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Post by bhale on Feb 18, 2016 17:03:46 GMT
Just got my first HB yesterday, the CLA -15MCE. It took about 15 days to come in (to the Midwest) and had no problems with the box being tore up or mangled like others have mentioned. The guitar showed up nearly in perfect condition. There is a small mark on the pick guard but not a deal breaker for me at all. Setup is pretty good, needs to have the saddle shaved down about a 32nd or so.
It sounds pretty good acoustic but doesn't have quite the projection I would like. That being said I was mainly looking for an acoustic that sounds good plugged in and boy the Fishman isys+ sounds great. Have the on board tuner is really neat as well.
I have a Martin dc16-gte and it has a good sound but can get a little boomey, but this little HB has a nice focused mid-range and is a lot more comfortable to play. Overall I am very pleased with a guitar that costs about as much as the pickup in my Martin. Will try put up pics soon.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2016 17:07:46 GMT
Welcome aboard of The HB Club! Im glad you got a keeper post us some pics when you can please. We just love pics
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Post by tich65a on Feb 18, 2016 17:44:48 GMT
Enjoy .... and welcome
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CLA-15MCE
Feb 19, 2016 18:50:48 GMT
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Post by bhale on Feb 19, 2016 18:50:48 GMT
Welcome aboard of The HB Club! Im glad you got a keeper post us some pics when you can please. We just love pics How can I post pics from Android phone?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2016 19:02:09 GMT
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Post by bhale on Feb 20, 2016 0:41:24 GMT
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CLA-15MCE
Feb 20, 2016 0:43:15 GMT
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Post by bhale on Feb 20, 2016 0:43:15 GMT
You can see that the mark on the pick guard and that the top does not match very well but all in all good guitar for $200
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2016 9:13:20 GMT
Looks great man! Excuse me asking but did you remove the plastic film protection from the pickguard? Maybe its still on and the scratch is in it and not on the PG
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CLA-15MCE
Feb 20, 2016 14:45:19 GMT
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Post by bhale on Feb 20, 2016 14:45:19 GMT
Yeah it had two layers of film. I had hoped that was the deal but no dice. I also had to put in a strap button since it only came with the rear one. I am going to use it at church tomorrow so we will see how it does live!!!
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Feb 21, 2016 21:19:22 GMT
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Post by bhale on Feb 21, 2016 21:19:22 GMT
Well I have small negative to post about the new HB. The strap button that came with it is very small and my strap kept just falling off. So... I went to unscrew it and there was no screw. The pin is just that, a plastic pin that looks like a big bridge pin. So I took it out and turned a piece of mahogany that matched and glued it in. A little sanding and fiddling about got it looking pretty good. And now I have nice heavy strap buttons. Pics shows a walk through. postimg.org/gallery/14dnu3re2/
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