A Full Review of the Orangewood Ava Torrefied Spruce Live/The Guitar Breakdown
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- Опубликовано: 17 ноя 2021
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Driftwood Guitars performs a thorough review of the Orangewood Ava Torrefied Spruce Live. The "Guitar Breakdown" is a revolutionary way of reviewing guitars, and offers potential customers the ability to see if the instrument will live up to their daily lifestyle, as well as hear how it sounds, and if its constructed properly.
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Chapters:
0:00
1:20 - Features
5:07 - Hardware
6:44 - Playability
9:10 - Sound Quality
16:20 - Case Quality
18:45 - Scratch Resistance
19:42 - Dent Resistance
20:20 - Liquid Resistance
21:26 - String Tension Resistance
22:30 - Fall Test
23:30 - Trim/Joinery Quality
23:47 - Finish Quality
24:07 - Fret Quality
24:18 - Cut It Open & Look Inside
26:45 - The Final Scores 
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Been building and repairing guitars for 20 years and this is hands down thee best guitar review I have ever seen
I hope orangewood appreciates this video. If they fix the issues you mentioned they could have a long future.
The guitar recorded very well in the video, and I liked the way it sounded, full and balanced. I think Driftwood Guitars should do a sound comparison against one of their own guitars so we have a better idea what they're complaining about that the guitar didn't sound very good. Otherwise, we're hearing these guitars in something of a vacuum.
Maybe it's his own playing
I also thought it sounded "well balanced" in the video with earbuds in.
It sounds “tight”. It doesn’t have the resonance of a well built guitar. Which is fine and perhaps even what you want if you just want a solid and durable instrument that won’t get damaged easily, that you use for camping or outdoor parties.
As he explained it’s a very “durable” instrument and that can have a lot of upside. But for someone who wants a high quality musical instrument, it doesn’t fill the role.
@@stellarjayatkins4749to be fair it still sounds really full and the lows are surprising, especially for a concert body shape.
I bought another model and had a similar reaction. It’s boomy and the lower strings don’t articulate well. Ok for cowboy strumming.
These have been the ones I've really been curious about seeing, thank you for your great content and doing an Orangewood guitar
This is (IMHO) the best(most thorough) acoustic review online thank you for the destructive tests and analysis.Very valuable information.
Dude what an impressive review! Seriously high quality! Love the way you break down all of the reasons for the scores you give.
These are the most thorough and even definitive guitar reviews I have seen. Given by a qualified reviewer. I have learnt a lot. Thank you Driftwood. I have a Cort Core All Mahogany OM guitar which was isued in I think 2021 and cost £435. It might be a little cheaper than those you are reviewing but it is an affordable and for me beautiful instrument. Best I suppose for country blues. Might be worth considering for your series. Just a suggestion. Keep up the good work. You are on the side of the guitar player.
Your videos analyzing guitars are really super. I told a friend about it, and he said you were a real find!!! So this is another great job. Many thanks.
This guitar breakdown series is incredible. A video on the Larrivee OM-03 or any other Larrivee would be awesome.
I'm so ready for this video!
Wow Keep going with the Awesome reviews very important to get the companies to adjust certain problems and concerns ,it makes a difference to me and very thankful to see you do these reviews in a way that yells the Real story
I like your approach to the object and your explanations why you judge like you do, that means your channel has the best acoustic guitar test and reviews to this date. Thank you and best wishes from Germany
A very thorough review! Thank You! You do a fantastic autopsy of a guitar!
your guitar breakdowns are the most valuable service that guitarists can ask for on youtube
This is such a great series. Thank you.
I luv your honesty on these videos. Keep them coming.
I really enjoy listening to you and your videos are great. Lil tough to see a beautiful "looking" guitar going through the fall test and getting gutted but thank you for doing that for us 👍
Thanks for this! I appreciate seeing the insides of these guitars.
The quality of this video is insane. Really really well done.
