Bytor1975
12-09-2005, 11:16 PM
These totally flew under my radar. Never heard of them. They are part of the Godin family, and the Godin dealer I usually go to only has Godins and Seagulls.
Well, I was killing time during work in a part of town I am usually not around and went to a music store that I had only been to once before. I went in hoping to spend some time on an Eric Johnson Strat. When I didn't see one, I went to the acoustic section, as I have been flirting with the idea of some small 000 or Parlor sized acoustic to mess around with in the living room while spending time with the family instead of down here in the Bat Cave with all the guitars and computer (ya know... I can't take a guitar from downstairs, I just need to get a new one to assign to a new room!... wow, what a run-on sentence!)
So this little parlor caught my eye, and it was an Art & Lutherie, Ami model. Sorry you Canadian readers, but I was totally ignorant of these guys. For those of you that don't know, they are beginning to intermediately priced acoustics, made in Canada with hardwoods (maple necks, rosewood fingerboards, spruce bracing, and the tops, backs, and sides being 3 piece CHERRY laminates as opposed to layers of 'whatever' woods.)
I picked this little guy up and damn! I don't know if it shipped playing this well, or it had some set-up work done in the back, but it was quite astounding... especially for $219! Since I didn't care for the Satin Blue finish I asked what else was available, in particularly did they have some sort of sunburst? He came back out a few minutes later with an antique burst that played just as well as the blue one. The tone, the best I can describe as a tad deeper than a Baby Taylor, but about the same mid-range and top end. Of course, the Parlor is slightly bigger... but still, it was far from boomy because of its tiny size. A hell of a guitar for the price!
http://www.artandlutherieguitars.com/amis.htm
http://i20.ebayimg.com/02/i/05/aa/07/de_1.JPG
Anyhow, just another guitar to consider besides the Epiphone Masterbilt EF-500M and the Guild GAD-30.
The contenders:
Art & Lutherie AMI (actually a bit darker than shown)
http://www.guitarsetc.net/guitar_acou/a_l/al_23134_05036106_f1_lg.jpg
Epiphone Masterbilt EF-500M
http://www.bf-music.com/photo/ef-500m01.jpg
Guild GAD-30
http://media.zzounds.com/media/fit,325by400/quality,85/brand,zzounds/3810200_xl-03ada9ba2d90df95fd21231e3f2bb96b.jpg
Anyone else have one, or tried them?
Well, I was killing time during work in a part of town I am usually not around and went to a music store that I had only been to once before. I went in hoping to spend some time on an Eric Johnson Strat. When I didn't see one, I went to the acoustic section, as I have been flirting with the idea of some small 000 or Parlor sized acoustic to mess around with in the living room while spending time with the family instead of down here in the Bat Cave with all the guitars and computer (ya know... I can't take a guitar from downstairs, I just need to get a new one to assign to a new room!... wow, what a run-on sentence!)
So this little parlor caught my eye, and it was an Art & Lutherie, Ami model. Sorry you Canadian readers, but I was totally ignorant of these guys. For those of you that don't know, they are beginning to intermediately priced acoustics, made in Canada with hardwoods (maple necks, rosewood fingerboards, spruce bracing, and the tops, backs, and sides being 3 piece CHERRY laminates as opposed to layers of 'whatever' woods.)
I picked this little guy up and damn! I don't know if it shipped playing this well, or it had some set-up work done in the back, but it was quite astounding... especially for $219! Since I didn't care for the Satin Blue finish I asked what else was available, in particularly did they have some sort of sunburst? He came back out a few minutes later with an antique burst that played just as well as the blue one. The tone, the best I can describe as a tad deeper than a Baby Taylor, but about the same mid-range and top end. Of course, the Parlor is slightly bigger... but still, it was far from boomy because of its tiny size. A hell of a guitar for the price!
http://www.artandlutherieguitars.com/amis.htm
http://i20.ebayimg.com/02/i/05/aa/07/de_1.JPG
Anyhow, just another guitar to consider besides the Epiphone Masterbilt EF-500M and the Guild GAD-30.
The contenders:
Art & Lutherie AMI (actually a bit darker than shown)
http://www.guitarsetc.net/guitar_acou/a_l/al_23134_05036106_f1_lg.jpg
Epiphone Masterbilt EF-500M
http://www.bf-music.com/photo/ef-500m01.jpg
Guild GAD-30
http://media.zzounds.com/media/fit,325by400/quality,85/brand,zzounds/3810200_xl-03ada9ba2d90df95fd21231e3f2bb96b.jpg
Anyone else have one, or tried them?