Alvarez Acoustics

[dtb]

steven, I got my HD28 2 years ago, and still say it's the best gear purchase I ever made.

dtb

 

[StevenLindsey]

yeah I played the HD28 at our local music store the other day. I compared just about all the guitars in there and then sat and played the 28 for about 2 hours. Man it was nice. Aren't the d28 and the hd28 the same guitar except for the Herringbone inlay work? I really don't care to pay for artwork. Just give me that sound. < Saving up >

 

[philboyd studge]

The HD28's have scalloped bracing and presumably better wood selection.

 

[Track Rat]

I'll take the artwork AND the sound. My two main babies are my Martin D-41 and Taylor XXV-GA. In a word, "nice".

 

[StevenLindsey]

Is the d41 a step up from the 28? I'm gonna look at all the Martins.

Anybody here played or seen a Pimentel guitar? Looks like those guys do some very nice work. They will make you one to order.

http://www.pimentelguitars.com/

 

[Track Rat]

It's the same body size (Dreadnaught) with different wood and trim. It's a few models up the ladder. Both the 28 and the 41 have a Rosewood back and sides but the 41 has a bound fingerboard (ebony) and the purfling is mother of pearl and also the rosette. The headstock and fret markers are inlaid abalone. Very nice guitar. The Taylor I just picked up and this beast has some SERIOUS inlay on the fingerboard

 

[StevenLindsey]

I played a bunch of acoustics at Mars in Dallas some time ago - several high-end Gibsons - and then played a Taylor ( I think a 414C - something like that ). The Taylor sounded better ( about $1400 ) than the $3000 Gibsons to me. I am going to go examine some Taylors before I buy.

 

[LocusLarsen]

The D41 is like 99.9999999999999% the same basic setupas the HD 28. Better binding and still has the Heringbone inlay on the back. Even the funny angle thing were the headstock meets the neck.

 

[Track Rat]

Yeah, the "arrow head" carved on the neck/headstock joint.