ESP LTD AX-50 Electric Guitar Silver Satin Chrome Hardware Review

ESP LTD AX-50 Electric Guitar Silver Satin Chrome Hardware
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This guitar is playable out of the box, it's got a heavy/chunky kind of sound, the pick ups are nice, not the greatest but they're good. I loved it as soon as I started playing it. It's one of those guitars that attracts you to play well on it when you pick it up. It's bigger than you'd think, and the silver is beautiful, it's not too heavy, not too light, kind of perfect balance. The fretboard is fast and you'll have no problem going up and down this thing like I95. Did I Mention that it's really attention grabbing? My only qualm with it is that It had a lot of fret buzz when I started playing it but I guess I'll have to break it in.....BUY IT!

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ESP LTD B-206SM 6-String Bass Spalted Maple Review

ESP LTD B-206SM 6-String Bass Spalted Maple
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I was searching for an affordable bass guitar that "had the look" and more so THE sound and this was the best pick.
I normally depend on customer reviews before making a purchase; there was none for this item and am i glad i took a chance and bought this one. I bought it a lil over a year ago and have had NO regrets since.
It has a PERFECT finish; It is very sexy and smooth. Just by looking, feeling and playing this bass one word comes to mind - Q.U.A.L.I.T.Y!!!..I was cautioned against buying a guitar online, but with this you won't be sorry.
I am a female with this 6 string bass guitar, ofcourse it makes me look good. When am practising at nights at home i get no complaints from neighbours, even though when am playing i "tend not to use the low volume" (if you know what am saying); they love it too. I honestly gave this item 5 stars because i can't honestly find a fault with it. So, if you are looking for an affordable bass guitar you can't loose out on buying this, if you do then i guess you are just picky.
Percfect bass, get one!

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Schecter Corsair with Bigsby Electric Guitar (Gloss Walnut) Review

Schecter Corsair with Bigsby Electric Guitar (Gloss Walnut)
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I've long wanted an ES-335, but I just don't play enough to justify spending $3000 on a guitar when I have a perfectly adequate guitar already (a cheap Ibanez). But one of these Schecter Corsairs showed up locally on Craigslist for $400, and I bought it. What a fantastic guitar for the money! Really easy to play, great sound, decently well put together, I really love it. So if you're looking for a budget semi-hollow, definitely try one of these out.

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Crate Blackheart BH5-112 Little Giant Guitar Amp Combo, 5W All Tube with Attitude Review

Crate Blackheart BH5-112 Little Giant Guitar Amp Combo, 5W All Tube with Attitude
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I have had the Blackheart BH5-112 for two weeks now and I am happy to report that it is an amazing amp at an amazing price. It is designed to get a natural tube overdrive sound at a very reasonable volume level. You can sound like you are cranking your amp at full volume and yet not disturb your neighbors. Pyotr Belov is a brilliant designer and he has done an amazing job with this new Blackheart line of amps. This amp would probably be a great deal, even at twice the price. It is all tube and substantially built. There is absolutely nothing cheap about it. But the bottom line is IT SOUNDS GREAT!!! Highly recommended!
Roger Sadowsky
Sadowsky Guitars, NYC

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Blackheart Engineering? instruments are all tube, old-school amplifiers that are built like tanks and sound as good as amps costing multiple times the price. They look cool, they exude attitude and they don't EVER compromise tone

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Line 6 Spider III 150 Guitar Combo Amplifier Review

Line 6 Spider III 150 Guitar Combo Amplifier
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I own this beauty of an amp. I love playing the guitar, but this amp really revived the fun in playing. There are so many tones you can get with the amp it's crazy. You can get beautiful cleans tones all the way to searing metal madness. That's not even counting all the preset tones in it. I would also suggest dropping the cash for the FBV Express footswitch or the PodXT Live. It's a hassle to be in the middle of jamming then reaching over to change channels or banks. The FBV Express doesn't have a bank switch, but it does have 4 channel switches, volume/wah pedal, and a built in tuner. Plus, it's only $100. The XT Live is like $400. Enough about the footswitches though. The amp is perfect for jamming or practices. It's fairly loud so you might could pull off small gigs with it also. With all the amp models and effects built in though it's perfect for traveling. You don't have to haul around your entire rig just to go to practice or jamming. Just pull the power cord, pick up, and go. It's pretty light despite it's size also.
Grab this amp if you want to breath new life into your music. It's a blast.

