LMAO!
revealing and hilarious
somehow, I think we all knew this was garbage from the git-go
medical waste? LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Estaban is actually a fabulous spanish guitar playing. He has played for years in Phoenix/Scottsdale and other places. He has excellent music recorded. I personally think that people that have time to criticize others need to find something better to do with thier life. Any businesses or TV shows that are interested in promoting anyone or any product do major research to check the authenticity of the product or person.

I just got one of these guitars as a Christmas gift, and it sounded fine. I haven't played it much, but I tuned it and played some chords. It sounded decent. I am unsure why you claim this man is a "fictional" character, considering if you go to CD NOW; you can find 19 albums of his for sale. I highly doubt a marketing company would go through all of that work, recording albums and making them appear to be a fictional character's career work--just to sell some guitars. It would cost more money and take more time to do all of that to make someone appear to be real, and the payback would not even be worth it.

Also can you show me some real proof that these "guitar-like" objects are really made from telephone directories and medical waste? Or was that a joke, to debunk something you don't like?

Hi all,
New guy from florida.

I been playin proffesionally for 25 years. My brother in laws girl bought him an estaban....... dude....PIECE OF SHIT!!!!! I cant say if it has medical waste but it sounds like ass bad intonation, buzzes in spots, no way to adjust or set it up. worse than Johnson or First act.

Well I bought the legacy lengend guitar . It was shipped in 3 days . I have been a guitar player for 30 years . I have played since 12 years old. I have played many guitars. The Guitar was not tuned so . I tuned the guitar . Well it had guitar buzz and humm . Well if any guitar player knows when a guitar is shipped from a long distance it will have to be adjusted through the trust rod . This will straighten the neck to take out the buzz. Also any repair person would know that too. Any for this idiot Allan Holdsworth stated it was made out of medical waiste . I laugh at him . By law the manufacturer has to advise consumers to of the material containing medical waiste. Even if it was made in another country . I feel all you people that commented on that part of the forum is very gullable or are completely stupid. After I adjusted the truss rod it was completely fine. Well made guitar . People need to listen to people that know about the product . Holdsworth is a made up President of a small company and not a billion dollar company . so listen to the stupid and I may call you stupid also . Also when you buy the guitar in the directions it does state because of shipping you may have to adjust the truss rod . So you stupid people who bought this fine guitar and do not read directions . Well can you call yourself S. T . U . P . I . D !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Sincerely Dr. Dave

So....... Whatever to happened to "Esteban" is he real or not? I just have to know.

This is my first contribution to your web pages-I hope all the members enjoy it!
Esteban is indeed a mystery to me. But my mystery as to who Esteban really is was made a little clearer this past two months. I tried to book Esteban to appear at my music studio to sign CDs, and his guitar chord book. I have ALWAYS been given a "run-around"!! It seemed to me that he was avoiding the situation.
Then I discovered your websites asking the important question "Is Esteban a fictional character?" At first I didn't want to believe the web pages. But when I asked for a signed picture for my studio. AGAIN I GOT THE "RUN-AROUND"!!!
I now agree with most of your web site contributors!!
Is there room for doubt? YES!! But when I am told it may take a few months to get a signed photo, I thought "WOW! If he is NOT a fictional character, then there must be something VERY VERY WRONG if it takes MONTHSD to send a simple signed photo!!

Esteban is a GOD among mere mortals

His rills and riffs across his fretboard are so brilliant and masterful that they make Tommy Emmanuel look like a piker.
Esteban makes Andreaus Segovia seem like a child struggling with a new and difficult toy.
Esteban's musical accomplishments make John Phillips Sousa seem like the Beatles.

Here listen to this pathetic nonsense:
www.youtube.com/watch
Esteban can run circles around that rank amateur - right?

The bloody damn fool can't even stay oin the same page
www.youtube.com/watch
DISGRACEFUL~!!!

Esteban an stay on the same page.

PROOF that Este ( ooops) Stephen Paul is the world's best picker.

Yah that's his name . He was a steel worker in PA when the mills played out he needed a new gig.

The claims that he studied under Andrés Torres Segovia are more than likely false.
Segovia died at 94 in 1987. He had students but they were people like John Williams.
Stevie Paul was just a hanger on wannabe. It is unlikely that he could have persuaded some one of Segovia's status to give him guitar lessons

As an aside: John Williams didn't think all that highly of Segovia.\\

However, back to Este- (oops) Stephen Paul: He is a plucky little fuker. After the mills died he made his living in music on a variety of formats as a keyboardist and band member and finally as the QVC star.

The QVC deal was probably more of a blessing for Paul than it was a curse. Yah Yah every poor bastard who got one of his hundred dollar Chinese guitars cursed his name but he made a shit load of money doing the QVC gig.

Who would pass that up?

Think of Esteban as you might Rachael Ray.
Entirely shallow, without merit, pure show and fluff.
The stupid bimbo can't even cook.
Yet somehow she manages to get a book deal, a TV show, and put bacon on the table.

That's how I see Esteban.