I have now purchased a handful of Diamante's. A couple for my studio, one for the apartment, and a few others for friends. I must report that they all sound and play pretty much the same. Tuning is not a big issue and cosmetics, well there are a few dark spots on the top of one of mine, but I don't care.
Here are the main problems:
You lose a good amount of volume in the upper registers. This may be remedied with better strings but I have not yet had a chance to replace them.
The joint between the neck and the body is a little bulk wich can get in the way when you want to play above the 12th fret.
Otherwise I love the things. I play the one at my apartment every day and my classical chops are building back up rather nicely. Now I just gotta start growing and filing my nails.
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