son is looking at an Avalon AS100CE and we are wondering if this is a good guitar based on the fact that he has played a Lowden and loved the strength and strong sound off her. any pointers lads and ladies???? ❓
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- April 28, 2009 at 5:50 am #77121
  
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  Glad that my limited info was of use. I hope that proper acousticers can chime in to give more help. It looks like you are after a quality acoustic around Â£600 (that’s $900 on exchange rates for our American friends but, in Britain, we don’t get the deals so think ~$750 in your home market).
  
  Any suggestions? Dale (maplebaby) and Guy (acoustica1) are our hollow-body experts.
- April 27, 2009 at 4:56 pm #77210
  
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  thanks 1bassleft and duly noted. looking at a breedlove for him now cos was not too excited when he played the avalon. will let ye know where he goes from here. thanks
- April 27, 2009 at 7:37 am #77133
  
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  I’m working on the basis that you mean the Korean-made Silver Series, rather than Avalons made in Ireland. If I’m wrong then this is a bit of a waste of reading (apols, but I don’t think the AS100CE is made anywhere other than Korea). Harmony Central has posted a couple of reviewers and, although H-C reviews can be written by idiots, these two are balanced:
  http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/product/Avalon+Guitars/AS100CE+Silver+Series/10/1
  
  If your son has played a Lowden then the feel will be similar but it’s probably a bit much to expect a Korean made (with laminated back and sides) to be in the same league. Don’t buy without a try is my (not very expert) advice.
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