Steve Doré

I am a classical guitar enthusiast working on my skills and was looking to buy a good quality instrument at a great price. I live in Ottawa and I had been looking in various stores for quite some time. While surfing Kijiji I noted some nice guitars for sale in Montreal and discovered they were posted by Paul Jabrayan at Guitar Salon Montreal. My initial interest was on a 1966 Ramirez 1A that Paul had in stock at a great price and I requested some information. Paul is very knowledgeable and responded by email very quickly with several photos and some good background information. Paul advised and invited me to drive up to Montreal to take a look at his collection of instruments, which was quite extensive. I visited Paul the following week and was very impressed with him personally and the variety of used guitars that he had in stock in my max $2500 budget. I was strongly drawn to some used luthier built models, which were in remarkable condition. While assessing my playing style and needs, Paul encouraged me to also try his De Cascia line of guitars that are built in China exclusively for Paul’s store. He mentioned to me that many guitarists (Paul included) believe these instruments rival many guitars at twice the price. I tried a few De Cascia models and I was blown away that I was able to get such amazing sound and quality in an instrument under $1000 Cdn. I decided that the De Cascia “Gabrielle” model was the right one for me. It is a brand new quitar and has a gorgeous spruce top, ebony fingerboard, and uniquely beautiful java / ebony back and sides combination. At $900 Cdn the purchase included a nice soft shell case, Oasis hygrometer & humidifier and extras. It also had a one yr warranty. I could not be more pleased with my purchase and would give Paul Jabrayan and Guitar Salon Montreal my strongest endorsement and would definitely recommend him to anyone searching for a quality guitar. Paul is very customer focussed. In my case, he took his time to understand my needs and he made thoughtful suggestions that helped me to pick the right instrument for me and spend much less than my budget in the process. Thank you Paul,