All user reviews for the Custom77 Needles & Pins

The characteristics given below are good, not very useful to repeat ...

UTILIZATION

"The fact whether or not it fun to play is in everyone's tastes. Like the ES form and I love playing this guitar. Note that the game is not sitting very comfortable given the size of the guitar. It is true to a 335.
A note-holding agreement guitar, mine in any case: rather bad, it moves a lot in winter when there are variations in heat, where my guitar does not move Groover absolutely not (price range slightly higher). I am considering a change of mechanical medium term, assuming that the "problem" comes from there. It's not really bad, but hopefully a better guitar at 550 euros.
-The finish is very good. It's a very, very beautiful guitar. The model has a painted red translucent revealing the wood, all being really nice (the black model which I did not have this advantage, we can not see the wood underneath). In terms of aesthetics, it is my opinion more beautiful than a Sheraton, and is approaching the levels of color and shape of the Gibson 335.

SOUNDS

I play blues, rock and hard rock (not very bad though) with my Needles & Pins, it behaves very, very, very well. The sounds are good, it is undeniable, and here it is pretty much its price.
I played on a Studiotone Koch, an amp that is among others known for its excellent clean sound and honestly ... I find the clean sound excellent with N & P, contrary to the opinion expressed above. I think it deserves, and even that it "needs" of a quality tube amp. I have a little Vox DA5 also, and unsurprisingly it does not sound terrible to clean.
The pickups are correct. But contrary to what the Custom 77 suggests, they are not sick either microphones (sold 70 euros each on their website, I think it's worth it). In the longer term, I will change by a pair of Seymour Duncan SH55 (Seth Lover).

OVERALL OPINION

If we except the sound is a guitar that is quite appropriate in a price range 500-600 euros: nice, good finishes, comfort, all without reaching the high end.
Taking into account the sounds, then we can say that it is really, really prize. The half-boxes are among the guitars less easy to achieve, we are dealing with a Q / P is very interesting.
Before buying I tested and compared with the Sheraton II. It is a tad more expensive than the Epiphone, but I think it sounds better, and I find most beautiful.

I put my 7 / 10, which is a good rating (no, I'm not part of users trying to convince themselves that the product they just bought is great ... the average grade products should be 5 or 6, not 9.5 ...)

I recommend this guitar to any guitarist looking for a very nice half case without the desire or budget for a Gibson 335 4 times more expensive (I do not question the price Gibson, the 335 is clearly an excellent guitar)
In conclusion, N & P is clearly the coup: she has a mouth, it is nice to play it sounds.

Much has been said in previous reviews.
Made in Korea. Semi-hollow, 2 PAF humbuckers typed. One volume, one tone for each pickup, a 3-position selector. Tune-o-matic. All this is very classic.
I was a little scared of buying on the internet, but the guys at C77 are available by mail. I took the plunge, the guitar arrived on time, fully resolved and granted (despite transport), ready to play.
There are small problems but nothing rédibitoire finish: paint drip on the binding, the edges of the frets are not excellently cut (but it is purely aesthetic, it does not hinder movement on the handle).

UTILIZATION

The handle is nice. It is wider but thinner than my Start, the radius is flatter. Access to acute is particularly good (and set neck double cutaway).
It is a rather large guitar but as it is half empty, it is not heavy, it also gives a false impression of fragility. It is very well balanced. As I am big, it's the guitar on which I am most comfortable (I am used to classical guitar as well).
The tuners are a little cheap. As I am not very straight forward it does, but perhaps the point which deserves a change (or the most expensive nor the most difficult to change).

SOUNDS

I plug in a VOX AC4 via a little big muff and it's perfect for rock 60-70's. This is his favorite. I think it is not for clean sounds, even if it comes out honestly (it happens to hit my shots jazz). With a slight crunch or distortion, regardless of the microphone, it was a warm, creamy purring just right. The notes are well defined. That is my biggest (happy) surprise on this guitar.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had it now a little over a year. I played in alternation with a strat U.S. american std. I wanted a copy of 335 to vary.
I tried the Epiphone Dot (one mounted microphones Gibson) and sheraton and Ibanez. I would have liked to tried the custom cort has good reputation and I've never laid hands on the original model. This is my second electric guitar and I was looking for an affordable price. For me, it remains in this price range model is the most homogeneous in terms of violin / her. There are more finished models (mainly on the details) but the microphones are changing. I find it unfortunate that the brand is not widely distributed outside of the Internet, even if contact with C77 is excellent and reassuring.
I would do this choice without hesitation. Designed to complement my Start and for the price I'm not sure of something better. My only uncertainty is aging. We see not the wood through the paint, I would see in a few years ...