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Is it junk? No, not really. It's a playable guitar - at least the one he had. Action was comparable to other guitars I've played marketed as 'beginner models'. I have had some students show up with far worse instruments... although the majority of brand new students do come with better guitars.

So is it a bargain? No. He said he paid about $150 for it. I've played a large number of better guitars for the money. Given the materials and workmanship, a guitar similar to this would probably price at $80-110 retail without the marketing hype.

Does it sound good? Too early to tell. He still had it detuned from shipping, so the lesson time (with two retunings) wasn't enough time for the strings to settle and give me a decent idea of the tone. It's got the volume you'd expect from a dreadnaught, though. I'll have a better idea of tone after the next lesson.

Is it well constructed? Sorta/kinda/maybe. Yeah, the materials are really budget. There's not a lot of solid wood on the guitar. On the other hand, it's pretty light... which tells me it MAY have decently designed bracing (or the top will start bowing pretty soon, in which case I'll report it here). Maybe next time I'll take a quick peek with an inspection mirror.

There you have it... a first-hand impression.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance NoteBoat https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/estaban-on-hsn/paged/2/#post-137978 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/estaban-on-hsn/paged/2/#post-136972 Sun, 06 Nov 2005 05:56:01 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance Morpheus https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/estaban-on-hsn/paged/2/#post-136972 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/estaban-on-hsn/paged/2/#post-136325 Wed, 02 Nov 2005 20:53:29 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance greybeard https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/estaban-on-hsn/paged/2/#post-136325 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/estaban-on-hsn/paged/2/#post-136299 Wed, 02 Nov 2005 18:43:22 +0000
Anyway, for your viewing (dis)pleasure:

http://www.estebanmusic.com/videos.html#geico

Bottom of the page.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance banre https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/estaban-on-hsn/paged/2/#post-136299 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/estaban-on-hsn/paged/2/#post-125971 Sun, 18 Sep 2005 17:48:26 +0000 After reading all the reviews I wasn't sure what to expect.

Well he must have found a new factory or something because it was a fairly decent piece of work.
If you held it up at the right angle you could see a couple of very minor blemishes in the finish but generally unnoticable ones.
In the problem department,the slot for the saddle hadn't been cleaned out properly so the saddle had a bit of a wobble but that was a 2 minute fix.
The main issue was the nut slot had been cut incorrectly,roughly 1/8 inch lower on the High E side,they had attempted to compensate by slotting deeper on the low side but it wasn't perfect.
The 19th fret wasn't seated properly so the "G" string was flat when played at the 18th,probably just need a tap with a hammer and a gentle filing,but since there is no cutaway,you'd never play there anyway.

The sound was good for a cheap beginners guitar,especially through the little amp that came with it.
I wouldn't have minded keeping the case it came in,if they sell them seperately I'll buy one,it's a hard case with a padded covering and a zippered pouch for books or similar.

At a guess the nut slot was a one off problem (too easy to spot and rectify if it was a manufacturing issue).Same with the saddle,just a couple of stray wood chips.
The included books aren't much ,I never looked at the DVD but since it covers the same ground as the books I wouldn't expect much from it.

For a beginners kit,it's probably not too bad a deal for $200,although not an exeptional one.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance doughall https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/estaban-on-hsn/paged/2/#post-125971 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/estaban-on-hsn/paged/2/#post-125615 Fri, 16 Sep 2005 20:47:17 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance sirN https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/estaban-on-hsn/paged/2/#post-125615 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/estaban-on-hsn/paged/2/#post-125340 Thu, 15 Sep 2005 23:40:45 +0000 http://www.guitarimports.com/comparison-esteban.htm]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance proscene https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/estaban-on-hsn/paged/2/#post-125340 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/estaban-on-hsn/paged/2/#post-121913 Thu, 01 Sep 2005 21:10:59 +0000
http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/issues/2000-09-21/news/feature.html]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance greybeard https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/estaban-on-hsn/paged/2/#post-121913 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/estaban-on-hsn/paged/2/#post-121777 Thu, 01 Sep 2005 03:56:49 +0000
BTW Isn't Estabon Steven in another language?

I nearly fell for his pitch a few years back till someone I know slapped me to my senses.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance bford https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/estaban-on-hsn/paged/2/#post-121777 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/estaban-on-hsn/paged/2/#post-121310 Tue, 30 Aug 2005 16:52:35 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance cnev https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/estaban-on-hsn/paged/2/#post-121310