15 sets brand new Grado SR60 @ S$90

Hi guys,

I managed to get 15 sets of brand new Grado SR60s from a distributor who was clearing stocks.
These Grado SR60s have been opened for testing once only and subsequently the customer did not purchase it. These are not refurbed units nor repaired units.
All are in mint brand new condition and confirmed to be working.

You are free to test and inspect before dealing.

Selling each set for only S$90.
Email your contact to vjcs20@gmail.com to arrange to deal.
Deal in Sengkang/Pasir Ris/Woodlands area depending on timing.

:))

Baden 'A' Rosewood Auditorium (S$2400)

SOLD!!

"Baden? What brand is that?!?" some of you may ask...

Back when acoustic guitars were completely hand made by craftsman working their passion into each guitar, they had a certain beauty and character that has definitely spanned the test of time. Many of these beauties remain today as legends of tone and value. The prospect of offering a guitar that is totally built in the old school, hand made tradition, excites T.J. Baden who is very pleased to announce just such a guitar. T.J. Baden, who formerly headed sales and marketing for Taylor guitars, has introduced a distinctive new line of acoustic guitars under the Baden brand. Everything about the new Baden guitars, from their design and ornamentation to their country of origin, is distinctive. All of the instruments are solid wood and boast a spare, elegant design characterized by subtle wood binding and rosettes. The new Baden guitars are handcrafted at the Ayers factory in Viet Nam. At the core of the operation are six French-trained master luthiers. While most high-end acoustic guitars made in the U.S. are the product of automation and handwork, instruments coming out of the Ayers plant are hand built from start to finish. Every instrument has its own soul and is unique.

Check out this review from Guitar World and this review from Acoustic Guitar Magazine.

This is probably the very first Baden guitar in Singapore. Do not be mistaken by its plain looks. Baden has chosen to go for a more spartan look on its guitars to differentiate themselves from other brands. From the rosewood binding to the rosewood soundhole binding and inlay, Baden has chosen top-notch quality woods to adorn this 6-string wooden instrument. The Sitka Spruce top is creamy-white (akin to Englemann spruce) with lots of silking while the East Indian Rosewood back/sides have lots of variations in color tones with striping patterns which I have never seen before on rosewood, almost like that of striped ebony or macassar ebony. There may not be any fanciful abalone or bling bling but the woods used on the guitar are absolutely gorgeous looking. Even the name on the headstock is not inlayed but what I believe to be a laser-etching process. At the top of the soundhole is a small triangular inlay which is a very subtle but elegant touch to the entire look of the guitar.

Design-wise, Baden has redesigned the 'A' or Auditorium shape of the guitar to incorporate a cutaway without having a cutaway (see the pics to know what I mean). Overall, I think this imparts a very sexy and unique shape to the guitar that is both asthetically pleasing and functional at the same time. The hand-rubbed mahogany neck is extremely comfortable, one of the most comfortable necks I have ever played. It's neither too slim nor too chunky, but it just fits nicely in between. Asian hands will like the feel of this neck. Tone-wise, this guitar will definitely blow guitars that are twice its price out of the waters. It has a deep growling bass reminiscent of that of the Taylor GS series, but with more oomph and punch. The mids are also more articulate (not thin) with pleasing trebles that ring clearly. Sustain and projection are definitely at the upper end of guitars within this price range.


Brand new is USD$2499 after discount.
Our special price: S$2400 only.

Specs:
Top: Sitka Spruce
Back/Sides: Solid East Indian Rosewood
Rosewood fingerboard
Rosewood binding on body and soundhole
Size: Grand Auditorium with cutaway
Electronics: None
Nut width: 1 3/4"
Tuners: Gold tuners with ebony buttons
OHSC case included

Click here for more high-res pics!!

Email me at vjcs20@gmail.com if you are interested.

More guitars on the way...

We do have more guitars coming our way within the next 5 days.
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Samuel

BRAND NEW Composite Acoustics 8S-CE (formerly X Performer) S$2950

SOLD!!!

Hi guys,

Here is a BRAND NEW Composite Acoustics 8S-CE (formerly known as the X Performer).
This is brand new with full warranty, not used nor pre-owned.

One of my dealers was clearing the guitar out so I'm passing the savings on to you guys. This will be a one-time offer for a brand new CA guitar. I'm not intending to bring in CA guitars to compete with Guitar Gallery.