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Spider� III 150 offers perfectly dialed-in sounds with 200 incredible artist presets created by over two dozen of today's hottest bands and guitarists, plus another 200 presets based on the greatest rock guitar songs of all time!No tone is off limits thanks to 12 custom amp models that go everywhere from spanky clean to insane grind.With Line 6's revolutionary Smart Control FX (7 different effect types, 3 simultaneous) including, Phaser, Chorus/Flanger, Tremolo, Sweep Echo, Tape Echo, and Reverb, you'll always have the right tone.Plus, with the award-winning POD� cab modeling Headphone/Direct out, you can take your sound from the practice room to the studio.Features also include a footswitch jack that's compatible with the FBV2�, FBV Express�, and FBV Shortboard� foot controllers, a CD/MP3 input jack, and a built-in tuner.

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Gibson Reverse Flying V Limited Edition Electric Guitar Review

Gibson Reverse Flying V Limited Edition Electric Guitar
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[UPDATED AGAIN 3/14/10: Whoa! The price just went up a *lot* - a week ago, I bought this for quite a bit less; the guitar was not $1,499 when I purchased it...keep that in mind when considering this review]Ok, I got a replacement and have given it a good workout. On that score, Amazon gets high marks. All I did was describe the issues with the first one I received and ask whether or not these were "blems". In less than 24 hours I had a reply in my inbox that didn't even bother with my questions - a new one was already on its way out, to be delivered the next day, and a return authorization provided for the first one, giving me 30 days to get it back. The only less-than-perfect bit is I have to front the cost of return shipping, but I can see their position on this. Once it's received and they see the problems, return shipping costs will be refunded. 5 stars to Amazon.
The new guitar also came new in an unopened factory box, and is a vast improvement over the first one, though it too was atrociously set-up and I was a little disappointed again. I knew it would improve with some tweaking, but you're never sure by how much. Right out of the box, there was way too much relief in the neck, the action was very high, and the guitar just felt and sounded kind of dead. The case was pristine and awesome though. 2-for-2 on the cases. But I was worried that I'd be left with that horrible feeling of falsely trying to focus on a few good points to make myself feel o.k. about what turned out to be a mediocre purchase.
I couldn't have been more wrong. Dove in and changed the strings to make truss-rod, intonation and action adjustments. Right away, it seemed like a different guitar, just having string that weren't lame and dead. It's amazing how dead strings can actually *get* just sitting on a guitar in a box for a while. And the factory strings they use are *so* bad. You'd think they'd spring for some better ones at the factory. Smart store owners must re-string their Gibsons right away before putting them on display - the strings they ship with do not show off the guitar to its advantage (though in my case I'm sure it was worse from a long time languishing in storage).
I tightened the truss rod down a bit more than a 1/4 turn and straightened the neck out to leave just a *hair* of relief at the 8th fret with the strings depressed at either end. The truss nut is a *bugger* to get at - a little finish got gummed up under it making a very tight squeeze, and the rout is just barely big enough to accommodate the thinnest nut driver you can find - but it's actually probably good that a rout in the headstock is so minimal. Got it to work. Then I dropped the action a good bit, and lowered the pickups some. Re-tuned it, made some rough intonation adjustments, and bang-o - the guitar just came to life. I was ear to ear right away, not only relieved of my disappointment, but my highest and best hopes were exceeded one by one. I'm just plumb tickled (we say that down here sometimes).
None of the nut and nut-slot issues like the first one they sent me, hardware is all great, the electronics all working beautifully (though the volume knob is currently quite stiff), and the neck laid back nicely with the truss-rod adjustment. The fretboard could use a little cleaning and a touch of oil, but the frets are aces and nicely dressed; no dings, scratches or gouges anywhere on the guitar this time. However, I did notice the fretboard is just the smallest fraction of an inch too narrow for the neck-bed; true of both of the Reverse V's I've received. Not of any real consequence - you can just barely feel a tiny 'lip' on either side of the board where it's centered on the ever-so-slightly larger neck. Doesn't interfere with playing and easily ignored, but the only word for that is "shoddy".
