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Russell Adkins
From:
Louisiana, USA
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Posted 7 Mar 2018 8:24 pm |
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| I seen a very nice GFI D10 go for 2500 bucks and i also see a promat for sale at well over 4000 bucks is the latter really worth so much more ? I personally dought the promat sounds that much better , what gives here ? |
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Tim Heidner
From:
Groves, TX
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Posted 7 Mar 2018 8:37 pm
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| I'm no expert, but I believe the Promats are pretty rare and also considered to be very high quality. |
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Posted 7 Mar 2018 9:24 pm
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I've checked out both and Tim has it right.
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Cartwright Thompson
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Posted 8 Mar 2018 4:14 am
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| Apples and oranges |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 8 Mar 2018 5:36 am
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| High production vs. low production, lots vs. a few on the market. |
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Tucker Jackson
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 8 Mar 2018 10:26 am
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| The Promat is a push-pull, but newly (or recently) built. Rare. |
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Jeff Metz Jr.
From:
York, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 8 Mar 2018 3:11 pm
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The build quality on the Promat far exceeds the GFI.
Think of the Promat (push pull) as a Shotgun and the GFI is more of a BB gun.
I wonder if I just made the GFI players mad?
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Mullen G2 SD10 , Lil Izzy Buffer, Goodrich 120 volume pedal, Boss DD-7, Peterson Strobo flip, Peavey Nashville 112 |
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Dave Diehl
From:
Mechanicsville, MD, USA
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Posted 8 Mar 2018 3:35 pm
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| Russell, I have a Promat. I do not, nor have I ever played a GFI. So I can't compare the two except to say, as was said previously, that the Promat is a Push Pull and the GFI is an all pull. I can tell you that the Promat is made with nothing but the best materials available. Mr. Papic (deceased) was a top-notch engineer and used sometimes materials which I could not even believe (also being an engineer). He was meticulous in his work, from the body to the parts, and the guitar was hand made by Mr. Papic (including most of the parts) to assure everything worked and fit as perfect as possible. I paid $7000+ for my Promat when I bought it from Mr. Papic and, be it a lot of money, I have not regretted it once. That cost included the guitar cost, money transfer cost, shipping, and customs tax. It is a very solid and great sounding guitar. With all that said, I have heard that the GFI is a really good guitar and have never heard anything negative about it. One word of caution to anyone that has a Promat. Do no ever try to drill into any metal that is not aluminum on it. You'll find when done, there will be no hole and your bit will be melted and welded to the piece. |
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David Ball
From:
North Carolina High Country
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Posted 8 Mar 2018 5:46 pm
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| Jeff Metz Jr. wrote: |
The build quality on the Promat far exceeds the GFI.
Think of the Promat (push pull) as a Shotgun and the GFI is more of a BB gun.
I wonder if I just made the GFI players mad? |
I think this is a little bit unfair. I've owned both, and I think they're both good guitars. IMO, it's not really a shotgun vs. BB gun thing. It's just the difference in a mass produced vs. a handmade instrument. I think of it more in terms of a Ford vs. a Street Rod. They're both cars, and both good ones. One came off the assembly line and does its thing. The other has that personal touch that brings something extra to the table that is special for those who appreciate it. There's really no good way for words to describe it, but you can feel it just the same. They both get the job done, and do it well--just in different ways.
In the interest of full disclosure, I'm an instrument maker myself and I believe there is something special about handmade instruments that can't be matched by mass produced ones. But that doesn't make the mass produced instrument inferior--just a completely different thing.
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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