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Hagstrom Tremar Super Swede Electric Guitar (Black Gloss) Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought mine pretty mint in a pawn shop with custom hardcase for $450. No way I would pay $805 for this unit. Although it has a lot going for it - resinator fretboard, Hagstrom H-truss, Hagstrom Bigsby style tremelo, staircase tuner keys, tone switch, it is still an Asian Les Paul at heart.
The tone switch is nothing more than putting a capacitor or two in the circuit, which only cuts frequencies and a couple db in the process. I leave mine in bypass. The buckers are just fine. So it comes down to the Hagstrom version of the Bigsby, which you end up paying about $250 for over an Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus. The roller bridge is a good thing, helping tuning greatly even with big dips on the whammy handle. But I don't know if it's worth it. If you want that slightly unique Hagstrom name, AND a Bigsby, this is for you. If you want the Les Paul sound and a Les Paul body with a quality Asian made guitar, also look at Epiphone and Samick. You just might save a few hundred dollars.

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Taylor Guitars 615ce Jumbo Acoustic Electric Guitar Review

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(More customer reviews)2011 purchase. I absolutely love my new 615ce. It's perfect, has a great balanced sound, strong even blend. It's amazing with finger picking and I'm finding its sweet spot for strumming. The ES electronics is bizzar. I wish I could have found more reviews that weren't promotional materials to understand the problems with this pick-up system. Maybe in time I'll find a solution... or just put a better system in the guitar. Currently the high B and E strings are louder than the rest of the strum. They stick out and make the sound unbalanced... totally unlike the amazing natural sound of the guitar. I even sent it back to Taylor for them to work on it... but it came back to me sounding pretty much the same. I would give the guitar a 5 star... but I mainly play live and plugged in... which is not enhancing the bands overall sound. OUCH. YUCK. I've put other guitars in our system and can make them beautiful sounding. I worked on the Taylor in our system for 1/2 hour and never came up with a satisfactory sound... until I put a mic on it, which then instantly made it sound the way it's supposed to. After spending so much money on a guitar, I wish it would sound on stage like it does in the privacy of the show-room or my living room... especially since that's exactly what Taylor is promoting their ES to do. I feel like I've been lied to... hood-winked. The emperor has no clothes... "It's a great system, the best." All of Taylor's promotion says in videos and written. UMMM... are you hearing the same thing I am? Please listen to the guitar in the store and check the system out first before buying... and try two or three kinds of amps just to be sure you know what your dealing with. I hope and pray my attitude about this pick-up will change over time. Maybe there is just something I'm missing that I've never missed in my 25 years of playing and sound mixing.

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Michael Kelly Patriot Vintage MKPVBK Electric Guitar Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a great guitar , if you think is pretty on the paper wait to have one in your hands. Mine is black and the contrast with the tuners,pickups and the bridge,you can enjoy a real vintage look. The sound of MK PAF Pickups is great too. Great sustain,action and playability .
You can own a real Les Paul for 500.00 I really love this guitar

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Fender Black Ashbory Fretless Electric Bass Guitar With Gig Bag - New Review

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(More customer reviews).....this just did not feel comfortable. The rubber strings felt,...well like rubber. I had to use baby powder to move up and down the strings. They were sticky and kept falling out of the grooves on the neck. I have heard some people really like this bass. I would suggest find it in a local shop and test it and go home and think about it then come back and test it again. I purchased it on line and got stuck with it because too much time went by, so I could not return it. When I traded it in I only got $75 for it. Good luck.

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LightWave Saber Bass SL 5-String Fretless, UltraBlack Review

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(More customer reviews)The first thing I did was put TI Jazz flats on this bass. The stock roundwounds were very nice (have no idea what brand), but the flats are what I really wanted.
Action of the bass is very low and fast. The neck adjusted very well and easily to dead flat, right where I like it. The range of tones available is wide, setup of optics after changing strings is easy. The manual is clear and simple as to how this beast is different from regular pickups. The bass is very light weight and well balanced.
Customer service at Lightwave was outstanding answering my numerous questions prior to sale.
Some places in the finish were not quite up to snuff (a few lines in the finish where it appeared deeper grain had not been filled) and the B string bridge is just a hint out of alignment with the other four. Those two items notwithstanding, this is a gigging bass and functions very well. All in all, it's a keeper with a very smooth feel in the neck and a solid potent sound.

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Ovation Standard Balladeer 2771AX Acoustic-electric Guitar, Black Review

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(More customer reviews)I own a Balladeer in black. It's a very pretty guitar. The inlay work is skillfully done as is the scalloping. It's the first professional quality guitar I bought, and it nearly made me gasp when I first took it out of the case. The finish is very nice, and it has stood up to several years of hard playing. I now own several others, and this is still my "go-to" guitar. It is very good looking.
I play mine un-plugged more than plugged. It's adequate that way for a very small venue. It needs an amp to really shine. I use it around the house un-plugged, and it still plays fine. I really like the fret-board on this guitar. I play it a lot when I'm writing songs and don't feel like plugging in, and the fret-board is very comfortable in my hand. It doesn't caue pain with extended playing like some other guitars I've used. The price is very reasonable for a good quality guitar.
All in all, I like the Ovation Standard Balladeer very much. I recommend it to anyone whether you're playing around in your house or playing around in Madison Square Garden. It's up to the task for any acoustic guitarist.

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Breedlove Revival Series OOO-R-Deluxe Acoustic Guitar, Made in U.S.A. Review

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(More customer reviews)This is my first adirondack spruce guitar and it is LOUD!! It sounds like a spruce/rosewood guitar should sound just 5 times louder. It has a good bass response. The OOO body is very comfortable to play and the neck is great. I've had a Breedlove Atlas AC25/SR Plus before and never really got comfortable playing it. The revival series is truly wonderful. This is my first custom shop guitar and having a quality instrument certainly makes a difference. I got this guitar at an extreme discount and likely wouldn't have been able to afford it otherwise. Custom shop guitars are expensive, but if you can find one at a discount they are worth it. The build quality is phenomenal. The guitar is very light where the Atlas I had was really really heavy. You just won't be disappointed. It has 12 frets above the body which doesn't bother me as I don't do much work up there and i have other guitars to play if I need to.
I installed a K&K Pure Western Mini. The bridge plate is not that big so if you install the transducers directly under the saddle the middle and high-string transducer will be hanging off the bridge plate. I ended up removing the high-string transducer and moving it back on the bridge plate. It sounds great.
This is my favorite guitar.

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