Unlike the previous one, the tailpiece is perfectly centered and not offset over the string holes, so the strings actually rest against the wood and not the metal tailpiece where they exit. As I stated previously, the ferules on the back are fine (if a bit 'relic'-looking, which I'm sure is not the intention), but it would be nice to have them extend to the top, or at least have some sort of insert on the top side of the string-throughs so they're not digging into the wood. Still, it's better than having that hard break angle over the metal tailpiece. The volume knob is in the *perfect* spot for grabbing it with your pinkie/3rd finger with your hand resting on the bridge. And like most Gibson-style wiring, the volume does not actually decrease very much in that first half of pot-travel (from 10 to 5), but the highs start to roll off right away. A lot of people mod their controls to avoid this, but in this case it's actually great - roll the volume back to 6 or so (a good place to leave it anyway), and you've still got 90% of your gain and sustain (giving you some room to goose it when needed) but the highs are reigned in. Bang, there's your tone control. Well, sort of. It darkens up fast from there on down, but you're losing volume rapidly too - can't have everything, and personally, I like the uncluttered look of the guitar with minimal controls on the face. I think it's fine just like it is.
This guitar, unsurprisingly, has a lot in common with a standard Flying V - which, oddly, I've never been terribly fond of. Go figure. It's very lightweight and resonant, with good sustain...quite loud acoustically for a solid-body. Often a very good sign. I don't find the unusual shape hinders playing at all. All guitars 'sit' and 'hang' a little differently, and you have to adjust to that. This one has a tendency to not want to 'lay back' and stays very vertical on you when you're standing, if not even leaning forward a touch, and I had to adjust my position a little to get it to tilt a little so you can clearly see the face and have a good playing angle. The body shape is very comfortable though, and your picking arm has great access to the bridge area and strings, unhindered by a fat lower bout. I find myself actually getting bruises sometimes from the edge of the body on Les Pauls because of where my arm tends to rest when I'm strumming, or just flat out banging against it when I'm a little over-enthusiastic. But that's more about me being a hack than anything.
The neck, as Gibson explains, is somewhere between the 'clubby' 50's neck (which I like), and the 60's slim taper (which I also like). I tend towards a more traditional hand position and don't wrap my thumb over the top of the fretboard very often, so I love this neck, but your mileage may vary depending on your playing style. It's fat-ish and feels great with my thumb on the back, but not to the point of feeling like a bat the way some older Explorers with vintage style necks can. While the neck feels nothing like the sinuous SG, the guitar is very lively in your hands similar to the way an SG feels to me. I've always thought SGs are the most "Fender-ish" of the marquee Gibsons in that regard - you can really feel the whole guitar vibrating and humming, where a Les Paul will often feel much more solid.
Needless to say, it screams. I fired up a JCM800 and plugged straight in (it *had* to be an old Marshall first out of the gate for a guitar like this). The '57 Classics do not disappoint. With the nice sustain and flatter post-adjustment neck, there were smooth singing bends all around, and nothing trying to choke-out; crisp and articulate all the way up. Even with the set-up only about 3/4s dialed-in, it feels comfy and snappy, holdd tune beautifully, and open-position chords ring out with gobs of harmonic nuance and great authority.
As for its 'voice', the highs surprised me by having that SG-ish clang and bite that's so tasty, and there's a TERRIFIC honky lower midrange that's very 'rock' - but not to the point of being 'nasal', and most noticeable on the bridge pickup, naturally. Unlike the SG however, the lows don't have that 'tonky' quality to match the toothy high-end, but are more meaty, akin to a Les Paul. Not *entirely* like a Les Paul, but hey, what are you gonna do? Nothing flat-out roars like a Custom with a good pair of Tim Shaws. And if I wanted a Les Paul, I'd buy another Les Paul I guess. The neck pickup lead tones are just *soaring*, and the rhythm sounds are nice and beefy without being muddy (if you dial the amp in for neck pickup rhythm). The guitar being so resonant, coaxing up some controlled feedback is a breeze...a slightly stanktacious breeze reeking faintly of sweaty leather, bourbon and nicotine, leaving you feeling just a little greasy. (sorry for that, can't help myself sometimes)
The only significant criticism I have left is the finish work. This replacement guitar is all-around better than the first one I received, but both of them appear to lack some grain-fill and body sanding, and possibly are shy a few coats of color. The coverage is opaque, but you can clearly see the texture of the wood grain through the finish in reflective light (yep, it's mahogany). The 'reject' I first got was worse though - actually bordering on 'orange-peel' in some spots too. Just sloppy (failed to mention that before). In actual practice, it may arguably help the tone and resonance a *hair* to have less grain filler and finish on the guitar, but solid finishes really should be smooth and glassy (I got the white one - it's the most obnoxious. Gold mirror pickguard anyone? Really send it over the edge). The neck does feel a touch ripply and gummy under your hand, but it's no real bother and will smooth out in time.
At this price, if you like Gibsons, want something freaky and you're tempted, I'd say pull the trigger. Light as a feather, cool as the other side of the pillow, and hollers like a laser-loaded pterodactyl...Read more›

