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Published on 12/27/10 at 10:57It is a LP style guitar, mahogany body, set neck and thick, maple table ... everything!
Manufacturing is Korean or Chinese I do not know (it's really important?).
Mine is vintage sunsburst, the varnish is truly sublime and more than respectable finish for a guitar of this price. Binding well done, no or very few traces of glue or burrs, we do not even see the lines between different parts of the body (unlike my U.S. Tele which has cost nearly twice ..)
Great job at any point of view
I put 9 here, perceived value for money (almost) unbeatable! It is a LP
UTILIZATION
, so there are no major surprises. The guitar is heavy and thick for me which is more a sign of a quality defect. Once strapped, no worries, it falls well in hand, access to the most acute is not easy but again it is an LP eh, not an Ibanez.
9 Again, this is a LP, we like it or not, I love!
SOUNDS
I played for years on a single guitar, a Telecaster U.S.. You have to admit that changes! I play on a Blackstar HT Club 40 (great amp by the way) and some type Big Muff pedals, Sachturator, Drive Master ..
Clean: I was expecting worse! I was really surprised by the softness of its light, the sound is very round, warm and "sweet." Arpeggios become creamy to perfection, always stay clean bass and treble is never strident. The output level microphones are quite high, it becomes quite easy to make cruncher clear sound, especially with a booster, it's really good! Although far less versatile and nuanced than my Tele, the CS3 was far from clean sound is so ridiculous.
Overdrive: The reason you buy a LP. Its a thick, rich and dare I say "thick". On the slight crunch of my Master Drive is a very bluesy sound in the vein of Led Zeppelin. Pushing a little more gain one little easily titillate distos Faith No More, Black Sabbath or Airborne.
Extreme metal seems a little hard to atteeindre although I was not the proper gear that can still find sounds very 80's type Motley Crue or Alice Cooper.
However, I find that its saturated lack a little accuracy in general, and frankly I expected a little more side to sustain the lead. Remains to try a boost on solos.
8 for the LP found anyway.
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for a month, alone and in groups. For the price I think we can hardly do better for an LP-like. Much better than Epiphone and much cheaper than the originals. I'm even pretty sure that the finish is better than a lot of at Gibson LP Studio.
Definitely, it is an alternative to my Telecaster very, very complementary. A good choice for the second guitar Fenderiens like me who can not afford a Standard.
Good
Manufacturing is Korean or Chinese I do not know (it's really important?).
Mine is vintage sunsburst, the varnish is truly sublime and more than respectable finish for a guitar of this price. Binding well done, no or very few traces of glue or burrs, we do not even see the lines between different parts of the body (unlike my U.S. Tele which has cost nearly twice ..)
Great job at any point of view
I put 9 here, perceived value for money (almost) unbeatable! It is a LP
UTILIZATION
, so there are no major surprises. The guitar is heavy and thick for me which is more a sign of a quality defect. Once strapped, no worries, it falls well in hand, access to the most acute is not easy but again it is an LP eh, not an Ibanez.
9 Again, this is a LP, we like it or not, I love!
SOUNDS
I played for years on a single guitar, a Telecaster U.S.. You have to admit that changes! I play on a Blackstar HT Club 40 (great amp by the way) and some type Big Muff pedals, Sachturator, Drive Master ..
Clean: I was expecting worse! I was really surprised by the softness of its light, the sound is very round, warm and "sweet." Arpeggios become creamy to perfection, always stay clean bass and treble is never strident. The output level microphones are quite high, it becomes quite easy to make cruncher clear sound, especially with a booster, it's really good! Although far less versatile and nuanced than my Tele, the CS3 was far from clean sound is so ridiculous.
Overdrive: The reason you buy a LP. Its a thick, rich and dare I say "thick". On the slight crunch of my Master Drive is a very bluesy sound in the vein of Led Zeppelin. Pushing a little more gain one little easily titillate distos Faith No More, Black Sabbath or Airborne.
Extreme metal seems a little hard to atteeindre although I was not the proper gear that can still find sounds very 80's type Motley Crue or Alice Cooper.
However, I find that its saturated lack a little accuracy in general, and frankly I expected a little more side to sustain the lead. Remains to try a boost on solos.
8 for the LP found anyway.
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for a month, alone and in groups. For the price I think we can hardly do better for an LP-like. Much better than Epiphone and much cheaper than the originals. I'm even pretty sure that the finish is better than a lot of at Gibson LP Studio.
Definitely, it is an alternative to my Telecaster very, very complementary. A good choice for the second guitar Fenderiens like me who can not afford a Standard.
Good