Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2017-03-05 01:17
You'll get an older ("Golden Era," if you like) R13 much less expensively than a brand new one, but unless you buy from a shop that has already put in the work to bring it up to best condition, you may need to have it worked on after purchase. If the ones you tried were new, you already know what their general feel and timbre characteristics are.
If you shop for new, you should go through the testing process over again unless you can track down the vendor from the festival. Even then, unless you wrote down serial numbers, you won't know which ones you tried. Although Buffet makes very good instruments (despite the carping that goes on), they aren't necessarily consistent. If you try a new batch (maybe at a future festival, if you don't have a source within a reasonable drive), jot down serial numbers of any instrument you really like.
Karl
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