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TC Electronic NDY-1 Nova Dynamics Guitar Pedal Dual Compressor Review

TC Electronic NDY-1 Nova Dynamics Guitar Pedal Dual Compressor
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Despite the apparent complexity of this multi-function, dual-engine pedal, it is easy to operate. The manual is one of the best I have seen not only for clear specific instructions, but for explaining compression to neophytes.
One thing TC electronic does right: their website provides access to manuals BEFORE you buy. Perhaps that's why they put so much thought into making this manual clear and easy-to-read.
If you are "on-the-fence" (so to speak) about which compressor to try or buy, here are some useful facts unbiased by personal opinion:
This is a digital device. Digital is great for many things, but you must be absolutely sure to NOT overdrive this (or any digital audio device) into distortion. Analog devices can handle the occasional outburst. A high-quality analog compressor will not only handle a hot signal musically, there is little danger of the device being damaged. That is NOT true with digital devices.
So, if you are not familiar with calibrating output for digital devices, you MUST read this manual. Thankfully, it describes the simple process concisely, and the accurate meters help make the simple and fast.
Now, WHY would you want THIS pedal over some other good products?
If you play LIVE with more than one type of guitar or amp. Because this has TWO completely separate engines, you can adjust each side for a separate rig or effect. 'HOT' humbuckings in your Les Paul have more output than those vintage single-coils, so you can use one engine for each.
Another nifty feature of this; it can be operated as a noise-gate. So you could set one side to do your compression up-front, while the other side is after noisy pedals in the chain. Those of you distortion mongers out there with several gain and boost pedals will appreciate that. ( although there are better dedicated gates for guitarists... ISP decimator for instance)
Now for some SUBJECTIVE opinions that you can embrace or ignore. I have a love / hate relationship both with TC and all things digital. Certain effects, ( noticeably reverbs ) sound better when processed in the digital domain. By "better" I mean "clearer, with less noise and distortion." But some effects sound better in the analog domain; most noticeably, ANY kind of guitar or bass compression, and definitely ANY type of distortion or "amp modeling."
By using compression in the front of your chain, you can get a clean-controlled output that makes your guitar playing sound 'slick' or 'pro.' But when you do that with a digital device up front, you have irreversibly changed the signal. ALL DIGITAL devices have a high-frequency cut-off; a "ceiling" they cannot go above. Though your ears may not directly hear those super-high frequencies, your brain responds to them in many ways. One way is how those inaudible frequencies interact with the audible; they combine to produce rich harmonic interactions that are impossible to reproduce with normal digital audio. Another way your brain notices this effect is how the amp "feels" as you play.
Now this pedal has a good (though not unique) feature which supposedly helps thwart those negative effects. It has a "dry / wet" blend that allows some of the uncompressed signal to come through. However, even that great feature will not produce the complex high-frequency interactions in your amp. Why? Because the entire signal has been converted to digital inside the box. Once the signal is digital, it has a "sonic-circumcision" that can never be undone. Mazel Tov!
For all its great features, this is NOT the ideal compressor for guitar. That not because of a design flaw or cheap components. It is simply because it is digital. It has an inaudible "ceiling" of 20kHz that DOES affect frequencies your amp "hears." That irreversibly alters the "magic" of a real tube amp or even a good analog pedal.
Does that mean it sounds bad? No. It sounds fine to most people. It works great when placed before digital reverbs. It can tame dynamics so that other digital devices work better.
But if you are an experienced pro-player with any of your hearing left, you WILL notice that 'missing-mojo' if you put this in front of an amp.
If you want to squash your guitar before the amp, GO ANALOG. If you want a full-featured, dual-engine compressor / gate in a to use after the preamp but before other effects, this is about as good as they get. For the money, it is fantastic.
If you want the "blend" feature in an analog pedal, the Double-Back compressor by Seymour duncan has a knob that does that. The tiny Guyatone ST-2 has a switch that works about as well for 50 / 50 mix.
TC makes numerous good products, and this IS one of them. But they haven't read the latest science about analog vs digital, or they don't care because they are too busy raking in the bucks.
It is up to US to be informed and knowledgeable about audio products. I hope my comments in these review forums are useful to others for that purpose.

