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Published on 10/07/11 at 12:28Mine in 1990 from the serial number it was manufactured in Korea. All the characteristics it was said, 22 frets, two double Epiphone original classic arcade Gibson with two tones and two volumes and 3-position selector, color sunburst. The neck is relatively thick but still comfortable.
I changed the pickups in two. First, the pickup quickly enough to a Seymou Duncan SH4 SH1 and recently a handle.
This series is over Korea, it has not moved after 20 years from the golden acastuillage has just cleared in bridge. If the varnish is still very beautiful with time and incriustation have not. The frets are poorly marked and very good mechanical Tiennet agreement
UTILIZATION
The mache is in the spirit Gibson, we like it or not. It is relatively bulky and heavy enough to stand the game but we did not sustain it without the chest and a little effort! Access to treble is good until the 22nd case. For sound there before the change of micro and after, this is not the same guitar. On the micro acute it was very bad in the beginning, very unbalanced in relation to the neck pickup with its fine and showy enough unusable. SH4 with changes everything, it was a great blues rock sound with a huge, warm sustain and feedback easy to hang turning to the amp. Inermédiaire position is used for rhythmic rapporchant by a single coil sound from the center position. For the neck pickup I changed it because I was given an SH1, but the original was correct. Here we gain a little heat in his clear and precise in its full.
SOUNDS
It is more versatile than you think with some pretty sound:
- The very clear mache jazz as expected, warm and full, for example on my riffworld: http://www.riffworld.com/Members/chavilbus/smoothfusionballad
- Saturated the neck and bridge when we get closer to a more sustain Lespaul eg http://www.riffworld.com/Members/chavilbus/southernroadblues is entirely done with it, rhythm and solo
- A fusion of the micro acute saturated. This piece shows the two sounds clear round / saturated bridge http://www.riffworld.com/Members/chavilbus/bluebossa
I put an 8 by taking into account the change in micro.
You can also have a nice crunch to blues rock on the mic acute
OVERALL OPINION
I use it regularly for 20 years, I have since purchased other guitars but I would not trade it because I need it for a jazz sound (obviously if I get a 335 I will see my decision!). The value for money was excellent (I paid 3500 francs. The characteristic I like least, if we find something (but this is the case every half case): the galley to change the pickups if you want to do it properly by the gills.
Otherwise I tried a Chinese model later (2009). I much prefer mine in finishing and printing of violin making. As against the new pickups are more correct than the original ones I had, especially at the bridge, unless the upgrade is justified.
I changed the pickups in two. First, the pickup quickly enough to a Seymou Duncan SH4 SH1 and recently a handle.
This series is over Korea, it has not moved after 20 years from the golden acastuillage has just cleared in bridge. If the varnish is still very beautiful with time and incriustation have not. The frets are poorly marked and very good mechanical Tiennet agreement
UTILIZATION
The mache is in the spirit Gibson, we like it or not. It is relatively bulky and heavy enough to stand the game but we did not sustain it without the chest and a little effort! Access to treble is good until the 22nd case. For sound there before the change of micro and after, this is not the same guitar. On the micro acute it was very bad in the beginning, very unbalanced in relation to the neck pickup with its fine and showy enough unusable. SH4 with changes everything, it was a great blues rock sound with a huge, warm sustain and feedback easy to hang turning to the amp. Inermédiaire position is used for rhythmic rapporchant by a single coil sound from the center position. For the neck pickup I changed it because I was given an SH1, but the original was correct. Here we gain a little heat in his clear and precise in its full.
SOUNDS
It is more versatile than you think with some pretty sound:
- The very clear mache jazz as expected, warm and full, for example on my riffworld: http://www.riffworld.com/Members/chavilbus/smoothfusionballad
- Saturated the neck and bridge when we get closer to a more sustain Lespaul eg http://www.riffworld.com/Members/chavilbus/southernroadblues is entirely done with it, rhythm and solo
- A fusion of the micro acute saturated. This piece shows the two sounds clear round / saturated bridge http://www.riffworld.com/Members/chavilbus/bluebossa
I put an 8 by taking into account the change in micro.
You can also have a nice crunch to blues rock on the mic acute
OVERALL OPINION
I use it regularly for 20 years, I have since purchased other guitars but I would not trade it because I need it for a jazz sound (obviously if I get a 335 I will see my decision!). The value for money was excellent (I paid 3500 francs. The characteristic I like least, if we find something (but this is the case every half case): the galley to change the pickups if you want to do it properly by the gills.
Otherwise I tried a Chinese model later (2009). I much prefer mine in finishing and printing of violin making. As against the new pickups are more correct than the original ones I had, especially at the bridge, unless the upgrade is justified.