Olp MM612

Guitar made in China.
Specifications: Basswood body, sleeves (screwed) and maple keys, tune to 25.5, 22 jumbo frets, two fixed bridges and two double humbuckers with three position switch for each of the sleeves.
Three position selector (6-string guitar alone, two-run assets or only 12-string guitar). Two volume knobs and two "tone".

UTILIZATION

Let's start from the top. The mechanisms that were my main concerns are fairly reassuring. No squealing when turning the keys and the guitar is the agreement. Good point.

The handles are quite comfortable but seem quite brittle. Two small strokes set the tone, the slightest shock will mean notch ...

The frets are also part of good surprises. They seem resistant and are immaculately finished. Remains that they are high and prevent a fluidity in my view exemplary. To play a blues ca does, but for the metal-edged racing down on the handle, I am afraid that is slightly compromised.

Access to the latest box is nickel. The guitar is on this point particularly ergonomic. However, the basic problem remains the position against nature on both the structure of a double-neck. To be clear, it is far from comfortable and it's the shoulders that have to work to bring the arm to the last boxes ...

The knobs and switches are working (yes I assure you!) And no cracking or loss. The two volume buttons are effective and sufficiently progressive. The I confess to being somewhat surprised by the good performance of these elements.

The bridges and trestles seem clean and carefree. But here I have enough trouble to determine their quality. For me it's okay but not transcendent.

Conclude by saying that the guitar is heavy ... very heavy. I must go buy another belt because given the weight, the investment is required!
As a general finish is probably the most negative point of this tutorial. Objectively I would paste an 2 / 10. Photoflame quite impressive and has a nice rendering, but in the micro cavities is cutting a very coarse, the nut of the six strings is right, but not the painting which gives the visual effect as the nut is traviolle, sleeve junction / heel of the 12 strings crude that is to say that both sides of the handle there is a gap of about 1 mm, etc.. In short, this is clearly not of high fashion. View 2-3 meters, it is impressive and gives the illusion of "class", but when the eyes facing a 10 cm scan and it appears clearly the harsh reality of a Chinese-made assembly line ... ( I have nothing against China this way, but it made me think about the toys coming out of factories in China or Taiwan and that does not smack of the quality when you really inspect the object).
Well if you consider the price of the machine very overwhelming, say that I am ... but just severe!
It is 2, not more. If you look at the price we say 4 or 5 instead of 10 to finish ...

SOUNDS

The pickups are neutral and remind me of somewhere a DiMarzio Hum Canceling from home, as amphetamines. Mean by they have the advantage of being silent but the sound tends towards a mix between a humbucker and a single microphone. They cash the distos but do not show as an aggressive, even if the output level seems quite high. Clearly it is bland but slightly rough. In clean even finding it a bit more clean but very right. The basswood body part may also have the neutral and flat.
In short, no strong personality. Still, this is a good place if you consider that the sound will depend on regulation of the amp and that therefore it is easy to "build" a sound.

OVERALL OPINION

Well what I thought a formality quickly transforms into a gallery ...
I try to order it on the first U.S. site and the message communicated to me "we do not ship this item in Belgium".
Ben shit. I try then 123 music, rebellote refused.
By going to the FAQ I realize clearly that Ernie Ball / MusicMan is one of the brands that will not export in my lovely flat country ... what luck!

Depite I go on Ebay, do you never know.
And an auction is underway and ends in an hour ...
I calculate all this, and I set myself high max 200 euros or 280 dollars (not worth ca ca occasion in my mind, but never mind).
At this time the auction is 217 dollars or about 150 euros.
I try 240, it does not pass, 260 either, and ultimately $ 280. Bingo maximum price for the highest bidder at that time was 278.

If you count the postage, I have all the same for 280 euros but when it was a fad that is not easy to be rational ...

Voila, I'm not disappointed with this purchase. Some aspects pleasantly surprised me, others confirm that we are dealing with a small guitar that wants to give the air of a large, remaining low-end and fortunately very cheap.
For 350 euros, despite the 2-3 small pets and 2 parts of lacquer cracks (on both sides of the neck pickup on the 12-string 1cm2 each), one must recognize that it is a reasonable purchase.