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Alvarez RD8 Acoustic Guitar and Case, Natural Review

Alvarez RD8 Acoustic Guitar and Case, Natural
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I typically play electric guitar but wanted an acoustic because...well, there's just too much good music out there that I want to learn that is acoustic. Figured I had to have one and didn't want to break the bank.
So I went to my local Music Go Round and played everything they had in stock - Mitchell's, Epiphone, Alvarez, and a few I can't remember. The Alvarez RD8 had a very nice feel to the neck and booming sound that really impressed me. I was shocked that the price was only $239 with a hard shell case included. The guitar also comes with Elixer strings which means you don't have to immediately replace the strings - very good quality.
As I was checking out a guy stopped me and said he had the same guitar and everyone he plays it for loves it, including a fellow band member that plays a Martin!
After having the guitar for a couple of days I can tell you that I'm very satisfied - this guitar will go a long way before I think about having to upgrade. I don't think you can find a better sounding instrument for the money. Highly recommend the Alvarez RD8.

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Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar. Made by Alvarez.
The RD8 is an incredible value in a high-quality beginner/intermediate guitar, featuring a mahogany body with a select spruce top for superior projection and tone in an entry-level instrument.Specifications:
Body Style Dreadnought
Back/Sides Mahogany
Top Select Spruce
Fingerboard Rosewood
Fingerboard Inlay Dots
Body Binding Multiple
Soundhole Rosette Acrylic Pearl
Tuning Machines Chrome Die Cast
Finish Natural
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Schecter C-4 Custom Bass Guitar (Aged Black) Review

Schecter C-4 Custom Bass Guitar (Aged Black)
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For those interested in upgrading from a beginner bass or looking for a back-up that isn't a bank breaker, you should take a good look at the Schecter C-4. First off, don't let the picture fool you; that is a C-5. The C-4 is a 4 string bass. I bought mine as an upgrade from a DeArmond Pilot Plus. The Pilot's electronics were very noisy and I needed something quieter to record with. This bass was exactly what I needed. After a month, here are my impressions:
1) It's a very pretty instrument. You can't see the binding very well in the picture, but it goes all around the the top of the body, up the neck and around the headstock. It's an antique ivory color which I think goes great with the matte black finish on the rest of the guitar.
2)It's very comfortable. Because of the long upper horn it has much better balance than a lot of basses (the headstock of my friend's Thunderbird bass always heads toward the floor if you don't hang on - that doesn't happen with the C-4). The top of the body is carved so, although it's not super rounded, I don't have a problem with the edge digging into my forearm and the back is scalloped so it fit's nicely against my hip. The neck is multi-laminated maple and walnut, also with a satin finish, and isn't too big making it playable for extended periods.
3)The set up right out the box was very good. I play guitar as well and am always tweaking action and intonation (especially when trying different string gauges) so I'm sure I'll end up making some adjustments at some point, but so far all I've done is set the action more to my liking via the bridge; I haven't had to mess with the truss rod at all.
4)I mentioned the electronics earlier and these deliver. The pups are EMG 35HZ passive pick-ups but you will still need a 9 volt battery as the eq is active. They are very low noise and very punchy even though you can adjust the lows and the highs separately. When I drop the treble out they just sound muddy but why would I want to do that? This bass has that nice jazz/progressive sound. If you're looking for a thumpy, bottomy sound that will get lost in the background, maybe this bass isn't for you. If you crank the treble you get in-your-face buzzy punk but if you roll it off just a little you can fit in with just about any contemporary style of music.
Keep in mind that this is a production model, not custom as the name would imply, but it has a lot of features of a much higher end and more expensive instrument. The bridge allows you to end string or through-body string. The pick-ups have pretty good output. The body of the bass is mahogany (even though you can't see it) giving it nice sustain. All in all, you get a lot of instrument for under $400.

