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Published on 03/15/05 at 15:00I was going to buy this Gibson Les Paul Custom from a local guitar shop, and i was going to be paying about $3000 for it. Luckily, I recently found this guitar on eBay and took a chance on it for $515... and i am so glad that i did.
I was so surprised when i got this guitar. I was expecting something closer to the quality of an Epiphone, but the Orville ended up being every bit as good as the Gibson LP I was going to buy. In fact, this particular Orville i think even has more style than Gibson, because it has open-coil white pickups, which not only make it uniquely striking, but also they're also alot hotter and more expressive than the 490R/498T's that the Gibson features. I have to say, i'm used to playing Strats and Teles, so i thought that the transition between the two necks would be hard, but this neck plays so so smooth, and its every bit as fast as any Fender neck.
The only thing i don't like about my Orville oddly enough happens to be one of the things i really like about it, and thats how hot the pickups are. If you turn your amp up loud enough to be heard over a drum set, its got some pretty mean feedback when you're not playing.
The quality of this guitar is exquisite. As I sad earlier, its every bit as good as a Gibson. There was obviously amazing quality control at Orville while it was still in production. Everything on this guitar is just flat out beautiful.
What an amazing guitar this Orville ended up being. If you can find one on eBay, or anywhere else, BUY IT, or else someone else will end up with a beautiful piece of guitar.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
I was so surprised when i got this guitar. I was expecting something closer to the quality of an Epiphone, but the Orville ended up being every bit as good as the Gibson LP I was going to buy. In fact, this particular Orville i think even has more style than Gibson, because it has open-coil white pickups, which not only make it uniquely striking, but also they're also alot hotter and more expressive than the 490R/498T's that the Gibson features. I have to say, i'm used to playing Strats and Teles, so i thought that the transition between the two necks would be hard, but this neck plays so so smooth, and its every bit as fast as any Fender neck.
The only thing i don't like about my Orville oddly enough happens to be one of the things i really like about it, and thats how hot the pickups are. If you turn your amp up loud enough to be heard over a drum set, its got some pretty mean feedback when you're not playing.
The quality of this guitar is exquisite. As I sad earlier, its every bit as good as a Gibson. There was obviously amazing quality control at Orville while it was still in production. Everything on this guitar is just flat out beautiful.
What an amazing guitar this Orville ended up being. If you can find one on eBay, or anywhere else, BUY IT, or else someone else will end up with a beautiful piece of guitar.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com