LH-700 VS : Great guitar

I have spent many hours checking reviews of The Loar guitars on the web (there are no dealers anywhere near where I live), and noticed there were people who have complained about the build quality of The Loar company's products and it was a concern. As I wanted an old style archtop and decided to buy the LH-700 and can only say any concerns I had were completely unfounded.

The quality is excellent, I have a Gibson ES-175, J-45 and several Les Paul's as well as many other decent guitars and can say the quality of this guitar is up there with the best - the finish is truly stunning. The neck is comfortable and the action was good out of the box - just tweaked it a bit and moved the bridge to get the intonation correct. The tuners are super smooth, and the guitar stays in tune perfectly.

The sound is loud and less bassy than a standard steel string acoustic guitar as these guitars were made to cut through a band.

I should add this is a thing of beauty the nitro cellulose paint is polished to perfection and the gold plated hardware looks great. The solid woods used are also gorgeous with subtle flame maple making up the back sides and neck with a spruce top.

This would be a great guitar at several thousand Euro (and if made in the USA would be) - but at this price it is an absolute bargain.