This series is amazing!!! Thank you for doing all of this
Nice work gentlemen! This series is MUCH appreciated!! I would love to hear if any of these manufacturers get in touch with you for comment. Cheers!
Now this is an excellent review. Great job guys..
Best video out there on Orangewood. I have purchased a Hudson Torrified Live because of this video, a solid top and body dreadnought with the LR Baggs system. Your video helped me make my decision as I can only afford so much and it's the only time I will ever be able to purchase a guitar. Thank You
Once again, a most professional and thorough guitar review! Thank you! James
Thank you for the detailed review! The Orangewood sound has never caught my ear.
Dude. This has got to be the first honest review of Orangewood I’ve seen. THANK YOU!!!
Fascinating, especially the view of the inside. Thanks!
This is a psychotically thorough review. Thank you! I was curious about Orangewoods but now I'm more curious about Driftwood.
Base price of $20k and a wait time of two years
Fantastic review as always,, thank you so much. 👍
Thanks for this in-depth analysis - super helpful
Great addition to the series. Would love to see a supercut of all the guitar demos side by side at some point. Thanks.
I love that you let the instrument sustain, so we get a sense of whether it has any dead spots or wolf tones…
I really appreciate your effort man, been looking at this guitar, its good to know what to avoid from here on out❤
I just love your reviews, really appreciate your honesty. We're all looking for those acoustics with, ringing, resonate, sustaining tones that makes the guitar feel like it's alive. Those great guitars seem difficult to find with anything other than handmade instruments.
Wow this was the most interesting one yet… surprising to me. Thanks and as always well done
Over the last year or so, I had an Orangewood Oliver. The first had some fret buzz and they replaced immediately. It was a good starter that was easy to play and as I grew, I replaced it, selling it to another beginner. For a $200 guitar, it was great!
Love this series!
I hope Orangewood takes your review/critique to heart!
Wow. This was really interesting. I have never looked so closely at any guitar before buying it ever. Thank you for doing this. I would love to see you looking at an Ovation guitar this way.
I’m thrilled about the extensive review you guys did! I bought and love the Orangewood jumbo model for $500. Had to buy a case for it as I don’t like using the soft cases. They don’t carry the jumbo model anymore. I absolutely love the rich sound! It is my first jumbo guitar and should have a really rich deep end which it does. From your review I was thrilled to hear all the good qualities that this brand came with. I did get the cheaper pick up but it sounded good from the one time I’ve used it. It is still a higher-quality pick up just not as good as the one you reviewed. The tuner is wonderful. Orangewood is constantly changing some of their models and it sounds like they might be improving from a year ago but like I said, I am thrilled with my Orangewood Jumbo. Excellent customer service. I’ve played over 40 years, so I feel like I have a good ear for the sound, but I know I’m not as good as what your developed professional ear is. I had a professional player friend that instantly wanted the Jumbo model once he played mine. Orangewood has multiple models, so I hope folks out there give them a try.
the most detailed review I've ever seen. Cutting a guitar and looking inside is really cool and can give a real assessment to any instrument.
I would like to see a review of the guitar Cort Gold A6 please)
Finally a real review of quality! Thanks.
I love how each time you do the liquids test you've got new booze... Hats off to your cool shop!
love these videos. I would love to see a follow up video to this one, where you try to put the guitar back together.... kind of a "hardest guitar repair ever" video, just for fun!
Very informative review format; I doubt many people would go to the lengths of cutting a guitar open! Can you do a Stradivarius please??
Love the videos. You were impressed with Breedlove's Factory tour...I'd love to see you review a guitar from them. Thanks for all you do.
Thank you for such a detailed evaluation. I’m in the market for a top of the line acoustic/ live guitar and your review has done all the work for me.
Looks like I’ll be spending at least double that price.
Although I feel the same as many that the sound quality should be a weighted value?
I want a guitar that sounds very good and plays great. Warranty and service would be nice. But I have 2 Ibanez guitars from 1974 one is virtually exactly the same as the day I brought it home so I know how to take care of them. I don’t drop them nor spray caustic fluids on them but those tests are informative.
