Furch Violet, Yellow & Red Series Acoustics Comparison Demo
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- Reviewed in Guitarist Magazine 498
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Thanks for the beautiful review video and your kind words about our guitars. We can't get enough of your playing, Jamie - these guitars really come to life in your hands! All the best from Furch.
Need these at sweetwater or more in the us. Any plans?
@@88omarz Great to hear that you want more Furch near you! We have over 50 dealerships in the US (list on our website) and at the same time we're continuously expanding the retailer network.
Jamie here - the pleasure was mine. Superb guitars.
Hello!
Peter, why don’t you consider the option of travel guitars, those models that you can play at home and it will be comfortable for a teenager. Something bigger than a baby Jane, something similar to a Taylor mini gs, so that it’s spacious and compact. Just yours Full size guitars are great, but they are very heavy. Thanks in advance!
Sounds wonderful
Thank you Guitarist magazine for featuring a brand I have been raising awareness of for 20 years now! I always say the greatest things (including guitars) are rarely the easiest to find - and Furch is a perfect example. If anyone is watching this from the UK please do visit us as we have the largest showroom of Furch in the UK - and are centrally located so easy access from most of the UK.
I purchased my Furch Yellow Master's Choice Gc-CR over a year ago as a gift to myself for my 62nd birthday.
It has lived up to being my dream guitar purchase and this demo is one of the best I've come across that gives a hint of how beautiful these guitars sound!
As a left hand player searching for a new instrument has always been a challenge. The number of models available from Furch was staggering compared to other manufacturers. The value, quality & pricing is fantastic. Thank you, waiting on my first Furch to arrive.
I own Furch Vintage 1 OM-SR, it's such a lovely instrument, the sound is really stunning for its price.
The video doesn’t do the guitars justice, they resonate in such a unique way, it sort of resonates into your body. I sat in a guitar shop and my mate who works there asked me, which of these high end acoustic brands would you buy. I said well Taylor or Martin. He gave me Martin, then a Taylor to play. Both were lovely. Then he gave me a Furch, never heard of them. I was and still is in love with the brand. A couple years later a took the dive and bought one. It wasn’t the super expensive vintage rosewood guitar but still exceptional. I had to part with that guitar but I will buy another soon! @RichardGuitarshop are amazing. He has the same passion as I do for the brand. Support them
I've bought a green OM no cutaway indian rosewood back and sides sitka spruce top, mahaogany neck ebony fretboard and I cannot stop playing it. The sound is just magical. The harmonics and tone is just beautiful, responds amazingly when you dig in and rings like bells when played gently.
The voicing on the top is beautiful.
This is a wonderful review of an excellent instrument. You are a phenomenal guitarist - an extremely talented musician who brings out the best in this Furch. Thank you for this instructive demonstration, and for sharing your musical gifts with us!
Thanks sincerely for the kind words, Harold, they're much appreciated and nice guitars always make playing well that bit easier of course! All best, Jamie
I have a Taylor 2017 NAMM Custom shop Sinker redwood top/Amazonian Rosewood body
A stunning guitar worth a lot of money that sounds great too
However I recently got my hands on a Furch Custom or Rainbow series
Like the Red deluxe in terms of quality and price BUT less bling but with their top quality woods, Alpine Spruce and Cocobolo which are considered upgrades on the Sitka and Rosewood
That suits me better, less bling but the best woods Not saying it doesn't still look fantatsic, it does, their finish is superb , it just looks more classical in style
Now I love the Taylor, it sounds and looks awesome and has a distinct very rich, warm tone , with great overtones and alittle mid scoop, ideal for Singer soingwriter
But I would never play it and then play the Furch straight after
The Furch blows it away and we are talking a Taylor TOP of the range guitar that at the retail price would cost nearly 60% more than the Furch
And again, ther Taylor is a magnificent guitar, there is nothing wroing with it at all, it sound gorgeous
But the Furch is like its from a different planet , Its quite simply the BEST guitar I have ever hear or played and despite being a GA I would confidemtly take it to ANY BlueGrass session with no fears at all that it would hoid its own against any D41, 42 or 45
Eeven though Its not aconsidered a guitar that is best suited fror that style , its projection and clarity and sustain across ALL the spectrum, from bass , middles and highs is just so smooth and clear and loud
I'd say the clossest I have heard was a Martin custom D28 style with an Adi top and Cocobolo body but the Furch has just the same sustain, and power but just a better balance and clarity acros,s ALL the range , theres are no scoops or bumps
Do you have a Furch Vintage model Dreadnaught?
