First of all, this is my first truly premium guitar (all-solid, 1000eur price range)
I first played it in another retailer's showroom in Prague. I was instantly drawn by how good the neck felt in my hand, how comfortable it was to play, how resonant it was and how smooth the tuners worked.
- On that day, I played around ten other guitars there, including a Gibson J-45 and other Furchs (Violet with cutaway, Blue, and some from the Red series I think)
- None felt as comfortable in my hand, easy to play and tune (for example the Gibson sounded wonderful, but the neck felt too chunky and the tuners were harder to turn than the Furch; also it definitely needed a setup especially for the action)
- I ordered it from Thomann and it sounded as good as I remembered, although the factory action was too high
- However, I really was surprised how quickly it was to get it down to my personal preference using the new CNR Active system
- Remains to be seen how good the system is long term, but for now I'm truly obsessed by this guitar, cannot wait to play it more
One CON though: Furch could have included a tool for the CNRA system if they really wanted to promote it and encourage people to use it. I had to get one locally for 6 euros. Furch sells theirs for 50!!! Kind of a ripoff in my book
