To sum up the guitar is outstanding in every aspect.
For the last year I played Yamaha NCX-1FM and Cordoba C9 (both with spruce top).
My first impression after using Hanika 54PC for two hours:
- the sound is clear but warm, trebles are clear, bass strings, especially E6 very responsive, with deep sound. Hanika was strung with Daddario XTC, hard tension with carbon trebles. What impress me the most is very long sustain.
- playability - the action is set low, I didn't need to make any adjustments to be able to play comfortable (2.8 - 3.5 mm). The neck profile D-1 may not be suitable for all, for me it is a perfect profile. In addition the fret is very, really very smooth. What surprised me the most, despite of hard tension strings I dont have any problem with barre on 7th or 9th frets.
- the look - well, perfectly finished, a bit ascetic, definitely not for everyone's taste, but the color of the top introduces some kind of calm and for me the overall look of the guitar introduces some kind of nobleness.
Update after 5 days of playing:
After about 12 hours of playing, i'm unable to find any weak point of this instrument :-) (well, the designer of gigbag should be sentenced to death, but still it seems to be really durable).
With propper attack one is able to express any nuance of note. Sound projection is wonderfull, I didn't expect so loud guitar at this price point.
Definitely worth every penny spent.