So what do you actually have? A custom model or the RED model?
I have a custom, Rainbow series is the Furch Custom shop equivalent
Alpine spruce top /Cocobolo body
🙂
@@crispycat4852 Thanks for letting me know! Great guitar, congratulations. I play a german „Lakewood M14", which is a great one as well. But your Rainbow is surely an upgrade compared to mine. Have fun. 👍
@@andreasrausch5552 Hey Andreas ,
I just looked up your guitar
I see tthe nut width is 46mm so I imagine this would lend itself to fingerstyle particulalrly well?
Also the Ceadar/Hog combination, I imagine you get a very balanced and warm rich sound?
I actually chose the Furch to complement the Taylor , which with a Sinker Redwood top and Amazon rosewood back is tending be very rich and warm , loads of overtones I think they call Sinker redwood "Cedar on
steroids"
It has a mid range scoop and real bassy thump in there as well , great for singing over as it wraps around and fills out he frequencies around the vocal
The Furch is a totally different beast, the Alpine Spruce snd Cocobolo sound much more chimy and piano like and very very clear and powerful
Amazing projection but still mainains just this perfect balance across all the frequencies so unlike a classic Dread there's no feeling of the bass being projected louder, EVERYTHING is projected equally
Theres no mid range scoop therfore
This a guitar I'd take to an acoutic or Blue Grass jam for fun just to see the suprise of the Martin Dreadnought owners as this "Furch" guitar held its own against any D40 series
Its also a delight for finger picking because of the clarity
If I was playing and singing live then I'd go with the Taylor though
But If i was recording seperartely Vocals or playing any lead or over dubbed licks then the Furch all day
Both beautiful In their own way
And I really think Its diminishing returns as you go above about 3000, theres a lot of emporers clothes BS about as we can see from any blind test and people are often paying extra for the bling more than anything else
I think the one way they may be considered an upgrade is simply in sell on price holding better and also prehaps how they open up over the years
Also remember wood grading is nearly all based on aesthetics, not actually how it sounds initially so my master grade woods don't neccessarily make a better sounding guitar than ones with AAA grade !
I think Furch tuning the top AND back on all their deluxe and Rainbows makes a huge difference though
But really as you know its all so individual and subjective I think these days, once you get past £1000 even you can get a guitar that sounds awesome and you really would not notice much difference between some of the best in this category and a £5000 plus custom shop unless you did a side by side comparison and even then its still subjective and the difference in quality would not be worth £3-4000 MORE !
Do you even feel like you would like to "upgrade" some day or need to?
Really the best guitar in the world is always the one you are playing right now and enjoying it! I'd love to hear and play a cedar/hog guitar or own one some day
The Violet is the least expensive but still sounds great. Enjoyed your playing very much!
I know it sounds soo good, I was listening with headphones doing some other stuff and every time that Violet came around had me switching to see what it was, def one to try.
@@mikerichardsonuk Have you ever gotten the chance to play one yet?
@@im58woody yes I bought one, very happy with it, I have been playing it in and will change strings in a few weeks for my prefered
@@mikerichardsonuk That’s great to hear. I’m glad you like it!
I have a Blue Gc-SW (higher than Violet but lower than Yellow) and must say it really is a beautiful sounding instrument, such a joy to play it :)
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great video. I own two Furch’s, a Blue Masters Choice GC-CM and a Yellow Plus G-SP and they are phenomenal instruments. Definitely notice the tuning stability on these vs my other guitars, and they sound incredible. They should not be overlooked!