The 8 series is CA's highest-end series with a high gloss finish revealing the 3-D carbon weaving and finished in the amazing looking carbon burst. Comes with stainless steel frets (which practically means no more re-frets needed), carbon fingerboard and bridge, carbon nut and saddle, Gotoh 503 tuners with 18:1 ratio, and LR Baggs iMix onboard pickup system. I tried the pickup system and going with either 100% element or even 100% iBeam, both sounded really incredible. But when you mix both pickups together, that's where you really get the best of both worlds.

The body is AMAZINGLY thin at barely 3 inches, but the bass response from this little guy is unbelievable. You will do a double-take when you hear it. The tone sounds really big and powerful with clear ringing mids and highs and a thumping low-end. And most importantly, the guitar feels SOOOO very comfortable in your hands. There is no heel, meaning you get full access to the higher frets via the cutaway.

Brand new is USD$2699 after discount (retail USD$2998).
Our one-off special price: S$2950 only!
At this price, it's gonna disappear real quick.


Specs:
Top & back/sides: Carbon fibre
Carbon fingerboard with side dots and shell top dots
Stainless steel frets
Carbon nut and saddle
Tuners: Gotoh 503 with 18:1 ratio and black tuner buttons
Agoya shell soundhole rosette
Nut width: 1 7/8"
Electronics: Stereo LR Baggs iMix Dual Source pickup system consisting of Element UST & iBeam (soundhole mounted)
Original hardshell Composite Acoustics TKL case included

Check out more high-res pics here!!

Email to vjcs20@gmail.com if you are interested.

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Samuel

Breedlove JLD Bridge Truss Technical Info

Just to let you guys know abit more about how Breedlove is able to get its trademark signature tone - the JLD Bridge Truss system. Info taken from here.

All Breedlove Custom Shop steel-string guitars (except for the Revival Series), Pro Series and Atlas Series guitars use the JLD Bridge Truss system. This device is a cantilevered truss that helps to counterbalance string tension at the bridge, creating a relaxed top and improved structural integrity. This allows us to brace our tops in a very progressive way, with a focus on realizing the full acoustic potential of the top. A relaxed top provides maximal wavelength response, and a synergy is created by our use of a graduated top thickness, balanced scalloped bracing, and a pinless bridge in combination with the bridge truss system. This gives our guitars the distinctive and highly dynamic “Breedlove Sound”, with a piano-like bass and a remarkably well-balanced tone suitable for a broad variety of musical styles.

Breedlove AD25/SR Plus

SOLD!!!


Breedlove AD25/SR Plus

Very rarely does a guitar blow me away with both its price and performance. The Breedlove AD25/SR Plus is one such guitar. =)

I still remember I had my first experience with Breedlove in 2002. I had walked into Living Strings (which was then situated in Bras Brasah) and tested out an AC25/SR Plus. I was immediately floored by how rich and powerful the guitar sounded. It had the clear highs and mids of a Taylor, but the powerful deep low-end of a Martin. And the neck was very slim and fast and felt even more comfortable in my hands than a Taylor. I left the place thinking to myself, "I NEED a Breedlove..." At that point of time, my current guitar was an Epiphone PR-5E Artist and the Breedlove Atlas was a few levels better than what I had.

Doing my research online, I found out that Breedlove is a guitar company situated in Oregon, USA. The typical prices for Breedlove guitars start from USD$2500 onwards. The Atlas is their entry-level series made in Cort's factory in Korea but quality-inspected in their US factory with the same high standards as the Made-in-US Breedloves.

I bought an AD25/SR Plus (Solid spruce top with solid East Indian Rosewood back) in 2003 and it was my main guitar for more than 4 years. It played very well and sounded very nice, both plugged-in and unplugged. I received many compliments on its tone and many commented how the guitar sounded like the best of Martin and Taylor combined together. I subsequently sold it in 2006.


Here we have 2 Breedlove AD25/SR Plus (belonging to 2 of my friends). The Plus package adds very nice upgrades like abalone inlays on the fretboard, fine purfling rings to the abalone rosette and abalone purfling to the perimeter of the top. This makes the AD25/SR Plus look like a guitar that costs more than twice its price. And make no mistake, it doesn't just look like one but it also sounds like a guitar costing more than twice its price (in fact, I think it sounds even better than many guitars costing 3 times its price).


