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Metal-Daron
Published on 05/14/09 at 08:41
Value For Money :
Excellent
The characteristics are well described in the previous opinion, not much to add.
Note however that the configuration micro-architecture is classical (quasi-extended to the whole range LTD and other brands too), the personality of the guitar is not more than that stated. It might be nice to have an EMG 89 instead of 85 in the neck position to expand the possibilities of the guitar ... or it might be nice to offer other configs (Di Marzio, Seymour Duncan ...), story stand out from the competition and the opportunity to seek out his cannon HIS today.
Level knobs, there is the bare minimum: 3 positions, 1 volume, 1 tone. For my part, I would have liked a tone knob further, and I think the selection switch microphone is not positioned optimally - to understand it a little difficult to change microphone during a song.
Black satin finish is nice, but really hard to find someone who can say how clean this type of varnish (conventional products like those of Dunlop tend to lubricate the polish). For my part, wipe with a cloth moistened with water or rubbing alcohol, it works pretty well, except in places where contacts are frequent, as the area where we put the forearm or the neck . There, the varnish becomes brilliant.
Small weak point: electronic level, I had to change the jack socket after a year (the sake of contact with the air, yet it's switchcraft original!) And a knob that crachouillé for a while . Nothing serious or crippling it!
In summary: I have this guitar for 2 years except traces of normal aging (varnish shining, bad hardware that supports palms wet ...), the guitar is still in very good condition, the handle does not moved, and regular meetings with the cosmetic condition is also very good.
Last little rant: while other manufacturers offer, shame didn't get to strap-locks as standard but the anchorages do not inspire more confidence than that.
A guitar with classic features but with a very decent finish for this price range. Compared to my previous guitar so (22 frets, Duncan Designed pickups, bolt-on neck with rosewood key coarse points plastoc for benchmarks, etc., all at a price substantially equivalent), I got thinking that manufacturing in Korea in 10 years had done all the same sacred progress ...
UTILIZATION
Comfort level, the handle is very nice, thin profile U to the junction with the body, which has good easy access to cutting treble.
Used to play the 6 strings and low tunings adept (if standard), I found myself still go wrong on a 7 string. The choice of a baritone guitar seemed wise, I am not mistaken.
Only difference: the rise of origin 13/17/26/36/46/58, the tuning of Si because the voltage is equivalent to a standard guitar, after the G string (or rather therefore Re) spun ask work well for the paws to bend easily ... 2-tone
I was not bothered by the lack of chamfer on the table to the forearm, because I was playing earlier on a Randy Rhoads. Those familiar with Strats will be more hungry.
At equilibrium, no hassle note, unlike the Viper baritone whose head has a tendency to dive. The weight is reasonable, we do not flinguée shoulder at the end.
I have not checked if the handle was stuck or passing through, however, regardless of the assembly, the sustain is very good, even without plugging the guitar, also the fact that the strings through the body.
The handle is solid (due to a tuning fork lying?): He has not changed, no problem "plank" to date, or due to poor adjustment of the bridge when changing strings. Encouraging sign in terms of tuning: the cold, the guitar is out of tune, but it is uniform on all strings and less than 1 / 4 tone.
A little adjustment and a small 1 / 4 of an hour of play to heat the handle, turn the mechanical one last time, and it is quiet for the duration of the concert or repeated.
Solid, simple, nice, that sounds good (I return later): I like everything!
This is not the guitar of the century, but I find here also good value for money.
SOUNDS
No surprise: Baritone + EMG active, a config made for metal. As for the metal? Not so sure ... but I'll let you advise!
Input data: in different amp, different sound, and especially different use.
I passed a ValveKing 212 to a Mesa Single Rectifier: day and night (yes, obviously ...).
Much in the first case, obviously it still sends as much in the second case we know what are the 2 buttons on the body and why it's not just 2 switches on / off.
The micro-type active EMG deliver a clean sound with a tight grain (well, once the string height set correctly). Amp with a high dynamic range, as in the case of the Rectifier, the tone control is very effective in defining the sound. It is dense and surgical, so no crystal or round (!), But the tone can play on the harmonic content delivered by the microphone, especially at low frequencies.
If that is subtle about amps like the VK with the Rectifier that allows for much more nuances of the game, as reactions to attacks on the strings so clearly understood.
Manche (85): clean sound for leads and creamy (great when you push the power section of the amp, rich in harmonics and prone to feedback generous but controllable!), Bridge (81) for rhythmic "cavalcadesques" sharp and full of grain.
