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Published on 02/04/05 at 14:51
Value For Money : Poor
Jazz Guitar Type 3 / 4 body.

Made in Korea. Aria or alternatively by Samick. The Samick is better. The N SERIES starts with S.

Natural or sunburst finish. The format resembles a bit of an Ibanez GB10. Solid top? in spruce plywood bottom and wicker covers of Rabl (Flamm picture is by application only on the outer envelope. I would say it's a PROCD picture because the wood has almost no yellow on the bottom and the wicker covers).

Rosewood bridge (rosewood), tailpiece mtallique (qq gnrateur bit of noise). Mont default with ropes INAPPROPRIATE MODEL this particular gnral and jazz.

Channel 3 folds al Saddle little tight grain. The profile of the handle is quite enjoyable round and trs.

2 micro type gibson humbuckers (and he seems valid by gibson). ECTRON the Les Paul. The three position switch is replaced quickly.

The set is a beautiful guitar trs, trs enjoyable playing (acoustic and electric). Jazz guitar as a perfect 1st before paying or other models Bendetto expensive.

If an Ibanez GB10 is 10 (the best jazz guitar less than 3500), The Epiphone is 7-8. (Warning, I Whereas it is a good note trs.)

UTILIZATION

The profile of the handle is perfect my taste. Some find it too manly. But the Jazz guitar must withstand pulling strings sometimes impressive (14).

I fear he does not age well against. This is often the result that the diffrence The models with higher prices. But hey, I possde for 3 years and the handle is still fine.

Access in acute is that of a jazz guitar cutaway. The ergonomics are excellent. MODR volume of the box is even suitable for children.

The acoustic sounds are good to work trs rack in his living room but not enough volume for anything else. Difference in the raction of attack is trs sensible. The sound is round and warm.

Lamp plugs into an amp, it gives its flavor. A lot of heat on the mic and serious SETTING THE tonal and volume can sound quite chop properly.
I did not used the microphone acute so I will not comment.

However, some problem (which my dealer prfr-Pierrot-Lopicollo prvenu me and have exact AVRS):
1. This guitar gnre diffrent of noise level.
a. vibration pickups in their caches - Fixed with cotton stuffed in the gap between the micro and micro cache.
b. The tailpiece mtallique induced vibrations parasite. It can be replaced by a simpler MODELS or desoldering the embellishment of it. For my part I enjoyed myself and I install a Benedetto tailpiece in ebony (80 $ at Stewart MacDonald).
c. The shield can also vibrate on the covers of microphones - with corrected end pads and pens for a few francs a pickguard in bne. (Yet Benedetto).

d. The 3-position switch is pretty bad and it also induces vibration parasite. A change.

Finally, we arrive eliminate these vibrations for a few euros and an hour of painstaking work. So it's not serious trs.

SOUNDS

For the Jazz, the rve. sounds really hot are connected or not. Acoustics, if we play as SEC say gypsies, we get a sound out very gypsy.

I play on a small tube amp Laney LC15. This thing is a marvel that allows the guitars to express their characters. I sold a MusicMan HD130 212 for this amp and I do not regret one second.

OVERALL OPINION

In short, an enjoyable trs trs beautiful guitar playing and sounding ... Jazz.

The report price is trs good quality especially for this type of guitar trs prices rise quickly to reach new heights.

With the same budget, if I had to choose now I would take the time to try the Ibanez Jazz made in China before I DCID. In addition, I would choose a guitar rather a single float as some other micro piphones (no switch, no problem to read the vibration pickups, best acoustic power).