Specs:
Top Wood: Solid Sitka Spruce
Back/Sides: Solid Rosewood back with laminated sides
Rosewood fretboard with Diamond Inlays
Abalone purfling and rosette
Ivoroid binding on fingerboard and body
Size: Dreadnought with cutaway
Electronics: Fishman Classic 4T with built-in tuner
Nut Width: 1 11/16”
Tuners: Gold Grovers


Check out more high res pics here

Huss & Dalton Technical Info

Here are some excerpts taken from the Huss & Dalton website. It's interesting to note that they use only Adirondack spruce for their braces, and that their guitar tops are radiused to 25' for increased strength and mid-range boost. Do check out their website for more info on the different guitar models available. There will definitely be more H&D guitars coming our way!

Huss & Dalton guitars feature two distinct construction styles. On all of our standard series models, we employ the use of a 25' radius built into the guitar top, which is achieved by milling an arch into the braces and preparing the sides with the same radius to accept the soundboard. A positive by-product of the radiused soundboard design, besides it’s load-bearing properties, is a boost in the mid-range. This helps our guitars to have a more balanced tonal quality than traditional designs. Our Traditional series features the same 25' radius prepared into the braces, but the sides are left flat for a more traditional build style. This build style tends to have a more traditional tonal character, emphasizing a bit more bass.

All Huss & Dalton guitars are braced with hand split Appalachian Red Spruce, which has a greater strength-to-weight ratio than other brace woods.

All bridge plates are made from Honduras Rosewood, selected for its superior tonal properties and resistance to string ball wear.

We use AAA grade top woods, which are checked individually for load bearing abilities, and are thickness sanded to achieve the best balance of strength and flexibility.

We use bone nuts on all of our instruments and fully compensated 1/8” bone saddles on all of our guitar models. We then compensate the scale of every string to make our intonation as close as possible to perfect.

Our necks are quarter-sawn Honduran Mahogany, Maple, Walnut, or Spanish Cedar, and all employ the use of a steel reinforced truss rod. Each neck is carved to a sleek comfortable feel, and we can custom shape and size your neck to fit your needs.

All fingerboards are Ebony, a beautiful, dense wood that is resistant to wear. We bind every fingerboard on every guitar model. Those needing an unbound look are bound in Ebony. Binding all fingerboards means no fret- ends are seen or felt. In addition, finish tends to chip away at the fret-ends on unbound boards.

Besides technical improvements to the design of our instruments, we have made aesthetic improvements as well. Most of the instruments in our line feature solid wood bindings and are tastefully appointed with shell inlays. All of our guitars feature the use of the finest quarter-sawn woods available.

All Huss & Dalton instruments are priced with a hard shell case.

Huss & Dalton MJC (S$4200)

SOLD!!


Huss & Dalton MJC (S$4200)

Here is our third guitar from Huss & Dalton. Most of you would probably not have heard of them as they are relatively unknown in our region. However, they are a small-shop builder ranked amongst brands like Goodall, Collings and Santa Cruz. Their production is about 20-25 guitars per month, so every guitar is pain-stakingly crafted, tuned and setup for the finest possible playing experience.

As this is my first contact with guitars from H&D, I have to say that I was absolutely blown away by the MJC (mini-jumbo cutaway). Everything about this guitar speaks of elegance and class. Check out the herringbone purfling on the top and soundhole rosette. The rosewood binding on the fingerboard and body complements the understated look of this guitar. And the stingray inlays on the fingerboard are both eye-catching but yet so subtle. The tweed TKL hardcase with crushed velvet interior is sooo sexy (even my wife commented that it looks really nice).

The first strum of the guitar is what hits you the most - Full and rich sounding notes that blend and resonate so strongly within the guitar without sacrificing note separation. The tone has a vintage vibe but much more overtones and incredible balance, not forgetting a sweetness and sustain that rings on and on. Projection and volume is loud and clear. The neck is also very similar to a Taylor, slim and fast, so Taylor fans will love the neck and low action. All in all, I have to say that this H&D MJC is my fav guitar so far, with a tone to die for and very easily playable Taylorish neck.

IMHO, the H&D has the tone of a Goodall but the advantage of a slimmer and Taylorish neck, and most importantly, it's more affordable than a Goodall.


This H&D MJC will cost USD$4000 (after discount) brand new.
Our special price is only S$4200.

Specs:
Top: Sitka Spruce
Back/Sides: East Indian Rosewood
Ebony fretboard with Stingray inlays
Herringbone purfling and rosette
Rosewood binding on fingerboard and body
Size: Mini-jumbo with soft cutaway
Electronics: Lace magnetic passive pickup
Nut width: 1 3/4"
Tuners: Gold H&D with ebony buttons
Condition: Mint
OHSC included
Transparent pickguard included

Check out more high res pics here

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Our 2nd guitar: Lakewood Custom M-32 Moon Slotted Headstock (S$3500)

Our 2nd guitar: Lakewood Custom M-32 Moon Slotted Headstock (S$3500)

SOLD!!!