Looks like I’ll be watching many more of your videos. 👍👍
Really enjoy these video, very interesting to see how well the inner bracing is put together, would love to see it done on a Japanese manufacturer and/or some of the Indonesian built guitars.
Would like to see you do a PRS Angelus in that price range. Mine definitely had some issues which I’ve sorted but I haven’t cut it in half obviously.
Nice content and commentary. Liking the standardised tests. 👍
Thanks for the excellent work.
I’ve seen comment after comment on the interwebs from Orangewood owners who immediately change strings and hear a big difference. I found the same on mine. I took off whatever they came with and put on good old D’Addario EJ16s, and the change was positive. This was on an Ava and an Oliver.
I'd love to see a martin 000jr10 !!! Awesome videos guys really enjoying everything you guys do
This guitar was on my hit list as soon as it came to UK. As you know you can't hear it first as it is mail order. Your review has opened my eyes. So near but so far. Sound is mission critical, if it fails there, it's wall art. Thank you so much. Would like to know your favoured Orangewood
I picked up an Ava Spruce for $750. At that price for a solid wood guitar with an LR Baggs pickup, and a case, I really can't complain about the tone or a thick top. With a Satin finish that is not too thick. 750 is not a 3000 dollar Martin, Taylor or $1500 dollar Eastman. I just can't complain at this price point.
All and all you put out another very good review.
Finally is here thanks.
Still gonna vote for y'all to do something in the seagull line. Would love to see what they look like on the inside. Would also love to see something by breedlove to coincide with your factory tour video. Love the series! You got me fascinated with the innards of acoustics.
Yes, the Seagull S6 would fit perfectly for this series. I second this vote for a Seagull.
Yes! I’m looking for a new acoustic and the Seagulls and Breedloves seem to be great value. I would love to hear your thoughts on them!
EASTMAN OR LARRIVEE!
I just bought myself the Seagull Coastline Momentum 3 days ago for $490 and totally love it. I agree, we need a Seagull breakdown !
I own their S6 model, basic and no frills and I still love its sound for the price.
Any chance on going back to a bit to the lower end of guitars?
Things like the Yamaha FG800 series etc
Just subbed to this channel. I've owned a Orangewood, I also convinced my brother to buy one. While I have since sold mine (for the same price I paid for it), it was still a great guitar. My brother does online gigs on his OWG every week and after two years it's still a solid guitar. The plugged in sound is incredible with the Fishman Flex EQ.
Bottom line, if this guitar scored higher than the big G brand in this test, that's all anyone really needs to know. Guitars are subjective and while this reviewer may not have liked the sound and had good reason to believe the finish and bracing is the culprit, the acoustic electric OWG's really shine when plugged in.
I'm purchasing my second OWG today with the Torrified Spruce top.
Thank you Driftwood for the in depth review.
Wow. Best analysis
Love it. Just bought a Kepma GA2 guitar with acoustiflex a couple months ago and so far I love it. Would love to see you do a test on that too at some point.
Love this series, highly interesting and educational. Would love to see you guys review a guitar from LAG. they’re really well built instruments,even at their most affordable end (e.g. LAG Tramontane 70a). Anyways, keep up the great work!
Hoping for a breakdown video of a Cort Gold O8 as well! awesome series!
Sounds really good, the sound I like!
Very enjoyable series! Would be very curious for you to take on an Eastwood guitar.
Hi, great content as always! A brand I'd like you to try out and review is Godin/Seagull/ all of the Godin related brands. I've always heard they were great quality for the money and all the instruments are made in Quebec, most of them from solid wood. I'd very much like to see your take on them. Thanks and keep up the good work, I'm halfway through the 3000 year old build!
Cheers!
you build amazing guitars chris
I'm glad you guy's picked this line of Orangewood's to test. I was thinking about picking one up. Now I'm thinking I'd be better off to save a little longer and go with a Taylor or Martin.
