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Published on 11/15/07 at 03:16
Body: Padauk
Neck: Mahogany
Micro: B-Band ® UST ™ Pickup
Preamp: Ibanez SRTn Preamp (5 settings: bass / middle / treble / notch / volume + 1 switch 'phase')
Tuners: Chrome Ibanez Smooth Tuner AS -> absolutely crappy
Nut & tailpiece: Ibanez Ivorex II
Rosette: Abalone
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Outputs: Jack and XLR!
Tuner
Housing batteries (2xAA 1.5V): trap easily accessible next to the XLR jacks &

Made in China.

By adding the reference I put a picture big enough for us to realize how beautiful this guitar is: very little varnish, wood bindings are different color (not plastic as in many cases) is the most beautiful effect.

UTILIZATION

It's a small guitar, the lower body is only 10 cm. wide and there are only 21 boxes.
The cutaway is dug, but it is only cosmetic: it does not have access to more acute than other electro-acoustic.

Because of its small size it is very enjoyable to play and the handle is very comfortable.

A damper on the race: there are no marks on the key boxes (presumably so as not to stain with the abalone inlay) but on its edge, for they are against black and tiny so if you n is not in full light it is of interest to know by heart the handle ...

When you play standing with a strap body tends to tilt slightly forward or when I have a big belly too? (Possible too ...)

A very good point for the tuner and battery provisions very accessible.

additional information after 2 years of use
there is a very big flaw that has only increased over time: the mechanics are very bad when it turns a little bit nothing happens when running a lot, it is immediately too away. It's frustrating quickly.
This defect is not on my copy, I had confirmation that other users have the same problem.

I ended up changing the mechanical (I put Kluson € 25) and it works very well

SOUNDS

Acoustic sound is more powerful than what we expected given the small Taile but much less extensive than a dreadnought, for example.
This is not necessarily a fault because as the low end is not 'bloated' the overall impression is well defined.

In power it is even more beautiful, my previous electro-acoustic was certainly pathetic but now I'm amazed by the effectiveness of preamp settings (except perhaps the Notch)
There is also a button 'phase' which I have not grasped the utility is probably the device for reducing feedback.

The difference in level between the output jack and the XLR output is enormous. I have not had the advice of a sound engineer but my little mixer, XLR clipped it a little faster.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 2 months and I am very satisfied.

It has everything to please me: the unusual look very successful, very good gameplay, an expanded sonic palette.

My impression is mixed on the finish, given our usual prejudices about the 'Made in China' is a pleasant surprise but I think that with a look and level of equipment similar to a retail price of € 350 it may be hiding something ... also the first day I heard a strange resonance uncomfortable, as if a piece of metal vibrating in the box but it was quickly stopped, I put it on the account a period of adaptation to a stable thermal environment.

True most are built-in tuner and battery compartment door is easily accessible.

It is a favorite purchase: a friend bought this guitar and when I saw her and tried (well, the guitar ...) I said 'I want the same'!

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I put 8 in the overall score because all being very happy (especially the price / quality ratio) I am aware that having never tried to scratch really high-end, my enthusiasm is certainly tempered ...

Edit: due to the fact that the mechanical origin are appalling and it seems to me imperative to replace them I see the overall score down to 2 points
It's a shame to have to change his guitar so that it is simply used