A wonderful CHR+ bonus, slight haste, and a small amount of MP+. A gorgeous piece at a bargain price: 6mil is not half as bad as 30mil. Any bard who spends much time meriting would find full use of this piece.
For the completionist bard. This piece will not make or break you. It is situational. Slightly better than yigit for meripos.
Yigit Gomlet offers 10% cast time reduction, added evasion, and refresh with whole set. Yigit is also free for those who are willing to put some assault time in. Most 72 bards shouldnt have a hard time finding assault party. Something to think about before you drop 6 mil on this.
Anyone that actually plays bard can tell you how significant this piece really is. Song spellcasting down can be a lifesaver. The other stats are just an added bonus. The Yigit Gomlek is an excellent alternative.
Yigit *IS NOT FREE*. Never has been. It costs 20,000 Periqia Assault Points, which means 6.66666... Vision Earrings that you could sell on the AH, which is roughly 333,333 gil. Still drastically cheaper than manteel I'll agree in full, but that does not mean it's free.