Never buy a guitar in South America

[anne]

Do any of those Brazilian luthiers do multiscale?

You good Sir obviously have never visited this fine country. I dare you to stay true to that statement after a visit

I'm daring cuz I have!

 

[Murmel]

I'm daring cuz I have!

Then you just suck I guess


(I keed, each to his own, I will always love my Swedish ladies though)

What do the local Brazilian luthiers generally charge? Because if it's actually cheaper than importing from the US then why the fuck would you even consider buying a stock model?

 

[LucasSalles123]

What do the local Brazilian luthiers generally charge? Because if it's actually cheaper than importing from the US then why the fuck would you even consider buying a stock model?

Actually, it depends on the hardware and pickups. But, with some nice national pickups, Gotoh Floyd Rose, local woods, maybe a 1.5k Us Dollars. The most expensive parts are the wood. Using local woods will set the price real low.
I'd never consider buy a stock model. But pisses me off to see that the taxes are so expensive and the people don't get ANYTHING. Public hospitals, public schools, roads...everything that is not private, sucks down here. And I live in a turistic city (Rio de Janeiro). I can't even imagine how things sucks in small interior towns...

 

[LucasSalles123]

Do any of those Brazilian luthiers do multiscale?

I've already saw one 9 string with multiscale. But I can't find the picture!
If I find it, I'll post it here.

 

[Murmel]

$1500 is RIDICULOUS for a handcrafted guitar. In a good way

 

[Johann]

Dirgesong: Actually, I'm still doing some research. Depending on the price of mahogany here, I would swap it for some local wood with similar tonal qualities (cedro or imbuia). But we have some kickass luthiers around here. I'll show some nice works:

Alessander Osório:

C. Peruzzo:

This is just a little example of some really nice works around here. Fábio Seiji is a great luthier too. Music Maker, N Zaganin, Gravina...Those make some GREAT instruments, for an affordable price.

Man, those things look fucking tasty! specially the red singlecut and the green at the bottom does the luthier have a website? I'd totally travel all the way to brasil by bus (screw you customs office) to get one of those.

 

[DanielVE]

Peruzzo's site is Peruzzo Custom Guitars . Caxias do Sul

Looks like a great luthier indeed.

And the good thing for you is that he is located at Rio grande do sul, south of Brasil so i think its not too far from you.

And Fabio Seiji, that did the enzo guitar (the one alberto7 posted) lives here in SP and i'm in the process of building a guitar with him, its going to be freaking awesome!

 

[LucasSalles123]

Johann: He's a very nice guy! I've made some quotations with him, and he is very acessible and he is ready to do almost anything you want or need! I'm almost decided to go with him for my guitar, but it's too far, so, I'm looking for someone with all his advantages, and near me. But...I'm having a VERY bad time doing it! =/
But, you can wait! In a year (considering the time to save the money and the time to make the guitar) or so, a NGD will appear around here!

 

[Ironbird]

Wow, those are messed up prices. Divide that by half, and you get the prices here in Malaysia. That's why I buy EVERYTHING (well, except for strings and picks!) from the States.

 

[Johann]

Peruzzo's site is Peruzzo Custom Guitars . Caxias do Sul

Looks like a great luthier indeed.

And the good thing for you is that he is located at Rio grande do sul, south of Brasil so i think its not too far from you.

And Fabio Seiji, that did the enzo guitar (the one alberto7 posted) lives here in SP and i'm in the process of building a guitar with him, its going to be freaking awesome!

Ah yeah the Enzo guitar was such eye-candy Once I find a way to sneak into brazil I'll get in touch with the luthier Thanks for the info, bro.

Johann: He's a very nice guy! I've made some quotations with him, and he is very acessible and he is ready to do almost anything you want or need! I'm almost decided to go with him for my guitar, but it's too far, so, I'm looking for someone with all his advantages, and near me. But...I'm having a VERY bad time doing it! =/
But, you can wait! In a year (considering the time to save the money and the time to make the guitar) or so, a NGD will appear around here!

I -love- the red singlecut more and more everytime I see it, I'm seriously considering just asking him for the same guitar, but with an ebony fretboard instead of rosewood btw how long does it take him to make a guitar?

 

[LucasSalles123]

I -love- the red singlecut more and more everytime I see it, I'm seriously considering just asking him for the same guitar, but with an ebony fretboard instead of rosewood btw how long does it take him to make a guitar?

The red singlecut is pretty awesome, but, for my taste, the red PRS-i 7 string is THE SHIT! HAAHAHAH
The last time we spoke, was around 3 to 6 months, depending on the guitar.

 

[Ancestor]

I feel your pain Dude, here in Brazil its 60% on top of proce + shipping, and more 20% on top of that = More than 100%
Its really sad to want to buy a mesa triple recto and they cost 5k U$ or more in here, and are too freaking heavy/big to bring on a plane unnoticed.

My best guitar is a PRS tremonti, this one i got from the U$ brought with me... any way i could afford one

Actually Brazil has one of the top 3 highest taxes in the world (Brazil and Sweden i think). Problem is all the money we pay in taxes, we get nothing back. Corrupt politicians steal it all, people still hungry, and without health and education.....
And the few of us that do make some money, have to give more than half to the goverment....trully sad

that's horrible.

 

[Kr1zalid]

Wow, those are messed up prices. Divide that by half, and you get the prices here in Malaysia. That's why I buy EVERYTHING (well, except for strings and picks!) from the States.

This is sooooo true!

 

[JPMike]

No offense, that's what happens when your country gets bankrupt.

Almost the same thing here, prices on NEW guitars though, are really high.

The used ones here, still cut it through.

 

[Septor]

But why? D:

 

[eddiewarlock]

At least. in Argentina and Brasil you have the option of buying over the internet. Expensive yeah and heavily taxed, but here in Venezuela, we only CAN spend 400 $ in internet purchases per year.

That's after asking the goverment permission to spend YOUR money.

Stores here suck ass, they stock only garbage and very expensive as well.

I bought my Peavey 6505 3 years ago for 2000$...

That´s why i build my own guitars and had to build the cabinet speaker for my amp

 

[astm]

Wow, those are messed up prices. Divide that by half, and you get the prices here in Malaysia. That's why I buy EVERYTHING (well, except for strings and picks!) from the States.

Well, I also live in South America and do th same thing (hell, I'm even buying strings and picks from the states lately).

Soon I want a new amp and I'm trying tofigure out how can a I bring a Mesa Boogie head (they don't even sell over here, so I have no other choice)

 

[Johann]

At least. in Argentina and Brasil you have the option of buying over the internet. Expensive yeah and heavily taxed, but here in Venezuela, we only CAN spend 400 $ in internet purchases per year.

That's after asking the goverment permission to spend YOUR money.

Stores here suck ass, they stock only garbage and very expensive as well.

I bought my Peavey 6505 3 years ago for 2000$...

That´s why i build my own guitars and had to build the cabinet speaker for my amp

Now that's insane, I can understand why everybody thinks Chávez is a talking vagina. I'd had moved the hell out of there long ago if I were you.

Well, I also live in South America and do th same thing (hell, I'm even buying strings and picks from the states lately).

Soon I want a new amp and I'm trying tofigure out how can a I bring a Mesa Boogie head (they don't even sell over here, so I have no other choice)

Where do you buy the strings and picks from? Shipping is a bitch from the sites I checked.

 

[oprincipe]

Going to Europe to hangout e bring some gear!!!

 

[GSingleton]

damn, i am goin brazil next summer and I had planned planning buying guitar there since the us dollars are worth more there than here, but damn. I get a discount from contempornea (Sorry for spelling) from my professor, but....damn.