You should do a full review like this of a driftwood guitar. I know, it would hurt deeply, but I think it would be very interesting, to see how you cope with it, because some of us like to see pain and suffering 🙂
Would love to see you guys test a Recording King Series 11. All solid woods at a very decent price!
I just received the Oliver Model, supposed to be a blem. I see a few light spots on the finish, but that's all. Solid mahogeny top and laminated mahogeny sides and back. I'm impressed that it came perfectly set up and it plays and sounds great. The Oliver is a budget model, but I would certainly step up the a more expensive guitar after seeing the quality of this one. 5 stars.
I can't wait to see your reviews of the high priced category of acoustics. Sawing a 7 to 10K guitar in half will be a must see event. :)
Excellent Review.!!
These reviews are so helpful, thanx so much, please do an Eastman guitar!
Great video series; seriously makes informed decisions possible! I just grabbed an Orangewood Oliver Jr. Live from the “almost perfect” sale; and for $200, it seems to be just what i wanted; a decent-to-play little lug around. I played it out (all finger style, plugged in) Friday night and my peeps were blown away by the bang-for-the-buck. Outdoors, on a muggy Michigan night, the thing had been in my posession about 30hrs.. it is embarrassingly better than any low-end Mitchell and Yamaha (such as are laying around the house.) It’s far livlier than my Simon and Patrick Songsmith, which was my go-to songwriting guitar before I got a Breedlove Organics Artista series. While the Breedlove has a lot going on, it had more issues out of box than the Orangewood and had to be exchanged once (big chip out visible (to player) in the soundhole) and the second one that replaced it has a nut spacing issue. The finish color variation between these two Breedloves was obvious and disappointing. The tone and playability on the Brewdloves were ridiculously far apart as well with a second being much better, so serendipity wins. Oliver Jr. got a truss rod tweak and that’s that, oob. The “imperfect” aspect of the guitar I received appears to be that B string bridge pin hole was drilled or driven a tad deep. I’m quite sure that if it presents an issue i can fix that; so far, no obvious issue. It’s my second Orangewood (other is Hugo model; a baritone acoustic.) I am no guitar snob, I generally judge them by feel and vibe as much as sound, and I have played lots of well known guitars that I would not pay asking price for; they were soul-less slabs of pricey finery. I think I am someone who is going to have to go handmade or vintage to be truly happy, I mean, thrilled and moved to tears, by a guitar. (Case in point; a Martin C.) That said, I am enjoying this little Oliver Jr. more than I can say. I don’t have to worry one bit about what happens to it, and yet it makes me very happy. It may end up one of those rubber bridged little funky mods. In fact, that’s what I had in mind when I got it. But then again, I might get another guitar for that purpose, because this one’s delighting me rn. I sincerely hope that Orangewood works on the issues you have identified here, a little bit tighter and careful construction and a better applied finish, because I’m in line waiting for that to happen and to plop down $800-$1,000 for one of their super-well-thought-out guitars. Orangewood? Ya listening? ❤
Good work!
Would love to see an update on an Orangewood, as they've made changes since this video. I recently bought an Oliver and just peeking inside with a mirror and flashlight, noticed they changed the X brace to use a small wooden cap. Less hiding a bad joint and more actual structure. BTW, I didn't know about that until watching your videos on how you make your guitars! Thanks!
Excellent. Really well done thank you.
I've seen a lot of reviews about these but yet none as real as this and as thorough. Most of the time it's a situation where Orangewood has sent the guitar to someone, so this is great.
Thanks for this comprehensive review of the Orangewood Ava. Your review was spot on as far as I'm concerned. I tried two of these guitars and sent them both back to Orangewood. I would agree that this guitar looks great and the features are awesome. However, I was so disappointed with the tone and some ringing/buzzing sounds. I bought the spruce top and then the mahogany model but it was the same flat tone and loud ringing sounds that turned me off. I wanted to try this guitar because of my experience with another Orangewood model called the Oliver. The Oliver is less than $200 and it plays and sounds great, I was so impressed with the quality and sound of it, I assumed the higher models would be even better. I think your assessment that the Ava is overbuilt is probably correct.
