@@FlowforthInstruments no doubt as it cost 3 times more but i dont have the cash . especially in these time. vintage ordered. i needed only to have it around as all the other guitars are expensive and i need one that can stay always on the sofa not in gigbag or hard case . cheers
'small' but pretty sound. I made it to intermediate classical level and nail-play. That is when a steel string really sounds best. The cheap ($350 NEW ) Guild with padded Guild bag and electronics is one of the nicest VERY cheap China guitar I have seen. D in VA
I realize that some people may actually prefer the sound, but I have to wonder if the current trend toward mahogany tops is driven in part by price and availability of suitable cuts of spruce and cedar.
Cheers mate, am considering getting one, currently £89.00 new on ebay, seems like a fair price considering how lovely it looks, whack some nice strings on it then good to go 👍🏻🎸
Hi, did you adjust the action much after getting your guitar? I've just got one and i'm not incredibly experienced but I'm thinking of lowering the action at the bridge on mine, it'll be the first time I've done this on my guitar but I'm just wondering if you recommended the same thing. Thanks and great video!
What is the build quality like after a few months of owning? Another comment said the top had started to warp after a month and compromised the action after the bridge started lifting. Any problems with yours so far?
Hi, nice review! I find myself veering between this & the Gretsch Jim Dandy, have you tried that one too? I assume the Gretsch is a bit higher quality, but the £ savings on this one do appeal, meaning more money in the bank for another guitar ha ha! Appreciate any thoughts you might have, ta!
Great thanks, I have opted for the Statesboro so fingers crossed. I had signed up for a guitar maintenance module on Udemy, 2nd module is on guitar set up so looks like I will need that one too, hopefully save me money n the long run!
Have both! I have a Jim Dandy as well as the Vintage, the Vintage has a slightly sweeter tone and the Gretsch is a little more clanky with a shorter scale. Keep the Vintage in open D and the Gretsch in open G and you're sorted!
I’m looking for a small guitar like a travel, thought these are kinda big considering some folks consider them a parlour. Hey this Brit used to live in West Virginia, love the states and the American people 👍 I think I will try get a Little Martin, they look real nice and a great size.
They make these in different size variations. They are decent but not the best parlors I've come across. Little Martins are nice - I sold one a few weeks back.
@@FlowforthInstruments What do you think of the sound Etc from a Little Martin, I have completely No experience of them at all. Reason I ask is obviously Martin are a big name in the guitar world, plus it Made with this HPL .....I know nothing really about it, I guess it’s a very tough hard wearing material. I’ve been looking like crazy online at these Carbon Fibre guitars, I kinda liked the look of a few .....then I saw the Crazy prices! No chance of getting into an guitar stores here in the U.K., totally lockdown here .....basically Nothing open.
@@YanksandBritsProductions I set up and sold one lately and was impressed with it. It had a nice full sound for a little guitar. I recently found the dreadnought version of the same guitar (made in Mexico) and it's really nice too. I've been playing it a lot. I don't know a lot about High Pressure laminates but it was very durable and sounded good. It's like a thin compressed paper laminate, much how they make the Richlite fretboards. If you can find one of these Martins I'd say go for it.
@@FlowforthInstruments These seem really nice, I’m guessing that they are a little bit smaller that the Tanglewood Crossroads, recently got one of those but had to return it over a few issues with it. I liked things about it but it was a little to big and No armrest, the edge kept digging in my arm. I have looked at loads of guitars, I like the look and size Etc of these parlour guitars. I have No experience of them at all, Never picked one up! As you’ll know ya can’t get into any store right now to check anything out, so ya gotta go off reviews and videos Etc. I like the look of the small Ibanez but I think you tune it differently and need to use a capo on it to use regular tuning EADGBE, I’ve only just got used to that so don’t wanna be changing and getting all confused. If ya do that you’ll mess everything up and be learning ya tuning in DEAGBE or some crazy BS ....LOL I had a Gibson Les Paul back in the mid 90s, probably the reason I put it down was because of 10 ton of BS out there. It’s mind boggling the BS information that’s out there for people, obviously lots of it is Great and ya need it, but if you’re some young guy just picking up guitars for the first time it’s all gonna confuse that crap out of ya. Lots of folk wrap wayyyyyyyyyyy to much of it all up in way to much BS and confusion and take the pleasure out of playing the instrument for people. No wonder so many people stop learning when they buy an instrument. And it’s the same with loads of things, Not just guitars! People over complicate things, it’s just people I guess .....we do what we do .... lol Maybe I should stick to something like the Fender Mini, it’s about £169 and yes it may have a few basic issues who knows but Fender have been around a long time, if ya produce BS then you don’t last long in business. If ya look long and hard at any instrument you will find a few issues. After all, they are all Mass produced items .....Not handmade specifically for each of us.
