"Great guitar for anyone who isn't serious about playing."
by Cooper -
12/30/2001 11:08:57 PM
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| Professional Musician |
New Orleans Funk (and just about every other genre) |
Toronto, Ontario Canada |
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out of 16
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Not the best thing I've ever played, but out of a series of no-name guitars that come out of a Korean factory and get stamped Epiphone, Fender Squier, or whatever high-end low quality guitar makes there are, this one is probably the best.
The tone switches are terrible, they crackle and don't provide much of anything, and one of mine is out of line (lop-sided)... the pick-up selector is a joke... it snaps, crackles and pops when switching.... wouldn't take this one on stage unless I used 1 setting the whole time (don't switch pickups in the middle of a tune!)
Other than that, the action is great.. plays like a bad ES-335 (which is still good) and it has a warm mellow tone with a good feel. I regret grabbing this instrument when i did, but you might not (I'm a serious musician). I'll probably upgrade to a 1/2 width hollowbody PRS or an aged Gibson ES-335 with a carved wooden bridge (get my techy to fit that out).
Anyway, this instrument is ok but nothing too special and you do get what you pay for.
3/5 stars
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"Outstanding guitar"
by Alan S. -
3/17/2009 2:10:33 PM
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| Hobbyist |
Mainly Rock and Blues |
Freeport, Pa. |
2 people
out of 2
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I bought one in natural in 3-08. This piece is absolutely stunning. I really love the neck on this guitar. It's very comfortable and just feels right. Fit and finish are exremely well done. As good or better than its' more expensive brother. The frets are dressed well with no burrs to be found. The inlays are also nicely done with no noticeable filler material and they are absolutely beautiful. As for sound quality, I am running it through the clean of a Palomino V32H w/ matching 212 cab and a Digitech RP500. I can get just about any tone I want. This guitar stock and for the price is an extremely good instrument. I highly recommend it. But, just out of curiosity, I did MOD mine with 2 Gibson 57's, CTS pots, a switchcraft 3 way and jack plus orange drop caps. It definitely took it to a new level. Think Gibiphone. The stock electronics are very good with the only thing being suspect, at least on mine, would have to be the 3 way. It worked well, but was a little noisy when switching. The pots on mine were very responsive and didn't really need changed. Don't think you have to MOD this guitar because you don't. It's has a great sound as is. But it does lend itself to modifications very well and will truly give you terrific woody tones as well as many others. You can play just about any style of music you want with this guitar. I would buy another one in a heartbeat. This guitar is definitely a KEEPER. Give one a try, I think you'll be surprised.
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