As I already said before, I think Mang Max's Work now is even better than what was Mang Rudy's before. I still think that based on the one model I have tried, it is great value for money.
My intent is NOT to put down mang max but to give another opinion. In terms of workmanship I have seen better from Ibanez Indonesia -- available at Audiophile, and Even Yamaha's AIR which is also made in Indonesia -- available at Perfect Pitch. But thats just the workmanship portion.
But, at Mang Max's price point, its hard to beat the custom options available. I do NOT think all local luthiers are great. (In such a grammatical context, you are putting them all on the same level.) For example, if Mang Max's work was available in the time of Mang Rudy, I would not have gone to Mang Rudy and chosen Max's work even if Max would price higher than Rudy.
There is no crab mentality at work.
PRSman,
The only reason that I am keen on general statements is because for me, and thats just me, I have seen better work than the hype but for the price -- its ok.
He makes sense, you know. You just have to free yourself of the mindset that he's slapping you in the face with his cash because I'm sure that's not his intention no matter how it much it may seem to be the case.
All he's been doing here is challenging and refuting statements. Can't anyone here leave out emotions and insecurities and just argue/discuss properly?
Just because it's HIM posting it doesn't automatically mean ino-opress n'ya ang mga hindi sing yaman n'ya. It may be difficult but try to understand the context of his posts no matter how annoying they may be. Otherwise, away lang talaga ang mangyayari dito. He has as much right to post here as anybody so we all just have to learn to deal with him.
As for me, I keep track of this thread for future reference in case I want something done by Mang Max. I sure do hope this thread doesn't get locked.