Hi guys,

Here is our second guitar. A very special Lakewood custom M-32 with rare slotted headstock option. And this is not just any slotted headstock, but with a Crescent Moon on the headstock. As far as I know, there are less than 8 such Lakewood guitars in the world with this option. So this is truly a chance to own a really unique Lakewood guitar. And the slotted headstock makes for a very classy and understated look.

This will cost USD$4100 (after discount) brand new.
Our special price is only S$3500.

Specs:
Top: AAAA European Spruce (upgraded - check out the silking in the pics)
Back/Sides: East Indian Rosewood
Ebony fretboard
East Indian Rosewood Binding
Size: Grand Auditorium
Electronics: None
Nut width: 44mm
Condition: Mint
Original hardshell Lakewood Hiscox case included

Typical Lakewood tone with a very bold upfront voice. Very balanced across the entire frequency spectrum with very loud volume and projection for its size. This is a guitar that has lots of sustain and amazing overtones.

Check out more high res pics here.

Email to vjcs20@gmail.com if you are interested.

Our 1st Guitar: Goodall Rosewood Jumbo (S$4500)

Our 1st guitar: Goodall Rosewood Jumbo (S$4500)

SOLD!!!

Here is our first guitar, a used Goodall Rosewood Jumbo in mint condition. =)

They cost USD$4000 (after discount) brand new.
Our special price: only S$4500.
Grab it quick! At this price it won't last long... =)


Specs:
Top: Sitka Spruce
Back/Sides: East Indian Rosewood
Ebony fretboard with diamond inlays
Flamed Koa Binding
Size: Jumbo
Electronics: D-tar 18V Wavelength
Nut width: 1 11/18"
Condition: Mint
OHSC included

Modern tone with lots of overtones and ringing sustain that lasts forever. Very balanced with deep rumbling bass, clear mids and bell-like highs. Very loud and focused sound.

Check out more high res pics here.

Email to vjcs20@gmail.com if you are interested.

My first post...

Hi,

My name is Samuel and as stated in my profile, I am an acoustic guitar lover, an avid fan of fine woods & great tone on a guitar body. However, the problem with the acoustic guitar scene in Singapore is that the range of acoustic guitars available locally is very limited and extremely over-priced.

Starting out with an Epiphone PR-5E Artist in 1995, I was intending to upgrade to something better in 2004. This led me to purchase my first "mid-range" level acoustic, a Breedlove AD25/SR Plus from USA in 2004 which has since been sold.

Ever since then, I have not looked back. I have also bought and owned the following guitars:
Custom Lakewood D-32 with highly-figured bear-claw AAA European Spruce Top (sold)
Composite Acoustics Legacy AE with Fishman Aura onboard (sold)
Lakewood D-32 with Englemann Spruce Top (sold)
Lakewood D-32 with Sitka Spruce Top (sold)
Composite Acoustics Vintage Performer COT (sold)
Taylor GSMC (sold)
Custom Lakewood M-32 (sold)
Custom Tom Anderson Crowdster Plus (keeping for my son)

I have realised that there is an increasing interest in mid-range to high-end guitars, most of which are not available in Singapore or are only available at much more expensive rates than from overseas. Thus, I have decided to search for good quality guitars at bargain prices to help different ones of you fulfill your fantasy of owning your dream guitar, and all these will be made possible without having to spend a fortune or burning a hole in your pocket.

Most of these guitars will be used but in mint condition, though there may be one or two which are brand new. Most importantly, I will ONLY sell guitars which I myself would personally want to own. Typical prices should range from Sing$3000-4000 plus. The brands I will be bringing in will typically be the small shop builders like Goodall, Collings, Huss & Dalton, and also some mid-sized builders like Lakewood, Breedlove etc. There may also be the occasional boutique builders if I am able to get a good price for you guys.

I will not be bringing in Martins or Taylors as there are local distributors here in Singapore and my aim is not to compete with those shops. My aim is just to help many others like me have a chance of owning our dream guitar at an affordable price (especially for students).

Thus the setting up of this blog...

I do have my first 2 guitars on the way, so do keep a lookout on this blog for new updates... =)

God Bless,
Samuel