Tomo Fujita Guitar Wisdom

Hi professor and guitar wisdom members.
I have my birthday in 1 month and ofcourse the only thing that i want is a good guitar!
I am practicing alot for more than a year everyday and i believe i am ready to give myself a good instrument!
I am playing alot of greek pop songs and I sing but also the acoustic classics like layla, wish you were here, wanted dead or alive, and I love the playability that my guitar has! I own a apx apx500 yamaha!
This guitar there is not even exist anymore only her brother apx600! After 12 years that I play with this guitar i love her and I like the sound and the playability that has but it is a beginner instrument!
My problem is that i am from a small town in greece and we don't have a big music shop that i can hold a quality instrument or the instrument that i want to buy!
The guitar that i am dream about is an LL 16 D yamaha but i need to go to Athens to play it! And I don't have the time or the extra money to make this trip!!
(The other guitar that i wanted is the Ava orangewood that professor Tomo plays but apparently orangewood don't come in Europe!
The other thing that i am afraid is that i could not play solos and lead so good in a classic acoustic and i am thinking to buy the Cpx 1200 ll TBL that is a similar upgrade to my Apx!
Should I buy something without play it!?
If anyone knows about this guitars or have any advice i would love to hear it!
Have everyone a great day 🙂

Happy Birthday soon!

Orangewood Ava Mahogany is very good.
You can ask your friend in US to ship it to you.

Definitely you need to know any details.
Even if you played it... not same one!

Thank you.

Tomo

Hi Markos! Happy almost birthday! That sounds like a wonderful gift for yourself. I don't have much advice to offer here, but I wanted to clarify what Tomo said: "You can ask your friend in US to ship it to you." He means if you have a friend living in the US, you can purchase the Orangewood guitar and have it shipped to your friend's US address. Then your US friend could ship it to you.

Hopefully, our friends here have some more ideas!

Hi Markos, Make the journey, follow your dreams, and get the guitar and then wear it out! Not easy and it can take time to find the right one, yet that is part of the fun :) Wishing you the best on your Birthday guitar, just do it!! cheers -johno

Happy Birthday soon Markos! (-:

I know you already are putting energy into the universe for your new guitar. The universe will find a way to get your new instrument home to you. I just believe this to be true. I have bought new guitars unseen and only returned 1 for shipping damage. I just made sure the guitar motivated and inspired me, and that the dealer was reputable. I could never afford most guitars, but I have not regretted buying them. I pay once, then they improve me for a long time, and I connect to what they teach me, like patience and perseverance. Good luck Markos and don't give up or be discouraged. The guitar will find you!

HI ! Markos ! Happy birthday !
I have familiar situation with you , my place is small town too & have cold winter .
Now I 'm learning how to have international shopping (about Music instrument) , use my country 's internet , some people pay for other, ( like help PayPal payment) , charge some service tip , if the purchase site can be mailed directly to you ; Did your place have some shop that buys American Musical Instruments ? Like they can buy the Guitar you wanted , then by their department in the American to Greece , there is need postage and service charge , maybe have some taxes , but find reliable organization is really important , they can make sure the guitar is good , and transport process is safe .In my place , I do this way to buy a amp , But large expense is postage or taxes , but the result is worth , I have the dream amp , sounds really great .

Don't worry , you will have the dream guitar , but slowly to pick , and find good way to take home!

Thank you very much everyone for taking the time to give me your feedback I appreciate it very much ! This forum has so many wonderful people and so much good energy i am proud that i am member of this community.

Markos...Happy BIrthday wishes to you. What a cool gift, it will make this birthday memorable. I realize you live in a small town, so I don't know if this advice will help. I would recommend that whatever guitar you choose, have it go thru a professional set-up (or learn to do it yourself from this forum). I don't have all the experience in the world, but when I play the Ibanez AZES31 vs. my old guitar the difference is night and day (thanks again, Tomo). You will notice a remarkable difference in tone and feel. Once you experience this, you will never go back to the old way again.

Let us know what guitar you choose, we are all super excited for you!