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Luthier: Gitane
Neck: Mahogany (U shape)
Year: Current
Fingerboard: Ebony
Condition: New
Binding: Tortoise
Serial:
Finish: High Gloss
Soundhole: Oval
Tailpiece: Saga
Model: DG-300
Tuners: 3 on a plate Gold
Body Size: 15 3/4 inch
Truss Rod: Yes
Body Depth: 4"
Action: Varies
Scale Length: 680mm
Strings: GHS Gypsy
Nut Width: 1 3/4"
Case: None
Neck: 14 Fret
Pickup: None
Top: Spruce
Weight: 4.45 lbs
Back and Sides: Brazilian Rosewood (Laminate)
The DG-300 is the guitar we recommend the most in the under $1000 range. It has a steeper neck angle and more top arch than the 200 series Gitanes. These features give it a more traditional Gypsy sound and feel. It projects nicely with a fair amount of openness to the tone and can get rather crunchy for rhythm playing. The Brazilian rosewood is stunning and the vintage finish gives it a nice aged look. The DG-300 has the thickest neck of all the Gitanes. It has the classic U shape neck found on the original Selmer guitars.
First of all,Django Books have been very good to work with,on the phone,innernet,mail...the Guitar.Gitane 300,is my first gypsy style guitar,it is diffrent from archtops and american guitars...and takes some getting use to,but as you continue to play it ,you grow into it and I don't even feel like playing my other guitars,the g strings die quick on it ,so I have a bunch comming in,mean while I found a Banjo,G string to fit,the tension is tight but I was tickled to discover that!I will surely do bussness with Django Books!
Gitane DG 300
By: JohnRicardo on 11/01/2011 09:10:29 AM
Pros: Excellent tone & projection
Cons: square D neck
My previous guitar has been a DG 255 which has a much slimmer neck profile so the DG 300 was a bit of a shock with the very thick square D shape neck.That will take some getting used to despite my large hands !
I had the custom bridge & set up. I find the action excellent. The tone & projection is far superior to the DG 255 (which is in itself a very nice guitar) So have been a bit puzzled at some of the comments I´ve seen on the forum.
perhaps a decent bridge is the key. The finish is good.
Amazing!
By: Alex on 10/27/2011 08:38:41 AM
Pros: Good quality all round, great price.
Cons: HUGE neck. Not necessarily a bad thing though.
I never expected an Asian-made guitar would be as good as this. The parts, fit and finish are all better than you would expect for this price range, especially for a factory-made guitar. It also feels great to play, though the rowing-oar neck might turn off the small-handed. It doesn't have the superior quality of a hand-made guitar, but if you want a well-made, authentic feeling gypsy guitar for a good price this must be close to the best you'll find.
