I thought about this guitar for quite a while before finally deciding to get one. Watched and read a bunch of reviews... I had wanted a good quality, no frills acoustic for quite a while and this seemed like a great option. All the reviews noted how good it sounded (and from YouTube reviews I could tell it did sound good) and also pretty much all reviews noted that the guitars consistently came setup pretty well.
So I took the plunge recently. Had to wait a bit because these seem to sell really, really fast... I was quite excited when I got the package. And not disappointed. It indeed sounds great! And it indeed came setup really well. If I'm being picky the nut slots seem a tad high on the bass side, and a couple slots (especially the G string) are a little too tight so the string tends to bind when tuning (some reviewers have noted this, I was sort of expecting it). Not a huge deal and easy to fix, doesn't affect playability. For the rest the setup is really good, action is nice and low, very comfortable. Zero intonation issues.
I was a little disappointed to see a small scratch on the top near the bridge, but it's not deep at all. I contacted support and they suggested to use Dunlop 65. Needed to get some anyway, and it did seem to help... While I'm at it I really want to commend their support, before and after the purchase. I had several questions I wanted to ask before buying and they were always very responsive and helpful. Same thing when I had a question about the scratch...
In the end I find it sounds really great, the neck is very comfortable, I love the body shape and size, also very comfortable, I wanted an acoustic to play mostly fingerpicking stuff, and I think it's perfect. Handles open tunings quite well too, like Bron-Yr-Aur's CACGCE (I think?), even though the detuned low E string can be a challenge to sound right i think... sounds great when strumming as well.
Tuners are a bit stiff but it might be because they're new... And it actually looks great. I love the simple look, it's not plain, it's elegant, and I could not find a single flaw, the guitar seems really well built. So really it's a complete no-brainer, I love this guitar and I think it represents amazing value!
Oh and we almost share a name! I couldn't NOT get it! :-D
