private collection -Remco

As I promised you, I hereby send you the pictures of my Goya Rangemaster 107. When I bought the guitar it looked like it has been in an abandoned house for 20 years. Very, Very dusty. I took it apart to the smallest bits, carefully cleaning, removing the rust and dust and then polishing every part. I had to move the bridge about 5 millimeter further from the neck, because intonation was impossible. Probably a production-fault. With most arch-top guitars you just move it, but with this one I had to drill new holes, because the underplate of the bridge is actually screwed to the body and the adjustment-screws go right through it! But, it's perfect now!

Sound and playability of this guitar are really AMAZING! At first I couldn't believe the action of a guitar could be so incredibly low without any string-rattle! But it could. Now I even made the action a bit higher, because it felt so unreal! The pick-ups give a beautiful, clean, crystal-clear and also very warm sound. I was surprised to hear that even distorted this guitar sounds great. You just wouldn't expect it.

The possibillities with all those push-buttons are great. Just look at the picture and you will understand why!
Finally I have to say that the guitar stays in tune very well, even with extreme use of the tremelo. Now try that with a stratocaster!

These Goya's must really have been among the best semi-acoustic guitars ever made in Europe. But not only in Europe. I mean it when I say that I wouldn't trade it for any Gibson, Fender or even Gretsch! These split pick-ups are GREAT!

Remco M. - The Netherlands