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Robin Schneider Robin Schneider
Published on 06/01/08 at 07:39
Made in the USA.
- Body: Maple top / Poplar back.
- Neck: Mahogany
- Fingerboard: Rosewood, inlaid mother of pearl diamond shape.
- Scale: 25.5 inches / 648mm - 22 frets.
- Cordier with individually adjustable saddles.
- Tuners - Gibson / Kluson Deluxe.
- Two P90 pickups "Blues" + passive micro eliminate the hum.
- Knobs: Volume + Ring.
- A 3 position selector (type strata).
- A rotary "Varitone" six positions put up with the push-pull knob of the Tone. (18 "possibility" in total)
- Weight: about 3 pounds.
Finishing almost irrprochable.

UTILIZATION

THE FIRST thing you notice when I Reue is its size: this guitar is tiny! to get an IDE, his case falls into that of a Fully stratocaster! This will Confre comfort grip because it is thin and lightweight (Videy helps the body).
The handle, the image of the body is too late. the playability is excellent, even a small hand can use it.
Access in acute and ais and the sustain is good plutt even in acute.

SOUNDS

The two microphones blueshawk possde blues90 SPECIFICATIONS.
In fact, as the name suggests, the blues is the area of ​​prdilection blueshawk. The neck pickup provides a serious and enjoyable round trs (the bends sound perfectly) the microphone offers a sharp spice that is suitable for blues but can be fblard out of this straitjacket. An effect of overdrive can compensate this lack of natural power (what I do when I have to provide a rock).
Finally the sound mixed race / trs bridge is successful and will appeal to country fans.

The Varitone now: Originally Submitted by lucille on Gibson, it is a potentiomtre six positions that cuts frequency drives in the microphones.
They must therefore immediately be said that the use of the spectrum Varitone impoverishment microphones, especially with the micro acute. However, it allows for sounds interresting trs: we can with the first two positions of Varitone imitate a fender type sound (I think notament position low / medium of a layer) for rhythmic funk example. There are actually a more mtallique fender.
The following positions are more or less suggests a whah intermdiaire position (but without the addition of sometimes excruciating acute li this type of pedals).

In short, the Varitone can do more thinking a gadget, but it can be used rvler useful.
Note that the tonality of potentiomtre also serves as a switch for the Varitone.

To conclude on the sound, as a guitarist blues / rock it s'avre perfect sound level. I use it on a Vox Valvetronix amp mode AC30 with an overdrive, delay and whah.

OVERALL OPINION

It's been two years since I have this little gem hybrid Gibson and I am not at all. This guitar does not leave indiffrent. It is "simply beautiful" with its blue, its Oues dor and his easel.
It makes scne course, it looks like a Les paul be without one.
I use two electric guitars: fender highway one stratocaster HSS (humbucker treble) and a Gretsch Electromatic 2005. The blueshawk has upgraded directly, whether in the comfort of game sounds.
For a price of 1150 euros, and its finish is irrprochable qualitprix the report is
excellent for me.
Are one big default is for me ... not to be produced since April 2006 (one month APRS have bought!)

If c'tait again, would have no hsitation.