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Audiofanzine FR
Published on 11/04/08 at 08:07
(Originally written by warmetal/translated from Audiofanzine FR)
Guitar made in Korea
24 frets, Mafia and Fat Ass Rockfield pickups (passive)
Original Floyd Rose tremolo
Volume and tone controls plus 3-way toggle switch
Neck-through body
UTILIZATION
The neck-through body feels very comfortable and allows you to play fast but it's much wider than a Jackson or ESP neck.
The neck-thru design makes the access to the upper frets easier.
The body shaping is wonderful. This beauty isn't too heavy if you're used to BC Rich models. If you play standing the head feels a bit heavy. And when sitting one of the horns might pierce your thigh slightly; it can be painful and you'll need some time to get used to it.
The sound is very good for metal freaks.
SOUNDS
I play mainly metal, death, black, thrash, brutal death, etc. and it's the perfect guitar for that kind of music (with EMG 81 85 pickups, you'll become addicted).
I use it with a Roland Cube 30X (usually with the Mesa simulation with the Metal Stack setting). I was positively surprised by this guitar because it is very versatile and it has a very nice and well-defined clean sound, broadening your playing possibilities. The only remark I would make is that the neck pickup sound, which I used to love in the beginning, became slightly weary after a while. It's perfect for very fat metal sounds but it's a bit disappointing for blues (which doesn't really affect me, because I don't play blues).
OVERALL OPINION
I've been using this guitar for over a month and I find it wonderful. I love the neck with its red binding and the original Floyd Rose tremolo which doesn't get out of tune even after one hour of serious abuse.
I tried several BC Rich models and I also hesitated between the Warbeast WMD and the Jackson RR3.
I would buy it again without hesitation even though I would love to own a Randy Rhoads-like guitar (a RR24 or a Dean Razorback V255 Explosion).
Guitar made in Korea
24 frets, Mafia and Fat Ass Rockfield pickups (passive)
Original Floyd Rose tremolo
Volume and tone controls plus 3-way toggle switch
Neck-through body
UTILIZATION
The neck-through body feels very comfortable and allows you to play fast but it's much wider than a Jackson or ESP neck.
The neck-thru design makes the access to the upper frets easier.
The body shaping is wonderful. This beauty isn't too heavy if you're used to BC Rich models. If you play standing the head feels a bit heavy. And when sitting one of the horns might pierce your thigh slightly; it can be painful and you'll need some time to get used to it.
The sound is very good for metal freaks.
SOUNDS
I play mainly metal, death, black, thrash, brutal death, etc. and it's the perfect guitar for that kind of music (with EMG 81 85 pickups, you'll become addicted).
I use it with a Roland Cube 30X (usually with the Mesa simulation with the Metal Stack setting). I was positively surprised by this guitar because it is very versatile and it has a very nice and well-defined clean sound, broadening your playing possibilities. The only remark I would make is that the neck pickup sound, which I used to love in the beginning, became slightly weary after a while. It's perfect for very fat metal sounds but it's a bit disappointing for blues (which doesn't really affect me, because I don't play blues).
OVERALL OPINION
I've been using this guitar for over a month and I find it wonderful. I love the neck with its red binding and the original Floyd Rose tremolo which doesn't get out of tune even after one hour of serious abuse.
I tried several BC Rich models and I also hesitated between the Warbeast WMD and the Jackson RR3.
I would buy it again without hesitation even though I would love to own a Randy Rhoads-like guitar (a RR24 or a Dean Razorback V255 Explosion).