Gitane DG-370 Modele Dorado Schmitt

Luthier: Gitane	Neck: Maple (Three Piece)
Year: Current	Fingerboard: Ebony
Condition: New	Binding: Walnut
Serial:	Finish: Natural Gloss
Soundhole: D Hole	Tailpiece: Saga Gold
Model: DG-370	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: Adirondack Spruce	Weight: 4.45 lbs
Back and Sides: Maple (Laminate)

Brand New Dorado Schmitt model Gitane DG-370! Best we've seen from Saga...great guitar! The DG-370 has a much warmer and drier tone then the lower end Sagas. Also has a very, very easy playing modern neck...this is their masterpiece!

This guitar features an unusually long 680mm scale (Selmers are 670mm, Busato and Favinos 675mm). Like a Favino, this guitar has A LOT of neck angle! Gives the guitar a nice bark....

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Overall Rating: 4 Quality Rating: 5 Value Rating: 5

D Schmitt Saga

By: Larry Munson on 01/11/2011 01:08:49 PM

Pros: Excellent tone, sustain and great "bark".

Cons: Playability could be better but is not too bad.

I won the 370 that was given away at Djangofest Northwest last September and have put a lot of hours on it since. I also own a DuPont MD-40, a Manouche 7-string Howard Alden model and, until I recently sold it, a Dell Arte Hommage oval hole. When I decided I needed to sell on of my gypsy guitars I chose to sell the Dell Arte because it was my least favorite in overall characteristics (including the 370). Although it was the easiest to play, it had a brighter tone than I really cared for and it had the least volume of the four. That being said it was still a nice instrument. Although the DuPont has, for me, the best tone quality (my ideal of the gj sound) and has very good volume, it still isn't as loud as the 370. I constantly get comments from guitarists and bass players (and even one clarinet player!) on how loud the 370 is. This I find a bit surprising as the 370 seems a bit heavy. The 370 has a very nice tone (not too bright,not too dark)and has excellent sustain. It also has the best rhythm sound of all of my guitars. It is very "punchy", full and has a great "bark". I find myself taking the 370 to jams and acoustic gigs more often now than my DuPont. The playability is not quite as good as my Du Pont or Hommage but it is certainly not bad. The action is just a bit stiffer and the reach a little longer (although the extra string length really helps with the projection). Setup is very personal anyway and I have done nothing to the setup since I got the guitar. The finish work is also quite nice on this instrument. It is comparable to any manufactured or handmade instrument I have played or owned over the past 50 years. The overall quality of the 370 is outstanding and it is a great value for the price. Even if I hadn't won this instrument I would have no qualms about paying the market price. I don't think this instrument would disappoint anyone. I rated it overall four stars only because four and 1/2 was not an option.