Thank you again to pass the strings through-that enhance sustain, though taken up by the microphones, so well that sometimes it is a bit painful to hear the sharp resonances due to crashes, you know, those little bits of string after the bridge or the saddle ...
In summary: the active pickups can have a very clean sound that will be more malleable than the amp in front responding to the nuances of the game setup view, we remain in the classic in classic, but it sounds good , let this be.
There is a difference in tone, not huge, with the other home Baritone LTD Viper format; MHB-400 is a little clearer.
OVERALL OPINION
Guitar used regularly for 2 years, it quickly became my main guitar, which made me store my "to kill the mammoth guitar" (according to my z'amis of Randy Rhoads) for the following reasons:
- Good ergonomics -> neck comfortable, healthy weight, balanced instrument
- Good finish that ages well, with routine maintenance
- Its "classic" but effective
- Compared to a standard guitar If granted, over "flap-flap" playing the strings
- Combination wood / bridge crossing / active pickups sound to deliver a good sustain in this price range.
Since I had moved to Paris to try this guitar, which proved untraceable, Cort had tested a "standard" and that famous baritone Ibanez, you see there with a Kiss-ian form that takes the dust there, in addition to a standard LTD. LTD-Cort is kiff kiff (*), except that there Y'avait a huge gothic cross in the middle of the handle at Cort (yuck), the Ibanez does not appeal to me at all (and form).
After testing the LTD, a Teutonic order in and now my MHB (720 roros mmm. .. I think), which provides comfort to other similar LTD in this range. The Viper model, the other guitarist in my group has is also nice, but I like less (different profile of the handle, not the same access to acute, greater weight and head that tends to dive).
In this price range and for a baritone guitar, I'm happy with my choice, I probably do it again. The Schecter they look nice too, but I do not know what it's worth ...
(*): Anecdote. I know it was in any store in the Rue de Douai, but as the salesman boasted of its characteristics Cort "for fun" (turn of micro metal cross in the middle of the race, electronics better than LTD ( ?)), as it was infoutu tell me what the installed mechanical shovel. His ultimate argument was watching my girlfriend, who was bored while I was copiously my test, saying: "it's pants eh!". I laugh still reviewing its head, to my girlfriend. ^ ^
Note however that the configuration micro-architecture is classical (quasi-extended to the whole range LTD and other brands too), the personality of the guitar is not more than that stated. It might be nice to have an EMG 89 instead of 85 in the neck position to expand the possibilities of the guitar ... or it might be nice to offer other configs (Di Marzio, Seymour Duncan ...), story stand out from the competition and the opportunity to seek out his cannon HIS today.
Level knobs, there is the bare minimum: 3 positions, 1 volume, 1 tone. For my part, I would have liked a tone knob further, and I think the selection switch microphone is not positioned optimally - to understand it a little difficult to change microphone during a song.
Black satin finish is nice, but really hard to find someone who can say how clean this type of varnish (conventional products like those of Dunlop tend to lubricate the polish). For my part, wipe with a cloth moistened with water or rubbing alcohol, it works pretty well, except in places where contacts are frequent, as the area where we put the forearm or the neck . There, the varnish becomes brilliant.
Small weak point: electronic level, I had to change the jack socket after a year (the sake of contact with the air, yet it's switchcraft original!) And a knob that crachouillé for a while . Nothing serious or crippling it!
In summary: I have this guitar for 2 years except traces of normal aging (varnish shining, bad hardware that supports palms wet ...), the guitar is still in very good condition, the handle does not moved, and regular meetings with the cosmetic condition is also very good.
Last little rant: while other manufacturers offer, shame didn't get to strap-locks as standard but the anchorages do not inspire more confidence than that.
A guitar with classic features but with a very decent finish for this price range. Compared to my previous guitar so (22 frets, Duncan Designed pickups, bolt-on neck with rosewood key coarse points plastoc for benchmarks, etc., all at a price substantially equivalent), I got thinking that manufacturing in Korea in 10 years had done all the same sacred progress ...
UTILIZATION
Comfort level, the handle is very nice, thin profile U to the junction with the body, which has good easy access to cutting treble.
Used to play the 6 strings and low tunings adept (if standard), I found myself still go wrong on a 7 string. The choice of a baritone guitar seemed wise, I am not mistaken.