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Takamine TC132SC Classical Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Guitar Review

Takamine TC132SC Classical Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Guitar
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Very happy with the guitar. Feels full of quality and love the tube pickup. Sounds very warm and natural.
I live in Australia and had this guitar shipped from the US. Arrived in gemreat condition thanks to the hard case that came with it.

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Michael Kelly Patriot Vintage MKPVWH Electric Guitar Review

Michael Kelly Patriot Vintage MKPVWH Electric Guitar
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Excellent E.guitar, soft to touch, excellent sound and the refining not mind. Comparable to the Gibson. Professional guitar for demanding musicians, I liked very much!

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Dean SplitTail Standard Electric Guitar with Case (Classic Black) Review

Dean SplitTail Standard Electric Guitar with Case (Classic Black)
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Bought this for the look and love metal. this is sweet. plays nice, great crunch and super clean. I play through Line 6 and all mods sound perfect. easy to sit down with which i cannot do with my V's.
if you get it on sale here, BUY IT

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Washburn Idol Series WI64BK Electric Guitar Review

Washburn Idol Series WI64BK Electric Guitar
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This particular higher-end permutation of the popular Idol series offers very solid features for an instrument at this price point. The Buzz Feiten tuning system--coupled with the 18:1 Grover machine heads-- virtually guarantees perfect intonation and ease of tuning, and the VCC knobs (in place of standard tone controls) has the overall effect of both a tone control and coil splitter, with the zero setting offering sparkling single-coil, Strat-like clarity with the noiselessness of a humbucker. Cranking to 10 produces high-gain, classic humbucker sounds, and experimenting with any in-between combination with either or both of the two VCC knobs can produce a decent replication of virtually any other pickup sound you'd possibly want, from P-90's to lipsticks. The neck is fast and smooth, though a bit narrow for some players.
The only glaring flaw is the lack of good finish workmanship, and trading off stellar performance for cheaper (albeit relatively unimportant) parts. The three-way pickup selector switch on my brand new (at the time)guitar broke off at the tip after about a week (easily replaced for a couple of dollars at the local Guitar Center) and the nut at the output jack worked itself almost completely off in about the same amount of time. Several screws (truss rod cover, pickup mountings and elsewhere) were similarly loose and had to be snugged down
For playability and versatility at this price, you really can't do much better. This thing was an Guitar World Editor's Choice for "Best Guitar under $1000" the year it debuted back in 2004 or 2005. If slightly higher quality hardware had been used and setup finish had been properly done, this guitar would be close to perfect.

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ESP EC-1000FR - See-Thru Black Finish Electric Guitar with Floyd Rose Tremolo System Review

ESP EC-1000FR - See-Thru Black Finish Electric Guitar with Floyd Rose Tremolo System
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I like to play metal, and "palm mutting" swet has erase part of the dark color in the Floyd Rose Bridge 1 mounth after I received the guitar. I recomend to buy a guitar with a silver Floyd Rose. I like dark the most, but I never thought it would miss the color that fast...
If you don't know or have somebody who can help you to tune the floating tremolo, is better thinking to buy other kind of tremolo, it's a big pain in the butt.
I have a Les Paul (double brass pick ups), a '63 Fender Jaguar (double couple of Seymour Duncan humbuckers), an this (EMG's 60 & 81 active pick ups), and it sounds very good, but I prefer the sound of the Les Paul, even for metal (but that's what I like). I have to recognise the LTD is amazing for shred, is lighter, softer and cheaper, also is better for play live stuff, is very versatile. Keep in mind that when you do palm mutting, if you put your palm against the floating bridge, the guitar can miss the tone.


