Maestro EJ-3

[IbanezFreak]

i tried it yesterday and completely fell inlove...does anyone have this guitar too? what are your opinions?

and if you have the EJ-1 or EJ-2, please share with me..i don't know, i just found that EJ-3 in the shop really really nice...but that was with the full jumbo body..and when i tried the one with cutaway and electronics, i found the bass muddy and unclear..but of course, it was still nice...900 bucks for that...1000 with the foam bag..

but yeah, what i've learnt is that,no 2 guitars are the same. All woods, even if they are both rosewood or whatever will not sound the same..

some people say the cutaway doesn't affect the sound to the point that you can tell very obviously that its different..and i am still holding on to that fact, and hoping that it was just the wood that made the cutaway one muddy and stuff...

please feel free to correct me or tell me more i don't want to make a mistake in getting a nice acoustic..well, then of course i have not asked me peeps...but then again this is going to be my first proper guitar...i can't wait!

 

[der]

I own an EJ-3 with Bband A3.2. Play fingerstyle and blues on it. Sounds pretty excellent in terms of tone and volume. A friend once commented that it has the highs that reminds him of Taylors and the lows that reminds him of LVs when I plug it in, and all that for a quarter of the pricetag. However, I feel, on its own, the lows are a tad weak. But I use it with a L.R. Braggs Para D.I and it sounds very good. I own one without the cut-away but I didn't find the cut-away ones distinctly muddy.
IMO, unless you need to be mobile when you play, can do without the pick-ups, spend your cash on an SM-57 and you are good to go...

All in all, its an excellent guitar for the price. IMO. But always try out the guitar before you buy, cause, like you said, each piece is different. Hope it helps!

 

[redname]

i did find the EJ3 nice but i realise it has different versions. mainly difference got diff yr made, diff material made, laquered or non laquered.

i only notice and ask abt this aft trying ard found out the tone was diff in 2 diff EJ3s i tried, the tone and projection was totally different

 

[Phil]

Where did you try the EJ?

 

[Gr3y]

IMO, unless you need to be mobile when you play, can do without the pick-ups, spend your cash on an SM-57 and you are good to go...

I seldom see ppl mic acoustic guitar with a 57..tell me more.

And.. hehe now Maestro is linked with "LV"

 

[edder]

Louis Vuitton? :mrgreen:

 

[niteblade]

LOL to that ^

 

[der]

I seldom see ppl mic acoustic guitar with a 57..tell me more.

And.. hehe now Maestro is linked with "LV"

"The Trusty SM57
The Shure SM57 cardioid dynamic is the most common microphone used to record electric guitar. This started back when all the more expensive microphones had already been used in big tracking sessions. Engineers were left with the lowly Shure to handle those loud, cranky, noisy guitar amps. Fortunately, it turned out that the SM57 was perfect for the task; its frequency response, originally tailored for speaking, matches the mid-range "voice" qualities of the guitar. The SM57 also has a compression effect on loud sounds; it squashes nicely, facilitating the engineer's job of maintaining consistent recording levels.

You'll see engineers push a SM57 right into the grill cloth of an amp cabinet, taking advantage of the proximity effect, which boosts low frequencies when the mic is placed close to a sound source. The SM57 locks in a certain "size" for the electric guitar, maintaining its appropriate place in the mix without additional EQ or compression. "

Hm IMO, miking up the guitar will give me more dynamics than line in. It gives it a more percussion-ny sound too. IMO lah =)

 

[der]

O and this -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tkm3UOhGN-A

 

[der]

Hah eh eh I meant Larrivees, way more useful than Lousy Vuittons.

 

[edder]

not if you're aiming to please the ladies!!! :mrgreen:

 

[abigblackman]

I've got a Maestro and it's not too bad. Pretty good in fact. I think it will get better with age as the wood gets drier (tho maybe not in the humid Singapore weather).

The finish isn't perfect but it's quite close and is a nice reminder that someone made this with their hands.

I played it for a few days after strolling around the shops and chose it because it sounded so sweet in the store and I liked the idea of getting something local.

My advice: Go for it.