The Crafter (acoustic) guitars – the Crafter Gloria

The Crafter (acoustic) guitars – the Crafter Gloria

My last post was about (mini) acoustic guitars. So, I want to continue about acoustic guitars, and introduce one model of them. 
Actually, I want to tell why I like the guitar first, and why I chose it when I decided to learn to play a musical instrument. Firstly I decided to learn piano, but I want take my instrument everywhere, and play everywhere I want. So, I thought that the guitar is a convenient instrument to carry, and chose it to learn.

 In Korea there are many companies, which produce acoustic guitars. But I like the Crafter guitars. This company makes guitars from cheap to high price costs. So not only professional musicians, but also amateurs & beginners can find ‘their own’ guitar. 
 The Crafter is one of the oldest Korean companies. So I think the sound is guaranteed. Of cause if you buy not the cheapest guitar. =)

 To return to the subject, I want to introduce the Crafter Gloria model. This guitar has own tuner, which could be controlled by 4-Band EQ (Presence, Treble, Middle, Bass). You can also remove a howling from using the Phase button.

 The interesting point in this model is that the Gloria has a built-in tuner. So you shouldn’t have a tuner, and this is helpful for beginners.
 Maybe price is a little expensive ($330), but I’m sure you can use this guitar in the small size concert, and the Gloria will not dash your hopes.


SPECS:

 GAE Jumbo Cutaway
 Solid Engelmann Spruce(A) Top
 Mahogany Back & Sides
 Nickel Tuners with Bean Buttons(18:1)
 Abalone Position Marks &  MT-2 Abalone Soundhole Inlay
 New LR-T RX(LCD Tuner)PreAmp with L.R.Baggs Element Pick-up
 Combo Jack (55Jack + XLR Jack)
 D'Addario EXP 16 Light (0.30, 0.41, 0.61, 0.81, 1.07, 1.35mm)
 Deluxe Bag(DXB-DG)
 647.70 Scale
 Gloss Finish

The mini guitar - K. Yairi RAG 65

The mini guitar - K. Yairi RAG 65

I like guitars. Of cause I like not only electric guitars, but also acoustic guitars too. So, in this post I want to introduce one pretty acoustic guitar. This model of guitar became popular in Korea, because one of the Korean musicians appeared in a TV show with this guitar. 

The name of this guitar is K. Yairi RAG 65. These guitars produced only in Japan. But as I know, most of interesting in K. Yairi RAG 65 is that this company made only 4 guitars in one year. So, it’s difficult to find and buy these guitars.

 I introduce this model, not because I like this guitar. I want to talk about mini acoustic guitars. Mini guitars are comfortable to carry, and there are great to take to travel. When I want to go to a picnic, I want to take my guitar, but it’s inconvenient to carry, so I don’t take it. However, if I have one of the mini guitars, I will take it everywhere I will go. 

Of cause mini guitars don’t make a loud sound in comparison with normal acoustic guitars. Maybe they can never catch up with guitars, which have normal size. Nevertheless mini guitars have many good points, like a thin neck, which is convenient to play. Nowadays mini guitars also produced with nice specifications, so I think mini guitars have their own advantages, and it’s foolish to compare with normal size guitars.

The UNO guitars. (The UNO Les Paul D-classic)

 The UNO guitars. (The UNO Les Paul D-classic)

  I want to introduce the one brand. Brand’s name is UNO guitars. It’s a Korean company, and this company makes guitars whit LP shape. If you read my post about the Gibson Les Paul model, you can read that many companies make guitars with Les Paul body shape like Gibson’s guitars. So, LP means guitars with Les Paul body shape. 

As I say before, I like the Les Paul type of guitars. I also played the UNO guitars and I was impressed by sound. The sound was clean and heavy. I think that with this guitar match with Jazz or Blues genre of music. 






 One of the important think of these guitars is price. These guitars are not expensive compare with the Gibson’s guitars. Of cause the UNO Les Paul guitars cannot make a sound like the Gibson Les Paul guitars, but I’m sure you can’t find the other guitars with Les Paul body, which have appealing sound and good price. So, if you want to have Les Paul type of guitars, but you don’t have money, I recommend the UNO Les Paul guitars. Especially I like UNO LP D-classic models, and I think if you play this guitar you will not regret.

SPECS:

Model: LP D-Classic 

Series: LP Series 

Body: Mahogany with Quilted Maple Top 

Body Binding: White Pearl 

Neck: Mahogany with Ebony Fingerboard 

Neck Scale: 24 5/8”

Neck Nut Width: 42mm

Neck Radius: 12”

Neck Inlay: White Pearl

No. of Frets: 22

Bridge: Gotoh Tune-O-Matic

Knobs: Speed Knobs

Tuners: UNO

Neck Pickup: Duncan 59”

Bridge Pickup: Duncan JB

Controls: Two Volume Two Tone 

Case: UNO Hard Case

The Gibson Les Paul

The Gibson Les Paul

Gibson’s guitars are one of the famous guitars in the world. This brand has many fans, include many popular guitarists. I think that most of the famous guitarists use or used the Gibson’s guitars. Because of this popularity, these guitars also have many imitations. 

 My favorite model in the Gibson’s guitars is the Les Paul model. This model was designed by Ted McCarty and popular guitarist Les Paul. It’s one of the most well-known types of guitar in the world, along with the Fender Telecaster and Stratocaster.


 I like the Les Paul guitars. I like the shape of this model. But what I like most is the tone of this type of guitars. The Fender guitars have more clean and funky tone. But the Gibson guitars have more heavy and deep. Nevertheless these guitars have beautiful sound. 


 I like very much Gary Moore, and as I know he played in these guitars many time. This is my first time, when I heard the sound of the Gibson’s guitars. How I heard, I like this sound at once. Of cause Gary Moore played very well, but I think I was impressed more in the guitar’s sound. 




 However I like the Gibson Les Paul, but this guitars are so expensive for me. How I say before, these guitars are one of the well-known electric guitars, and because of their popularity many miner brand imitated the Les Paul model. So, if you want to have this type of guitar, but you don’t have a lot of money, I recommend buying one of the imitation models. But you should know that these guitars couldn’t make sound like the Gibson Les Paul guitars.  In my case, some day I will really buy the Les Paul guitar.

The Fender Stratocaster(the American Standard model)

The Fender Stratocaster

 Actually this type of guitars isn’t my favorite, but as I know the Stratocaster is the most famous model in the world. You can see the body shape of the Stratocaster in other brands of guitars, not only in Fender’s guitars. Many popular guitarists used this type of guitars, and also have their own signature models.

About specs:

This guitar has 3 single coil pickups, which are selected by a 5-way switch. So you can choose which tone you like more(5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup). The neck of the guitar has 22 frets, and the neck material is maple.

But I don’t like this guitar, because I prefer more unique body shape like Telecaster models. This guitar is also expensive for me, so I can’t buy it easily. However if you want to get the Fender Stratocaster, but you don’t have much money, I recommend you to buy the Stratocaster models were made in Japan or Mexico.