Lâg Jet New Vintage JV200

I should mention that my model was slightly modified by a luthier:
- Poteniomètre cts 500k (I think), chrome knobs, rewound and modified microphones (plots), split cancel service.
So she came back for 500 euros with the settings of the price of a mexican strat for a much higher quality.
but I would talk about the guitar before mods made.

- Features:
The Jv 200 differs from the jv 100 by its solid alder body instead of the lime and believe me the difference is great!
The difference is also made by the Wilkinson bridge and 1 humbucker in bridge.
The handle is a pearl, it is one of the best race I've tried with the exeption of one my kramer US.
Basically, flat handle and fine light rather large V but less than an Ibanez Wizard, ideal for any style of music.
Access to 24 cases is facilitated by a chamfer exclusive lag and no mounting plate.
The pickups are alnicos (of quality).

Brief for less than 400 euros, it has an alder body with a single room, a top handle and a mouth of hell!

USE

Initially I introduced myself to my preferred dealer 6 strings bought me a strat mexico Christmas.
Deception: the two fender mexico I tried ringing soulless with garish medium (no better than any Chinese shovel), more up their sleeves seemed to me slow and poorly finished and especially she was not the Fender twang (I have a TV 66 I can not go out for fear of making me fly).
I did not leave empty-handed when the seller pointed me to the Lag. The shape how Brian May did not like it too much (it still does not like it) but as soon as I put the finger on it and especially after the Mexican Strat, I realized the quality of this guitar.
It connects and it sounds vintage!
After use the Wilkinson vibrato allows many fantasies and provides great sustain!

SOUNDS

The grain is really typical Fender 60 but not 70. The serious microphones has a peach of hell, ideal for classic rock.
Sounds out of phase (2 and 4) are slamming and crystalline wish ...
The most interesting is double easel. It can go from a telecaster and more robust sound of a gibson sg by cutting the treble knobs. Amazing ...
Attention distorted sounds, you have to slightly decrease the treble knob otherwise it sounds as fuzzy metal on an amp transtors but on my old Fender twin sounds of hell! 60-70 a vintage sound with the benefit of a modern round!
A very good guitar for blues and rock but for modern metal (who said no soul?) That's not it.
What really surprising is fishing the upper microphones to those of us strat entry

NOTICE GLOBAL

The Lâg Jv 200 was praised by all the magazines and buying guides and before buying, I thought it was to sell a French brand. Well no, the journalists were not lying, this guitar in its niches is much higher than a yamaha pacifica in microphones, and very much higher than a Fender strat mexico. For the price and even twice the price, there is nothing wrong because it "personality," which is not common these days.
Cristalins sounds enthusiasts and distos hoarse, raspy, this guitar is for you!
NB: the customizing, it reveals a incoyable potential. A guitar in my collection.

- In what country does she makes? China, only The models of "luxury" are made in France
- CHARACTERISTICS of bte:

- Screw attached maple neck, fixed by 4 inserts mtalliques
- Guide reinforcement body-neck Rosewood, LAG exclusive Systm
- Maple fingerboard
- 24 frets Mdium
- Nut Graphite
- SETTING THE bar handle two-way
- LAG high precision Mcaniques with ivory buttons
- Solid alder body
- Vintage Ivory Pickguard
- Pickups 2 single coils + 1 double LAG Alnico-V Vintage
- Wilkinson Vintage Tremolo
- 1 volume, 1 Tone with Push-pull for "splitter" double single
- 1 5 slecteur microphone positions
- Nickel hardware finish
- High gloss

UTILIZATION

- The handle is it enjoyable? Excellent!
- Access in acute (dernires freight) is it easy? Same body is dcoup Access in acute places no problem!
- Ergonomics is it good (in terms of shape, weight ...)? The guitar is well lgre balance. Personally, I do not play seated and I do not suffer any problems with this guitar!
- Gets it easy to sound good? ... The slecteur 5 positions and configuration of the guitar allows for a large panel of her.

SOUNDS

- Appropriate are your style of music? I mainly play the "pop" and rock and completely agree! The humbucker does his job and split allows for sounds nice. Friend of hard rock is not for you
- With what (s) amplifier (s) or effect (s) do you play? VOX AD15VT J'utilse one and occasionally a Boss pedals Overdrive / Distortion
- What kind of sound you get and with what rglages ("crystalline", "bold ",....)? neck + middle, it allows to have a well rounded and crunchy at the same time.
- What are the sounds you prfrez, you dtest? Er at the moment I love everything

OVERALL OPINION

In conclusion, this guitar is really niquel to view the price (342 euros left version), the finish is perfect, it is beautiful trs (I was afraid when I knew it would come from China) )

I not only default buttons knobs that are not the best quality I had to change the tone ambl one that did not and did not push-pull!

In view of sound and comfort of this guitar, I would do with his eyes closed ... Then I'm chauvinistic brands Franaise Vive, Vive Lg

- Made in China ...
- Bolt in Rabl (Hard Rock Maple), fixed by 4 inserts mtalliques
- Guide reinforcement body-neck rosewood exclusive Systm Lg
- Key Rabl (Hard Maple)
- 24 frets mdium
- Nut Graphite
- Rod rglage two-way
- High precision Mcaniques Lg
- Solid Alder Body
- Protection plate crme
- 2 single coil pickups + 1 humbucker Lg Newvintage
- Original Wilkinson tremolo Newvintage
- 1 volume + 1 tonalitbr /> - 5 Slecteur microphone positions
- Nickel finish hardware
- High gloss
Finish to assemble a scratch in the Republic of China (the Republic who make me laugh ...) is remarkable! It's amazing but there's really nothing to say. I love the round head and two-color depths, trs pretty.
The shape of the body is nice but it is matter of taste.

We regret it can be pourrra the buttons plastok a little cheap, not pretty and trs without scale, which can not be rgler rergler quickly or as well as the stem of vibrato in a mtal uncertain which seems lgre .. I use it about twice a year, therefore, no comment ...

UTILIZATION

The handle is fine and enjoyable trs, Access in acute parfaitl'ergonomie gnrale is satisafante and the weight is just be a bit lightweight (well for me), I pr eng a guitar that you feel more ... It is perfectly equilibrated with cons, which is enjoyable.

SOUNDS

The pickups are the weakest point of the skyscraper even though they are not mdiocre. They lack a little punch I got and I will replace them with EMG probably one of those days. However they fill out their rle, simple is quite bright and a good double potato. Good sustain for a guitar Alder and Rabl. I had not believed possible if you had told me ...

You can do anything with this machine, it is really versatile and will go from light to heavy saturated without any complex. I play a little bit of everything, funk, blues, reggae, hard, variety and all without a problem!

Trs deuxime a good guitar for beginners Premire. I advise

OVERALL OPINION

I've had a month like the ease of handling and versatility. a really easy guitar everyday life. The ratio quality price is undoubtedly one of the best currently (01-2008) on the market I pay less than 200 euros! At this price in the gnral plutt found pieces of wood shaped like a guitar ... This has nothing to do with this product.
I play the guitar for thirty years, so I use some dj and really I do not regret this purchase! I dj Advice buddies who are delighted too!