Never actually thought about the finish affecting the resonance of the wood. Huh, I learned something today.
Nice! I was hoping you'd do one of these, though I'm more curious about their lower end stuff. I imagine those will be similarly overbuilt.
Thankyou Chris. I enjoyed this review. After cutting the thing open I think you were holding back on your opinion ! I'm not a guitar builder, but even I didn't like the look of the interior and would have been disappointed with the shards of firewood.
That was an excellent review.. I hope you can do the Maton guitars with pick up next.
I bought the Orangewood Dana , A 3/4 scale parlor style guitar. Very pleased !
I've been seriously considering buying an Orangewood ever since I saw Rhetts video. They certainly do have an allure to them and even with some of your critiques they still ranked highest out of the intermediate guitars you've tested so far which has just sold me even more I think.
Great review and good choice for this test. Now I am curious about their cheaper laminated top guitars. Perhaps they are the better sounding instrument.
Wow…never seen like this before… Bravo! 👏🏼👏🏼👍🏼😊
Thanks for the great content guys. Would love to see you do something similar for a Maton guitar maybe a midrange like 808 Blackwood?
Would love to see a Seagull S-6 Original. One of my all time favorite budget acoustics. The sound is not for everyone but their tone sure does project well.
Thanks, I’ve been very interested in your review of orangewood guitars. (But I bought a nice Eastman OM instead. 😁)
I would love to see you do a “Best Budget” acoustic guitar video. There’s so many to choose from but I think this Orangewood vs Alvarez vs Eastman would be cool.
I really appreciate this review as it seems 100% legit as the video content creators actually bought this guitar. Many RUclips reviews on these Orangewood guitars are medium to large channels that Orangewood sends the guitars to them based on that channels subscriber count for free. The issue is that if your a small channel that plays acoustic guitars really well as in many years it does not matter to them, only the number of subscribers that channel has. I have no problems per se with inexpensive Chinese made guitars, but I do when I see RUclips channels doing biased reviews over and over again and not talking about defects, all to make the acoustic guitar seem flawless.. And I again like to Thank the guys that are running this RUclips channel as they great ethics on what actual flaws exists on and within.
Wow that's great review
Still loving the series and it's the best, most thorough testing of guitars out there I think. However, may I suggest you consider weighting the scores a bit, particularly the sound category. It's all well and good if a guitar is built like a tank, but if it also _sounds_ like a tank, we're having a problem. A weighting could even be applied retroactively to the previous tests, thus maybe shifting some places from earlier tests.
you should definitely do a guitar break down on a lakewood, avian, or furch guitars! Would love to see those guitars, especially avian guitars.
I would really like to see you do a satin Larrivee. After having seen this, I see many parallels with my legacy Canadian-made OM-03R which has a very similar finish and construction.
I’d really be curious to see you guys “breakdown” a Larrivee om-40.
Bracing is key. I've made one guitar in my life and the guy whose workshop I was using, was getting kind of impatient by the time we got to the braces. As a result, I didn't get to to spend the time shaving the braces down to where I wanted. The same thing when you cut this Orangewood open and showed the crudely done braces, and I was like,why? Up until then I'd really been digging this guitar. It reminded of the time I played a Dean acoustic - it looked really nice, played great, but sounded like it was stuffed with a blanket and checking the finish it looked like it had been dipped in a trough of polyurethane.. Maybe if Orangewood sees this video, they'll change the way they do their bracing and finishing.I did think the guitar looked well built and crisply executed. Orangewood are you listening? And this was a very well done and informative video. Thanks!
Would love for you to do the Yamaha FGX5. Those guitars have always reviewed very well, but curious to see your more in depth analysis
Really enjoying this series, really well done 👍. Have you done a Blueridge (Chinese Martin Copy) guitar yet?