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Dean Tradition S2 Solid Top Dreadnaught Acoustic Guitar, Gloss Natural Review

Dean Tradition S2 Solid Top Dreadnaught Acoustic Guitar, Gloss Natural
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I have to preface this review with a comment on Amazon. At first, I was very upset when my guitar arrived, as it was a left-handed model, when I had ordered a right hand version. Amazon was great, sending out my replacement righty guitar NEXT DAY FedEx! I had barely sent back the left hand model when the righty arrived at my door step. Fantastic customer service from Amazon!Product: Dean Tradition S2, Gloss Natural
Price Paid: $110 (usually sells here for $225)
Sound: Sounds great! I was expecting a slight step up from other entry level guitars, but this sounds way better than I had figured it would. Very full deep sound from the solid spruce top.
Action/Playability: Very easy to play. It has taken me a few soungs to get used to the scale, as I had been using my daughters Jr. sized guitar, but once that was done, I have had no problems. The neck is straight and true, and the action is good.
Craftsmanship/Reliability: Very beautiful guitar. The tortoise binding gives this guitar an extra bit of class, and the wood is beautiful. As to reliability - I've only had it a short time, but it seems very solid.
Overall Rating: Five stars. I was hoping to get a nicer guitar than is typically available in my budget (I was planning to spend ~$125), and the sale on this Dean was just what I was looking for. Most in the lower price range are typically poorly made, or don't sound that good. Now, I can't say for sure that I would have bought this particular model if my budget had been $225, so maybe my review is a bit biased by the sale price I paid. Either way, I'm a very satisfied Amazon and Dean customer!

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Luna Henna Paisley Series STE Electric Guitar - Black Review

Luna Henna Paisley Series STE Electric Guitar - Black
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This Luna Henna Paisley arrived in excellant condition and is a joy to play..low action But no string buzz..workmanship is amazing..neck feels great..guitar is not too heavy..Luna is a Great guitar company,and if you are thinking about buying any Luna guitar Go for it..I own more guitars that anyone should from Gibsons,Fender strats...etc..This guitar has gone to the top of my playing list..It's a beautiful guitar that sounds Great!...I also own a lower priced Luna and a Luna parlor..this company has become one of my favorite guitar companys with their quality of workmanship and the guitars have a great feel to their necks and are very comfortable to play ...Even if you buy the Henna paisley and don't play it alot buy a guitar hanger for the wall and display it as a piece of art that it is and enjoy the comments you will receive of how amazing it looks!! But once you get it in your hands you won't want to put it down..it's that cool to play.! Buy One and Rock On!!..marie

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Gibson AJ Advanced Jumbo Guitar Vintage Sunburst Review

Gibson AJ Advanced Jumbo Guitar Vintage Sunburst
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As far as I'm concerned, this is exactly what acoustic guitars should sound like. You might find more silky or strident highs elsewhere, or more punchy lows from an old martin, and there are plenty of other guitars that excel at one particular element of timbre and tone (though you'd likely pay much more for them), but the advanced jumbo is the complete package! Balanced, delicate, powerful, and resonant, with enveloping depth and richness. Everything comes through clearly, no dominant strings or chords. The tones are nicely complex without getting confused or muddled. The neck is on the thin side which some people may dislike, but it's not anemic. Binding over the fret ends was sloppily finished between the heel and soundhole, and the plastic bridge pins and strap peg seem a little cheaply made, but both are easily remedied. Looking at it, it's about like you'd expect a $2000 acoustic to be. Close your eyes and play, and those little things are quickly forgotten. Beautiful. You can't come close to this kind of sound without paying a heck of a lot more.

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