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• BluesBop Harry Mexico city, MexicoVirtuoso

  March 2010 Posts: 1,379

  Dupont are great! If you can afford one that'd be my first choice.
  I played a few Mateos and they were really good and one( a cedar top "Audrey") was great.
  Used Dell Arte Hommages come up sometimes at about 2K.
  If you're thinking about spending 3K+ lots of options open up, check out Eimers and AJL guitars, if you live outside the European Union you'll pay a lower price (without the VAT)
  http://eimersguitars.com/pricelist.html
  http://www.ajl-guitars.com/ordering.html
  
  Good luck!
• gypryurbano New

  March 2010 Posts: 46

  BluesBop Harry wrote:

  Dupont are great! If you can afford one that'd be my first choice.
  I played a few Mateos and they were really good and one( a cedar top "Audrey") was great.
  Used Dell Arte Hommages come up sometimes at about 2K.
  If you're thinking about spending 3K+ lots of options open up, check out Eimers and AJL guitars, if you live outside the European Union you'll pay a lower price (without the VAT)
  http://eimersguitars.com/pricelist.html
  http://www.ajl-guitars.com/ordering.html
  
  Good luck!

  
  wow. thanks for the help...kinda glad you replied, i checked out your my space a week ago and it was really inspiring (hotclubmexico). Thanks for the info, the mateo jazz A model a is less than 2 and charlies dupont on this site is 3200...I emailed Ajl about the guitar they seem to have in stock (503 promotion) and await there answer...so thanks for that heads up, the eimers situation looks over my cabesa but thanks anyway those look of the hook. I dont mind settling for really good right now, but don"t want to settle for the guitar that sounds good for the money (cheap) if you know what i mean. There's no doubt you know a hell of alot more than me so thanks.
  
  Once again I love that hot club of mexico.

  as a wise man once said "shut up and play yer guitar"!
  
  Frank Zappa
• BluesBop Harry Mexico city, MexicoVirtuoso

  March 2010 Posts: 1,379

  Thanks for the kind words!
  
  Mateos guitars are the real deal, really good and much more affordable, they have a lot of tone. I personally liked the cedar tops better than the spruces. A good Mateos is all the guitar you'll ever need
  
  I'm a big Dupont fan, they play easily, they have great traditional tone and loads of volume.
  No upgrading from here unless you're talking Selmer, Favino or Busato IMHO
  
  I have played AJL guitars and they are amazing too. Very Selmery with beautiful woods and finish.
  
  All 3 are great choices.
  
  
  I don't know where you are and this might be out of the question but if at all possible go to a Djangofest, Samois is my favorite, try to play as many guitars as you can so you get a good idea of each luthier's pros and cons. Samois is great because you can sample a hundred guitars and, if you got the means, walk away with the one you like best.
  
  Best of luck and thanks again for listening to my band.
  Don't forget to tell us what you go for in the end.
• klaatu Nova ScotiaProdigy Rodrigo Shopis D'Artagnan, 1950s Jacques Castelluccia

  March 2010 Posts: 1,665

  You should also check out Rodrigo Shopis. I bought one of his D'Artagnan guitars a month ago, and it beat the pants off of the wonderful Dupont that I HAD (and have since sold).

  Benny
  
  "It's a great feeling to be dealing with material which is better than yourself, that you know you can never live up to."
  -- Orson Welles