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Published on 08/31/04 at 15:00I bought this piece of shit out of a magazine for £180. It came with a strap, lead, video and a cheesy 10watt amp.
er...... it was cheap and i was just starting out so i thought i got a good deal! Apart from that NOTHING!
The cheap wood used in the construction(maple i think), the cheap ass pickup's. If you think that it could pass for a usa fender strat by covering the squier logo, your wrong because the cheap ass pickup's are more painful than getting your balls chopped off with a pair of rusty scissors. On clean there's no warmth or decent tone and when i'd switch to distortion and crank up the volume all you hear is SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEECH!!! If i stood closer than 10ft away from the amp it sounded like it was going to explode! The action is too high so shredding and fast playing on a guitar like this is not an option! I hate the fact that you have to tune it every half an hour because it never stayed in tune. The tone knobs on the guitar do JACK SHIT!! The b string gave out a horrible twanging noise even if i changed it the day before!
Cheap and poorly built. Worked fine for a month but after that EVERYTHING seemed to go wrong!! Strong though, it's bin dropped once or twice and the neck hasn't snapped off....shame.
Even if your a beginner DO NOT buy this pile of crap! Go for a Peavey, washburn or even a yamaha. There IS alot better out there for he same price.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
er...... it was cheap and i was just starting out so i thought i got a good deal! Apart from that NOTHING!
The cheap wood used in the construction(maple i think), the cheap ass pickup's. If you think that it could pass for a usa fender strat by covering the squier logo, your wrong because the cheap ass pickup's are more painful than getting your balls chopped off with a pair of rusty scissors. On clean there's no warmth or decent tone and when i'd switch to distortion and crank up the volume all you hear is SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEECH!!! If i stood closer than 10ft away from the amp it sounded like it was going to explode! The action is too high so shredding and fast playing on a guitar like this is not an option! I hate the fact that you have to tune it every half an hour because it never stayed in tune. The tone knobs on the guitar do JACK SHIT!! The b string gave out a horrible twanging noise even if i changed it the day before!
Cheap and poorly built. Worked fine for a month but after that EVERYTHING seemed to go wrong!! Strong though, it's bin dropped once or twice and the neck hasn't snapped off....shame.
Even if your a beginner DO NOT buy this pile of crap! Go for a Peavey, washburn or even a yamaha. There IS alot better out there for he same price.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com