Egil Dahl
November 5, 2009

Rating: 8/10

This is an above average factory-built guitar. But not a luthiers choice of course. There are some minors on the finish, but you have to check closely to see them.

The use of solid wood troughout will pay off in time, as I think the guitar will serve me well in times to come. I have played lots of \"cheap\" classics, and the soledad is so far the best. It is also 99,9% chromatic flawless. If you are into it, you will be able to adjust with different saddles and bones to hit your set of string, I,m sure.

I had to lower the action on the nut. These guitars are of course not \"set up\" by factory. The action on the saddle are high, but please don,t touch it. The strings are now not buzzing, and the whole sound comes without a fuzz (wonderful feeling). The sound is powerful with lots of bass. You don,t get that kind of projection on cheaper guitars. The soledad has it.

I change the upper B and E strings to some harder tension (red alliance savarez) to achieve the edge on the trebles that missing. The G-string was best as original. (Also the basses). The \"luxury problem\" seems to be that with all the amount of sound the trebles are drowning.

Thats my review after one months ownership.

As an semi-skilled classic-hobbiest, played for 25 years, I am very pleased with the guitar, and gonna keep it. By the way, I have never tried a handbuilt luthier,s guitar...what is it?

PS. Most Admiraguitars on the cheaper scale has also a narrow nutwidth (under 52 mm), the Solidad is of course full size.