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Zul
Published on 02/25/06 at 05:49
Well everything has already been said, to convince you just go to the website of the brand: http://www.whaleguitars.com/
Mine is blue, beautiful, it looks like a small PRS, I admit it's a bit for this reason that I bought, but I still tried other in-store, Cort & Co, but it is the Whalebone who seduced me.
The only thing that saddens me is that the varnish is too dark to really honor the wood grain, whether for the table, the head (also flamed maple), or the rest of the body, including back of the neck. As I like the beautiful wood, I think to redo the satin finish, still blue, but lighter.
http://inmemorium.free.fr/autres/Whale2.jpg
Note that the varnish on picture seems much clearer in situ.
I put 9 for this point, the rest it's all good in this price range, even my luthier was surprised by the quality of the guitar, yet he is picky!
UTILIZATION
The handle is well in hand, qiue either academic position or thumbs up, it is quite thick but not too much, it's a bit subjective in my case, my other Ibanez RG is a scratch, so rather end in comparison. I do not have too many other comparisons lead to 2-3 by scratch: the sleeves are thicker on TV Squier, Peavey Wolfgang and Godin SD. Finally a check for the last two, but it should play in the same waters.
If this is not a boulevard style for RG shreddeurs short of sensations, we can tumble without problems!
For access to acute, my hand naturally stops (major G string) around the 21-22nd box, so just lay a finger chouille, which occurs naturally, so no worries on that side especially cde there. Compared to my RG j'arive naturally on the 23-24th.
The Whalebone is very light, hollow body helping, it is fairly well balanced, but the abscence of chamfers bother me a bit in terms of stability and comfort at the coast (and no I do not play the guitar on the c *** Lles), compared to the RG forever.
If only one of ale too rotten stuff behind, there's no reason to the galleys for a good sound, this guitar has no particular defect.
9 again for the inconvenience caused by the abscence of muzzle, but it is not specific to the Whale That said, it's just a story of a guitar.
SOUNDS
The right sound. Well here's an area that is wickedly subjective anyway!
I am only a branch POD2, direction and monitoring studio console Yamaha 01V with the subwoofer via a tube preamp output of the POD.
In bypass the POD sounds (so clear) are to die, very round and warm, very jazz in the neck position, while rock bridge, and the intermediate positions with or without microphones Plit open almost all walks of life, basically round of the slam, there's way!
Dug and the body provides its cloration a small "forest" not bad! I plan to mount even a bridge with piezo, I'm curious to hear the result!
Sound dry sounds very balanced, with less power than the equivalent model of Cort in my memory (M800).
With distortion, good ben the Duncan SH2 and SH4, make no mistake, this is not window dressing! Jazz, Blues, Rock Hard rock, Heavy and their derivatives, is designed for!
Since the violin is largely the road behind, no surprise at that level.
All sounds are possible, I remind you that there are six possible configurations of microphones with the splits, not to mention the volume controls and tone!
For the big Metal should perhaps do with more powerful pickups, I plan to test the Dimarzio Evo2 Breed and I intended to my RG to see the result.
Versatility is the key word for this section!
OVERALL OPINION
It's been roughly a year since I have, I tested two three only scratch before, I simply flashed in the face and features, I do not think that buying a guitar can be cold and objective ! That said, I compared a minimum before and had it sounded like a shovel I had my way, sobbing! : OD
For the price it is a real opportunity! Do not hesitate a moment!
It is certainly not comparable to guitars that are worth more than 2 or 3 times the price, I have also not compared, but frankly I do not see what to ask for more, mouth, quality sounds, everything is frankly much more than acceptable, I would not say exceptional, because there's no this in my rating scale! O)
If I would do this choice, do you think Ben's just that I have for sale brouzoufs to restore my RG in a state, she lived it the poor, well, finally I keep my Whale! It will take longer for the RG, but upon reflection I said I certainly regret my little blue ...
There I put my 10 because it failed me even before party!
Mine is blue, beautiful, it looks like a small PRS, I admit it's a bit for this reason that I bought, but I still tried other in-store, Cort & Co, but it is the Whalebone who seduced me.
The only thing that saddens me is that the varnish is too dark to really honor the wood grain, whether for the table, the head (also flamed maple), or the rest of the body, including back of the neck. As I like the beautiful wood, I think to redo the satin finish, still blue, but lighter.
http://inmemorium.free.fr/autres/Whale2.jpg
Note that the varnish on picture seems much clearer in situ.
I put 9 for this point, the rest it's all good in this price range, even my luthier was surprised by the quality of the guitar, yet he is picky!
UTILIZATION
The handle is well in hand, qiue either academic position or thumbs up, it is quite thick but not too much, it's a bit subjective in my case, my other Ibanez RG is a scratch, so rather end in comparison. I do not have too many other comparisons lead to 2-3 by scratch: the sleeves are thicker on TV Squier, Peavey Wolfgang and Godin SD. Finally a check for the last two, but it should play in the same waters.
If this is not a boulevard style for RG shreddeurs short of sensations, we can tumble without problems!
For access to acute, my hand naturally stops (major G string) around the 21-22nd box, so just lay a finger chouille, which occurs naturally, so no worries on that side especially cde there. Compared to my RG j'arive naturally on the 23-24th.
The Whalebone is very light, hollow body helping, it is fairly well balanced, but the abscence of chamfers bother me a bit in terms of stability and comfort at the coast (and no I do not play the guitar on the c *** Lles), compared to the RG forever.
If only one of ale too rotten stuff behind, there's no reason to the galleys for a good sound, this guitar has no particular defect.
9 again for the inconvenience caused by the abscence of muzzle, but it is not specific to the Whale That said, it's just a story of a guitar.
SOUNDS
The right sound. Well here's an area that is wickedly subjective anyway!
I am only a branch POD2, direction and monitoring studio console Yamaha 01V with the subwoofer via a tube preamp output of the POD.
In bypass the POD sounds (so clear) are to die, very round and warm, very jazz in the neck position, while rock bridge, and the intermediate positions with or without microphones Plit open almost all walks of life, basically round of the slam, there's way!
Dug and the body provides its cloration a small "forest" not bad! I plan to mount even a bridge with piezo, I'm curious to hear the result!
Sound dry sounds very balanced, with less power than the equivalent model of Cort in my memory (M800).
With distortion, good ben the Duncan SH2 and SH4, make no mistake, this is not window dressing! Jazz, Blues, Rock Hard rock, Heavy and their derivatives, is designed for!
Since the violin is largely the road behind, no surprise at that level.
All sounds are possible, I remind you that there are six possible configurations of microphones with the splits, not to mention the volume controls and tone!
For the big Metal should perhaps do with more powerful pickups, I plan to test the Dimarzio Evo2 Breed and I intended to my RG to see the result.
Versatility is the key word for this section!
OVERALL OPINION
It's been roughly a year since I have, I tested two three only scratch before, I simply flashed in the face and features, I do not think that buying a guitar can be cold and objective ! That said, I compared a minimum before and had it sounded like a shovel I had my way, sobbing! : OD
For the price it is a real opportunity! Do not hesitate a moment!
It is certainly not comparable to guitars that are worth more than 2 or 3 times the price, I have also not compared, but frankly I do not see what to ask for more, mouth, quality sounds, everything is frankly much more than acceptable, I would not say exceptional, because there's no this in my rating scale! O)
If I would do this choice, do you think Ben's just that I have for sale brouzoufs to restore my RG in a state, she lived it the poor, well, finally I keep my Whale! It will take longer for the RG, but upon reflection I said I certainly regret my little blue ...
There I put my 10 because it failed me even before party!