is it just me or, these laminate all mahogany guitars, sounds as good as solid top guitars of nearly twice the price, i still like the cheaper ones more and 3njoy playing them more. thanks for the video
@@FlowforthInstruments they seem have special tone to them, regardless of the (wood ageing concept). I played Ibanez pf parlour few years ago, sounded one of the best I tried
@@stuartlawler2411 why not remove the strings, pop out the nut and bridge and sand some off the bottom of them thus lowering the action. At this price range I wouldn't be too worried about making it more playable.
Best wishes for the new year.
Thanks mate.
Very cool! Didn't know Vintage made acoustic guitars. A beauty! Happy New Year, Mate!
Another world to explore. Happy New Year!
Great vid. Thanks 👍🏻
Cheers Mr. Lion.
Ordered one yesterday 👍🏼
Ryan Llewellyn do you like it?i am tempted
That's a very nice guitar! I didn't know that "Vintage" guitars were from the UK. Also I didn't know they made acoustics. Very nice!
The company is - but they are made in Asia like everything else. They make good acoustics.
nice review , i am thinking to buy one if you recommend .
be safe out there with this covid 19
See my review on the James Neligan LIS-P parlor - much better guitar!
@@FlowforthInstruments no doubt as it cost 3 times more but i dont have the cash . especially in these time. vintage ordered. i needed only to have it around as all the other guitars are expensive and i need one that can stay always on the sofa not in gigbag or hard case . cheers
Nice nice nice
Thanks for watching.
'small' but pretty sound. I made it to intermediate classical level and nail-play. That is when a steel string really sounds best. The cheap ($350 NEW ) Guild with padded Guild bag and electronics is one of the nicest VERY cheap China guitar I have seen. D in VA
Yes, Guild makes some nice mahogany smaller body guitars.
I realize that some people may actually prefer the sound, but I have to wonder if the current trend toward mahogany tops is driven in part by price and availability of suitable cuts of spruce and cedar.
Possibly - but there are still more choices for spruce topped instruments.
Cheers mate, am considering getting one, currently £89.00 new on ebay, seems like a fair price considering how lovely it looks, whack some nice strings on it then good to go 👍🏻🎸
You will likely have to do some set up but they are decent.
Nuts how they can make a guitar and profit for under a hundred quid.. 🤘🤯
Hi, did you adjust the action much after getting your guitar? I've just got one and i'm not incredibly experienced but I'm thinking of lowering the action at the bridge on mine, it'll be the first time I've done this on my guitar but I'm just wondering if you recommended the same thing. Thanks and great video!
Yes, I had to do quite a lot of set up to both models of these guitars that I reviewed.
Thanks for sharing. It holds its own!.....Before you send it off..would you play by Guy Clark, THE GUITAR . Please! Happy New Years!!)
What is the build quality like after a few months of owning? Another comment said the top had started to warp after a month and compromised the action after the bridge started lifting. Any problems with yours so far?
No problèmes with warping and lifting... slightly bad neck angle and not enough room in the saddle to adjust was the main problem.
Just got it and I was really nervous tuning it for the first time😬
What's up with the tuners?
I hope you got it dialed in. They tend to need some set up.
@@TheTruth70777 nothing, it’s just tuning a guitar for the first time, scary
Hi, nice review! I find myself veering between this & the Gretsch Jim Dandy, have you tried that one too? I assume the Gretsch is a bit higher quality, but the £ savings on this one do appeal, meaning more money in the bank for another guitar ha ha! Appreciate any thoughts you might have, ta!
Great thanks, I have opted for the Statesboro so fingers crossed. I had signed up for a guitar maintenance module on Udemy, 2nd module is on guitar set up so looks like I will need that one too, hopefully save me money n the long run!
Have both! I have a Jim Dandy as well as the Vintage, the Vintage has a slightly sweeter tone and the Gretsch is a little more clanky with a shorter scale. Keep the Vintage in open D and the Gretsch in open G and you're sorted!
I’m not sure if I should get this or the bigger version, is there much difference
I think the bigger models will have more volume and projection - less sweetness.
I’m looking for a small guitar like a travel, thought these are kinda big considering some folks consider them a parlour.
Hey this Brit used to live in West Virginia, love the states and the American people 👍
I think I will try get a Little Martin, they look real nice and a great size.
They make these in different size variations. They are decent but not the best parlors I've come across. Little Martins are nice - I sold one a few weeks back.
