The truth about Esteban

subtomic · Dec 14, 2004

The article is from 2000 and it's long, so you'll have to click on the link.

http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/issues/2000-09-21/news/feature_1.html

Best excerpt:

The Esteban experience was a bit less exhilarating for Devon Bridgewater, a jazz musician who played violin and trumpet for Esteban for four and a half years, until he was fired by the guitarist.

"It was one of the most embarrassing situations I was ever in as a musician," Bridgewater says. "Because other musicians would walk into the lobby after working in different parts of the hotel, and they'd just look at me and shake their heads, like, 'How can you be doing that, man?'"
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However, the article was not half as amusing as the reviews of his "Gift of Guitar" acoustic.

http://www.harmony-central.com/Guitar/Data4/Esteban/Burswood-Acoustic-01.html

My favorite:

Purchased from: N/A
A late night TV huckster

Features: 3
Just the basics.
It came with some accessories and a video.
The gig bag could be better used to gig frogs.

Sound: 1
All I can say is yeah, it made sound.
It didn't have much finish. Think they used shoe polish
for the fretboard.

Action, Fit, & Finish: 2
The action would be better suited for a dobro.
Did the guitar contain any flaws?
Flaws would probably be a kind description for this thing.

Reliability/Durability: 1
My daughter bought it and I played it once.
She played it for a couple weeks. Then one
day I arrived home from work and there it was
hanging from a tree limb minus strings. She got so
ticked off with various problems that she decided
to turn it into a bird house.
So far after 6 weeks in the tree no birds have moved
in, but there is bird crap all over it.

Customer Support: 3
It wasn't worth the time.

Overall Rating: 1
I've played Diddly Bows that looked played and sounded better.
My daughter quickly lost interest in playing guitar after
owning this one. So if you don't want your kid to play
guitar, I highly recommend getting them an Estaban.
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So to all you Home Shopping Network addicts, consider yourself warned.

studogg · Dec 14, 2004

Esteban is my idol. Not only is he hot and plays guitar, but those freaky fingernails fill my dreams with homoerotic pleasure!!!

Ay dios mio, I kiiiiiiiiiiddddddddd!!!

Joshfast · Dec 14, 2004

Originally posted by studogg
Esteban is my idol. Not only is he hot and plays guitar, but those freaky fingernails fill my dreams with homoerotic pleasure!!!

Ay dios mio, I kiiiiiiiiiiddddddddd!!!
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Three smilies to sum up my reaction to this post.

Order that guitar package for someone you dislike but have to buy a gift for Christmas. Problem solved.

Glish21 · Dec 14, 2004

me and my friend were watching the Texans game a couple of weeks back, and during a commercial i flipped off the game. Lucky for me; i find Esteban. It was one of the dumbest things i've see. the most rediculous thing was how fast they claimed to be selling the "perfect" guitars. the rate was about 5 per second. and esteban is wierd especially those nails and the hat covering his eyes.

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