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02-10-2008, 10:31 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Central Alabama | | | Going on a cruise to Mexico, can I pick up a Guitarron super cheap?
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Just wondering how much it would cost to buy one locally? |
02-10-2008, 11:00 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Modesto, CA | | | From what I have heard, going to port is like going to a tourist area in america. Pretty pricey due to all the tourists. If you can get off the beaten path then deals can be had but you may not have enough time while in port. Good luck though!!!
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02-10-2008, 12:00 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Texas | | | While you're at it, pick me up a bottle of Presidente, por favor! |
02-10-2008, 02:53 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Listowel/KW Ontario | | Quote:
Originally Posted by jady  From what I have heard, going to port is like going to a tourist area in america. Pretty pricey due to all the tourists. If you can get off the beaten path then deals can be had but you may not have enough time while in port. Good luck though!!! | What he said. If you are going off the beaten path, know some spanish or have someone with you that does. Sound be able to find one for around 500 pesos. I should pick one up next time I am in Mexico.
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02-10-2008, 07:50 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui | | | Ever played one? |
02-10-2008, 07:53 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Listowel/KW Ontario | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Marcus Johnson Ever played one? | Me?
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02-10-2008, 08:11 PM
|  | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | | A good guitarron is not going to be much cheaper in Mexico than what you can get in Santa Ana.
EDIT: I was shopping them awhile ago. I found some pretty good ones in Santa Ana for 700 - 1000 bucks. In Mexico they were about 650 - 1500 bucks. Craftsmanship is key. You'll pay for it wherever you are. |
02-10-2008, 08:12 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Finland, EU | | | Find a dealer on the web, get the address and jump into a taxi when at the port. Or have a seller to meet you at the port.
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02-10-2008, 10:04 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: México City | | | Better to get a good one trough the net, there are amazing builders, but you won't see their stuff in tourist places. Better to have a good one instead of a cheapo. |
02-10-2008, 10:08 PM
| | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | | Yep. The good one's are so good. Do it right if you're gonna do it. |
02-10-2008, 10:29 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Augusta, GA & Saint Louis, MO | | If you're going through Cozumel, check out U Nahi Pax. They're a little bit off the beaten path in downtown Cozumel, but they have a wide selection of hand crafted traditional Mexican instruments for a reasonable price. I got a handmade guitar for around $60. Heres their website: http://www.islacozumel.net/services/pax/
Talk to Alejandro. He's just about the coolest person ever and a master Mason to boot. If you get the chance, say Mike and Joel from Acacia Missouri chapter send their greetings.
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02-11-2008, 01:04 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura County | | | Haha there's a mariachi band at my school I'm sure theres are cheap.
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02-11-2008, 09:10 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui | | Quote:
Originally Posted by iamlowsound Me?
lowsound | Nah, was asking the OP.
I played one once for a few minutes. This tiny little Mexican lady attempted to show me how, as I recall, it involves plucking octaves with your thumb and forefinger. At least that's how she did it. I didn't do so well, and I play double bass for a living. Not sure how that little girl got that much sound out of it. She just walked away, laughing. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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