Shopping Guitars With An Tran | World-Class Double Tops: Dammann, Blackwell, Kobs & More

Welcome to the first episode of Shopping Guitars With… In this episode, longtime friend and incredible guitarist An Tran visits our showroom in Austin, Texas to try some world-class double top classical guitars, along with a few fascinating comparisons from the wider world of modern concert guitars. An shares his honest impressions on warmth, balance, playability, projection, color, first strings, and what makes a guitar feel inspiring in the hands. We also do a blind test between a 2009 Matthias Dammann and a 2015 Julian Dammann, followed by An’s final ranking of his favorite guitars from the day. Featuring guitars by: • Dennis Tolz • Jakob Lebisch • Jim Redgate • Martin Blackwell • Matthias Dammann • Julian Dammann • Stephan Connor • Greg Smallman & Sons • Carsten Kobs Follow An Tran: Website: https://www.antran.org/ Instagram:   / antranguitar   Facebook:   / antranguitar   YouTube:    / anguitarist   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4zcI1... Apple Music:   / an-tran   Strings: D’Addario @daddarioandco XTC45FF with nylon Pro-arte 1st string. https://ddar.io/guitar-collection 🔗 Follow us for more guitars & updates: ► Website: https://www.guitarcollection.com/ ► Instagram:   / theguitarcollection   ► Facebook:   / theguitarcollection   ► Subscribe on YouTube for more reviews!