@@FlowforthInstruments
What do you think of the sound Etc from a Little Martin, I have completely No experience of them at all.
Reason I ask is obviously Martin are a big name in the guitar world, plus it Made with this HPL .....I know nothing really about it, I guess it’s a very tough hard wearing material.
I’ve been looking like crazy online at these Carbon Fibre guitars, I kinda liked the look of a few .....then I saw the Crazy prices!
No chance of getting into an guitar stores here in the U.K., totally lockdown here .....basically Nothing open.
@@YanksandBritsProductions I set up and sold one lately and was impressed with it. It had a nice full sound for a little guitar. I recently found the dreadnought version of the same guitar (made in Mexico) and it's really nice too. I've been playing it a lot.
I don't know a lot about High Pressure laminates but it was very durable and sounded good. It's like a thin compressed paper laminate, much how they make the Richlite fretboards. If you can find one of these Martins I'd say go for it.
@@FlowforthInstruments
These seem really nice, I’m guessing that they are a little bit smaller that the Tanglewood Crossroads, recently got one of those but had to return it over a few issues with it.
I liked things about it but it was a little to big and No armrest, the edge kept digging in my arm.
I have looked at loads of guitars, I like the look and size Etc of these parlour guitars.
I have No experience of them at all, Never picked one up!
As you’ll know ya can’t get into any store right now to check anything out, so ya gotta go off reviews and videos Etc.
I like the look of the small Ibanez but I think you tune it differently and need to use a capo on it to use regular tuning EADGBE, I’ve only just got used to that so don’t wanna be changing and getting all confused.
If ya do that you’ll mess everything up and be learning ya tuning in DEAGBE or some crazy BS ....LOL
I had a Gibson Les Paul back in the mid 90s, probably the reason I put it down was because of 10 ton of BS out there.
It’s mind boggling the BS information that’s out there for people, obviously lots of it is Great and ya need it, but if you’re some young guy just picking up guitars for the first time it’s all gonna confuse that crap out of ya.
Lots of folk wrap wayyyyyyyyyyy to much of it all up in way to much BS and confusion and take the pleasure out of playing the instrument for people.
No wonder so many people stop learning when they buy an instrument.
And it’s the same with loads of things, Not just guitars!
People over complicate things, it’s just people I guess .....we do what we do .... lol
Maybe I should stick to something like the Fender Mini, it’s about £169 and yes it may have a few basic issues who knows but Fender have been around a long time, if ya produce BS then you don’t last long in business.
If ya look long and hard at any instrument you will find a few issues.
After all, they are all Mass produced items .....Not handmade specifically for each of us.
@@FlowforthInstruments
Is it a case of if the action is Low a guitar is easier to play??
Can it be to low?
Great Video! Bought the Dread version of this. Would you recommend Phosphor bronze elixir strings on this or D’Dario strings?
I like Elixir Polywebs...
is it just me or, these laminate all mahogany guitars, sounds as good as solid top guitars of nearly twice the price, i still like the cheaper ones more and 3njoy playing them more. thanks for the video
Yes, I've had that be the case too. Some really nice laminate mahogany guitars out there.
@@FlowforthInstruments they seem have special tone to them, regardless of the (wood ageing concept). I played Ibanez pf parlour few years ago, sounded one of the best I tried
@@mywaveinwoodswoodperfumes True - I'll be reviewing a Washburn parlour soon.
Where did you get the notion that it has a solid top? The specs I read say it's got a laminate top.
They may have changed the specs. I no longer have it but I'm fairly sure it was solid.
Aluminium! I'm an American who prefers your spelling, so thanks!
Could I use this if I am a total beginner?
Certainly - but understand that these guitars usually come needing set up.
I bought me a v660 MK what a great guitar
I'd like to check out one or two more.
The action looks pretty high... I'm thinking about buying one of these but that's a real concern.
Yes, that was the case on the one I had. Luckily it sold to a blues player that wanted a good action to dig into.
@@FlowforthInstruments thanks for the reply man, I have tendonitis so probably just gonna have to save up for a more expensive parlour guitar.
@@stuartlawler2411 why not remove the strings, pop out the nut and bridge and sand some off the bottom of them thus lowering the action. At this price range I wouldn't be too worried about making it more playable.
@@danallured5806 yea that's the plan
could be adjusted by truss rod ? i am about to buy one , i feel a bit refrain after heard you sold it ... what do you think ?
I do prefer the darker sound of a mahogany instrument
Mahogany parlors are really popular at the moment!
It's cool looking but it's a shame it isn't a boat neck V as it should be
Ha - you need an old Washburn for that.