Gibson Melody Maker Explorer - "Subpar"
This guitar seems to be another attempt by Gibson to lower the overall quality of their products. This is the Melody Maker Explorer. I dont know why anyone would buy the regular Melody Maker and this…
Ibanez S570B - "The S series nowadays"
When the S series was introduced back in the late 80s it was the perfect compliment to the RG. Its super slim body was very comfortable to play and it was light so you could play it all night. Over t…
Epiphone Les Paul Black Beauty - "Sort of but not quite"
Epiphone Les Paul series black beauty/Ebony guitar is basically a cheap version of the Gibson custom custom shop three pick up Ebony guitar. This guitar is not built as well as a Gibson Les Paul guit…
Vantage VS600 - "Gone missing"
This is an interesting guitar manufacture that was not very popular in the early 80s late 70s. This company is called Vantage and a primary filter guitars out of Japan with pretty good solid building…
Hagstrom Ultra Swede - "Not great"
This is a guitar that is designed and built with the guitarist in mind who doesn't want to pay the more expensive prices to get a Gibson Les Paul. They are target market is someone who wants a nice d…
Epiphone Les Paul Special II - "Not bad for a beginner"
Epiphone is one of those guitar manufactures that basically builds exactly what Gibson already makes but does it more conveniently and cheaper and for budgeted musicians. Most of their instruments ar…
Ibanez RG320FM - "Cool take on the RG"
The Ibanez RG320FM is one of the more recent import offerings from the company. They built them in a variety of factories but most of them that I've seen come out of Indonesia. It features a basswood…
Pasadena Lap Steel - "too expensive not enough quality"
The Schwarz Pasadena is a modern made lap steel guitar, one of the only models currently offered by Fender. For a Fender product, this was overall somewhat of a disappointment for me. I was expecting…
Ibanez RG870QMZ - "Not as good as a Prestige"
The new Ibanez Premium line of guitars is a new line of guitars that is supposed to bridge the gap between normal Ibanez models and their prestige made in Japan models. These guitars look and have so…
Epiphone Les Paul 100 - "nah not my thing"
If you've ever spent time with a Gibson Les Paul guitar than this guitar is not really got cut it for you. It doesn't carry the same feel, weight, and craftsmanship that a genuine Gibson Les Paul gui…
Gibson Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul Jr. - "When I come around"
If you're a fan of Green Day or just a fan of Billie Joe Armstrong than this might be an instrument that's your cup of tea. If you're not really into the signature conditions of any type of music gea…
Ibanez ART300 - "What is this top??"
If you have spent any time with a Gibson Les Paul guitar than this will be a similar type guitar from feeling, weight, and balance. The overall tone of this guitar is very like a Gibson Les Paul guit…
Vintage V100 Icon - "Vintage top"
The Vintage V100 guitar is a knock off Gibson Les Paul guitar. It's basically a Gibson Les Paul guitar that's made in Korea using a pseudo name. It's a very inexpensive instrument but it will contain…
Epiphone Goth Les Paul Studio - "Gothtastic"
This is a Goth guitar that if you were any metal band or really like dark style of music and you probably would lean towards this instrument. It has a very dark brew rich black satin finish on the bo…
Gibson Nighthawk Standard 3 - "Could be better"
This Gibson Nighhawk Standard 3 guitar is an American made guitar The guitar has a tremolo bridge and a mahogany neck with a rosewood fretboard. The guitar has two humbucker pickups, a volume and ton…