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A lot of instrument for your money
This is a great playing and sounding instrument for the price, especially considering the free postage and you get a good padded gig bag too. However it is not finished as well as an expensive instrument.
The sound is warm and clear and the instrument is very playable. No need to lower the string height and no buzzing or unwanted resonances. I am just starting out so I don't need the pickup yet but the inbuilt tuner is really handy. The frets are even but they could do with some dressing as they catch my fingers a little. This is a simple enough task to carry out yourself. The strings are good but I would recommend getting some additional strings too just to save on postage. Also, you may want to change the low octave E for a high octave to get unison E strings. This seems to be a popular thing to do. The sound is good and the Tres is loud, but I cannot compare to a high priced instrument. The Tres looks good but I would have liked to seen the higher priced Tres just to see if it has a better nut and bridge and if the finish is better. That may have convinced me to spend the extra. But where do you go to play on a few Cuban Tres'? That is where Thomann comes in handy. However, I wanted a playable and good sound Tres to learn on and I wanted it as cheap as possible. This instrument fits the bill perfectly. It was well packaged, turned up within a few days, plus, Thomann's customer service is excellent.
The sound is warm and clear and the instrument is very playable. No need to lower the string height and no buzzing or unwanted resonances. I am just starting out so I don't need the pickup yet but the inbuilt tuner is really handy. The frets are even but they could do with some dressing as they catch my fingers a little. This is a simple enough task to carry out yourself. The strings are good but I would recommend getting some additional strings too just to save on postage. Also, you may want to change the low octave E for a high octave to get unison E strings. This seems to be a popular thing to do. The sound is good and the Tres is loud, but I cannot compare to a high priced instrument. The Tres looks good but I would have liked to seen the higher priced Tres just to see if it has a better nut and bridge and if the finish is better. That may have convinced me to spend the extra. But where do you go to play on a few Cuban Tres'? That is where Thomann comes in handy. However, I wanted a playable and good sound Tres to learn on and I wanted it as cheap as possible. This instrument fits the bill perfectly. It was well packaged, turned up within a few days, plus, Thomann's customer service is excellent.
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Tremendous fun
Bought the Tres having visited Cuba and been very impressed with the music over there.
The instrument has a great sound with good volume and tone.
I changed the low octave on the top E string to have a unison e as most Cuban players do these days.
The instrument lends itself to melody and 2 note partial chords.
My only criticism is the bridge saddle, which is cheep nylon/plastic and strings tend to stick a little when tuning. Have cured this by installing a bone saddle (15 minute job). It is also worth putting a little graphite in the nut and saddle slots.
All in all really good value and tremendous fun.
The instrument has a great sound with good volume and tone.
I changed the low octave on the top E string to have a unison e as most Cuban players do these days.
The instrument lends itself to melody and 2 note partial chords.
My only criticism is the bridge saddle, which is cheep nylon/plastic and strings tend to stick a little when tuning. Have cured this by installing a bone saddle (15 minute job). It is also worth putting a little graphite in the nut and saddle slots.
All in all really good value and tremendous fun.
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Ha
Lovely Instrument
Having seen these in Cuba, i was very happy to see that Thomann sold them.
Lovely sound.
Nice to play.
Only criticism is the machine heads as the tuning goes out quite quickly and fine tuning can be difficult.
However once you get used to it it is a joy to play.
If you have never owned one , buy one!
Lovely sound.
Nice to play.
Only criticism is the machine heads as the tuning goes out quite quickly and fine tuning can be difficult.
However once you get used to it it is a joy to play.
If you have never owned one , buy one!
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The Neck is not strong and it bends
For the price this Tres has a pretty good sound and playability is also very good. However, the neck is not stable and bends upward. I think the combination of Mahogany Neck and Black Wood Fretboard is not strong enough to withstand daily playing in a band/trio environment. Use light gauge strings to play amplified.
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Well built instrument
For the price this is excellent. The instrument needed two days under normal string tension for the neck relief to adjust so that the notes sounded properly, but since then it's been great. It sounds excellent through an acoustic amp too. It could use some strap pins, but that's a minor gripe. The plastic nut and bridge makes tuning a little annoying but these can be replaced with bone at little cost.
I totally recommend this tres!
I totally recommend this tres!
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