I am just a beginner but in my quest for a new guitar i have learnt some thing and would like to share with you which brand is more suitable for my age group? what i observed is that granada has small body when compared to pluto in terms of height and width well my comparison is between pluto hw39 and granada prs1 i personally think that granada is suitable for ages 13-23 pluto is suitable for ages 18+ considering the aspect of body and the size of guitar and the height and weight and the comfort of the person buying it which guitar sounds better granada or pluto? granada i played a 5 year old prs 1 guitar with a hole in the body believe me even with a hole (covered) it gave wonderful sound better than pluto in mint condition the answer is simple the more aged the guitar is the better the sound of the guitar so the choice of mine is granada which give good sound when they age what kind of guitar jumbo or medium? believe me even a guy with my personality was uncomfortable with a jumbo the shopkeeper gave me a jumbo guitar to test so go for a medium one A cutaway or simple plain ones? cutaways reduce 15 to 20% of the body sound that doesnt mean that you shouldnt go for them cutaways allow you to reach the lower frets easily you wont be playing lower frets now might be later so that doesnt matter my opinion i felt a bit uncomfortable with a cutaway pluto in my lap but granada cutaway was good the size of the body and the handling was quite comfortable which guitar has better body granada or pluto? personally both are the same but the weight of the neck of a granada is heavier than plutos and the center of gravity is also different between both shopkeeper: every guitar that we get is from china they sell these guitars in a lot to wholesalers in india Furtados - granada Bhargavas - GB&A Singh Instruments - Jimm source:vader guitarist and tabber at igt i.e the manufacturers are chinese, the wholesalers are furtados,bhargavas,singh and the retailers are our general shops cost factor? there is a difference of 200 between both the guitars for me the granada was 2900 with bag and pluto was 3000 with bag (note resin bag) i spent an extra 200 for a softbag with foam how to choose a guitar? the first thing is take a givson and keep it besides a granada or pluto and observe the fret board you would know the difference check the bridge of the guitar the only thing that is sticking it to the body is fevicol or something like that so no gaps between the bridge and the body then see that the neck is straight and then see that the strings or not far from the fret board i.e the gap between the fretboard and the strings should be less less gap less pain in the fingers the next thing is that you should take a pick with you else ask the shopkeeper for one with out fretting any string play all the strings thats it you will know the difference in the sound coming from the body its like a speaker in your hand my experience i played with my fingers and was unable to notice the sound properly later when i used a pick at home i observed the difference note (the 5 year old granada sounded good even with out a pick) what colour should i choose? dont choose colours in granada they look ugly in colour (blue/black) choose plain ones they would give you a real feel of the guitar shop3: you can see finger marks on black coloured guitars sunburst nope didnt like it either too dark what i got from the shopkeeper? well 3 years repair warranty (Which does not cover spares and damages) only service is free note the shopkeeper said that givsons have only 1 year warranty 2 givson picks (which were quite large) he offered me a discount for the straps for 100rs they were not worth it but after a week i checked out granada ones and bought one 200rs etc for bag foam what kind of bag? i chose a soft bag that to a foam bag the ordinary soft bag was free with the guitar but if i buy a foam bag separately it would cost me 500rs so i had to buy it picks? of all the videos i watched every one suggested a 1mm teardrop dunlop pick buy those in the end what kind of guitar did i purchase? a pluto hw39 as it is a bit big it does matter as my goal is an electric guitar ever heard of the song fear of the dark- iron maiden or highway to hell i would like to play guitar like that my suggestions? go for a granada what shopkeepers at different stores said shop1: buy pluto hw41 jumbo guitar that suits your personality pluto is the best shop2: granada and pluto and gb&a are equally good buy any of those this is one of the most visited and popular shop in the city sadly they didnt have stock shop3: dealers in musical instruments buy pluto its better than granada the body of granada is small than pluto and suits ages from 13years also when I asked him about metronome he said that I wouldn’t need it now but may be later and when I asked him about the tuner he said buy a clip tuner rather than normal ones as the accuracy would differ vader was helpful a lot he told me the wholesalers names so i asked the shopkeeper about it he explained the distribution chain he also said that jimm J&D are good and gb&a has lost its pride due to quality issues and of all the china guitars the standard ones are granada,pluto and jimm only because of their quality and the wood they use is seasoned curated over years he offered me 3 years warranty gave me chance to play the guitars tuned it and this is the shop where i played the 5 year old granada really good sound what i observed is some shops are good for accessories (shop2) and some for guitars (shop3) and some for both (shop2) (considering the price) and finally a guy who makes a beginner buy givson with out showing other brands is not a good seller thanks to vader and the whole igt members NOTE TEST BOTH BRANDS AND BUY THE ONE YOU LIKE THIS IS MY PERSONAL OPINION AND I AM JUST A BEGINNER MOST OF OPINIONS ARE NOT MINE I OBSERVED THEM AT ABOUT.COM AND YOUTUBE CONTRIBUTE MORE TO THIS TOPIC AND ADD AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE
reps to you for this wonderful on-the-road research As of Nov 2011 Upto 4-5 k 1. Granada 2. JIMM/J&D 3. Pluto 4. Gb&A Above 5k 1. Granada/JIMM/J&D 2. Gb&A 3. Pluto