Only difference: the rise of origin 13/17/26/36/46/58, the tuning of Si because the voltage is equivalent to a standard guitar, after the G string (or rather therefore Re) spun ask work well for the paws to bend easily ... 2-tone
I was not bothered by the lack of chamfer on the table to the forearm, because I was playing earlier on a Randy Rhoads. Those familiar with Strats will be more hungry.
At equilibrium, no hassle note, unlike the Viper baritone whose head has a tendency to dive. The weight is reasonable, we do not flinguée shoulder at the end.
I have not checked if the handle was stuck or passing through, however, regardless of the assembly, the sustain is very good, even without plugging the guitar, also the fact that the strings through the body.
The handle is solid (due to a tuning fork lying?): He has not changed, no problem "plank" to date, or due to poor adjustment of the bridge when changing strings. Encouraging sign in terms of tuning: the cold, the guitar is out of tune, but it is uniform on all strings and less than 1 / 4 tone.
A little adjustment and a small 1 / 4 of an hour of play to heat the handle, turn the mechanical one last time, and it is quiet for the duration of the concert or repeated.
Solid, simple, nice, that sounds good (I return later): I like everything!
This is not the guitar of the century, but I find here also good value for money.
SOUNDS
No surprise: Baritone + EMG active, a config made for metal. As for the metal? Not so sure ... but I'll let you advise!
Input data: in different amp, different sound, and especially different use.
I passed a ValveKing 212 to a Mesa Single Rectifier: day and night (yes, obviously ...).
Much in the first case, obviously it still sends as much in the second case we know what are the 2 buttons on the body and why it's not just 2 switches on / off.
The micro-type active EMG deliver a clean sound with a tight grain (well, once the string height set correctly). Amp with a high dynamic range, as in the case of the Rectifier, the tone control is very effective in defining the sound. It is dense and surgical, so no crystal or round (!), But the tone can play on the harmonic content delivered by the microphone, especially at low frequencies.
If that is subtle about amps like the VK with the Rectifier that allows for much more nuances of the game, as reactions to attacks on the strings so clearly understood.
Manche (85): clean sound for leads and creamy (great when you push the power section of the amp, rich in harmonics and prone to feedback generous but controllable!), Bridge (81) for rhythmic "cavalcadesques" sharp and full of grain.
Thank you again to pass the strings through-that enhance sustain, though taken up by the microphones, so well that sometimes it is a bit painful to hear the sharp resonances due to crashes, you know, those little bits of string after the bridge or the saddle ...
In summary: the active pickups can have a very clean sound that will be more malleable than the amp in front responding to the nuances of the game setup view, we remain in the classic in classic, but it sounds good , let this be.
There is a difference in tone, not huge, with the other home Baritone LTD Viper format; MHB-400 is a little clearer.
OVERALL OPINION
Guitar used regularly for 2 years, it quickly became my main guitar, which made me store my "to kill the mammoth guitar" (according to my z'amis of Randy Rhoads) for the following reasons:
- Good ergonomics -> neck comfortable, healthy weight, balanced instrument
- Good finish that ages well, with routine maintenance
- Its "classic" but effective
- Compared to a standard guitar If granted, over "flap-flap" playing the strings
- Combination wood / bridge crossing / active pickups sound to deliver a good sustain in this price range.
Since I had moved to Paris to try this guitar, which proved untraceable, Cort had tested a "standard" and that famous baritone Ibanez, you see there with a Kiss-ian form that takes the dust there, in addition to a standard LTD. LTD-Cort is kiff kiff (*), except that there Y'avait a huge gothic cross in the middle of the handle at Cort (yuck), the Ibanez does not appeal to me at all (and form).
After testing the LTD, a Teutonic order in and now my MHB (720 roros mmm. .. I think), which provides comfort to other similar LTD in this range. The Viper model, the other guitarist in my group has is also nice, but I like less (different profile of the handle, not the same access to acute, greater weight and head that tends to dive).
In this price range and for a baritone guitar, I'm happy with my choice, I probably do it again. The Schecter they look nice too, but I do not know what it's worth ...
(*): Anecdote. I know it was in any store in the Rue de Douai, but as the salesman boasted of its characteristics Cort "for fun" (turn of micro metal cross in the middle of the race, electronics better than LTD ( ?)), as it was infoutu tell me what the installed mechanical shovel. His ultimate argument was watching my girlfriend, who was bored while I was copiously my test, saying: "it's pants eh!". I laugh still reviewing its head, to my girlfriend. ^ ^