Which tonewood combination do you like the most ?
I have the blue version. Thinking should i upgrade to the yellow. Just wondering is it worth it and much difference with recordings.
@@momojawad depends on the woods. The Blue has a satin finish and Yellow usually has the ultra thin UV finish that will also make them different. Go for the Yellow if you can.
@@themagicfreak01 they are both good and good for different things.
I'm very happy with the Furch Vintage 3 OM SR. I've had it for 2 months now, and it's a joy to play. I don't know how it compares to the colour series or other guitars from other brands.
IMO Furch are now the front runners when it comes to acoustic guitars! they look beautiful and sound amazing.
Love my Blue series, stays in tune in all weather cheers from OZ.
I agree . From Oz.
Nice 1 Knackers! \m/
Which wood combination do you have on your Blue series? Does yours have the bevels for the forearm and side? I like the warm tones from Cedar/Mahogany but Cedar is so soft they dent easily.
Nice video I have the Furch red pure G SR and I love it great sound plays very good very happy with mine
LOVE my Yellow OMC-CR!!!!!
Amazing demonstration and review of these extraordinary guitars. Is the demo done in open D tuning? The resonance is amazing and open tunings amplify quality well. Will be buying a red as soon as I can!!
Thank you! It’s in DADGAD if memory serves. They’re great guitars you won’t regret it I’m sure
Where/how can I get hold of the tab for the opening piece?
these guitars sound wonderful when playing fingerstyle. unfortunatelly, lack some of the resonance when playing barre chords. I'm the owner of a violet. I played on all these three. the yellow has some extra sound quality for me when it comes to higher notes, whereas the red has a wonderfully comfortable fingerboard. Has anyone of you changed the saddle in the violet? Any recomendations when it comes to lowering the string action?
Amazing sounding instruments
Sounds great. Just as good as American top quality brands .
Thanks for these beautiful Celtic style melodies on the beautiful Furch's.I still love the top range Yamahas which now of course have a built in microphones and “aged wood" so a video on the Yamahas would also be appreciated.
Furch could also install a microphone system to match or better the top range Yamahas because this would enable the Furch’s to be easily set up in a public setting.
No doubt you have seen this great Furch “demo”
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Does anybody have any idea about the weight of these guitars?
They sound like bells & harps! \m/
Is all this playing in DADGAD?
Yo! Would you take any of those guitars to a Bluegrass jam?
Yes, actually the Violet would work well - it's punchy and easy playing. Yellow and Red are both very fine guitars but we'd be looking to the spruce topped variants not the cedar ones for Bluegrass. The latter two are really rich and long sustaining guitars, quite distinctive in tone. Furch also makes more vintage voiced models if you need a more traditional bluegrass sound. All great instruments though.
could you tell me what capo is that? It looks fancy
It's a G7th capo - don't recall the model but they are very easy to use.
Just keep saving folks... it's such an odd price point but nice to see something not churned out in the Far East.
What are the bridge and bridge plate made from ?
The Violet & Yellow models have ebony bridges, the Red is figured ziricote.
@@guitarist I meant to ask what the saddle was made of also what the bridge plate inside the guitar is - some manufacturers use plywood or other unsuitable material. Judging by the sound these instruments make - at least as much as I can tell from the broadcast recording there's no problem there. They certainly do seem to have put the effort in on choosing good quality materials. I'd certainly recommend checking them out as good choice.
The saddles are Tusq on all three. We weren't told what the bridge plates were made of - maybe Furch themselves would tell you if you contacted them? Judging by the way they play and sound it's likely that they've used quality material.
Furch guitars have mojo
Excellent handcrafted guitars......... you Americans can keep your rotten Taylor's - mass produced crap!
HAHA, so funny and true.
the head logo looks so terrible.
You probably think a big CF Martin & Company looks better. Lol!