Farida guitars

Placidcasual79

Saw a load of these in my local music shop (Dawsons) this afternoon. The fella in the shop was telling me that they are built in the same factory as lots of top line guitars (Taylor, Gibson etc)......

They're very reasonably priced (if they are any good) and look the part. I played a few and they felt nice, slim neck, light weight.....

But you never know a guitar till you've lived with it and I don't know anyone who has one..... I am looking for a second stage guitar at the moment....

Anyone lived with one?

Maynehead

I never knew Taylor and Gibson guitars were made in Guang Dong, China... You learn something new every day.

Placidcasual79

Maynehead said:

I never knew Taylor and Gibson guitars were made in Guang Dong, China... You learn something new every day.

Truthfully I have no idea!

And like everything you hear from a bloke in a shirt with a name badge on I took it with a pinch of salt..... his version of events was these top brand producers contract out to factory's in the far east - one of these factories decided to make there own brand and Farrida was born......

You owned one mate?

boogieman

My stepson has a Farida acoustic. The body is starting to belly up round the bridge on what was already a pretty nasty guitar, so probably not worth the repair costs. As above, I thought they were far eastern made? 

Placidcasual79

boogieman said:

My stepson has a Farida acoustic. The body is starting to belly up round the bridge on what was already a pretty nasty guitar, so probably not worth the repair costs. As above, I thought they were far eastern made? 

So probably BS from a salesman then

Maynehead

Purely going off the factory they are made in, they should fall in the category of budget beginner guitars. Nothing special about them.

Placidcasual79

This looks pretty good for a reasonable price though -

http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Squier-by-Fender-Vintage-Modified-51-Vintage-Blonde/V7Y?origin=product-ads&campaign=PLA+Shop+-+GENERIC&adgroup=GENERIC&medium=vertical_search&network=google&merchant_id=1279443&product_id=40462d1&product_country=GB&product_partition_id=120654202879&gclid=CjwKEAjwsuK_BRDD9ISR1bawwUwSJACbOiixnuG8ZRoWa4NXef_0UglMwdGuBfa4luV7QXCux_F9LBoCCT3w_wcB

timmysoft

Garuda gave loads away to a lot of the bands I used to tour with. They are shit.