Michael Kelly Guitars Valor X

Made by Michael Kelly Guitars (former luthier at Gibson), a company now owned by Hanser Music Group BC rich etc. ..
Mahogany body
Maple neck
Rosewood
radius 12 "
24 jumbo frets
Bridge tune-o-matic
Grover
Rockfield Mafia pickups
Volume, tone, selector, coil tap

UTILIZATION

The handle is smooth, varnish not caught, it is fast and easy to play. access to acute is easy until the 19th freight, then more complicated but for my part I never go so far ..
ergonomics of the guitar is good, it is well balanced and look terrible. his table finish is "Spalted Maple", wherein the fine black lines are created by a fungus in a natural aging process, it is a usual finishing reserved for high-end instruments. This is a maple veneer, but it is plated on a mahogany body to give a very intelligent statement. .

SOUNDS

I play a little of everything, a lot of reggae, soul, pop, less rock .. microphones are powerful and I use most often reggae coil tap high version, it means that the microphones are used only half. against by blues and rock, the coil tap allow to find interresting sounds and many varieties of sounds. the 3-position selector actually comes with coil tap propose 6 different settings .. I played on a Marshall Valvestate 8280, often clear or crunch, but this guitar has a real potential of metal, I do not operate.

OVERALL OPINION

I purchased new on the internet (Euroguitar) in December 2007, I love the look and versatility, value for money is excellent, since it never had any problems and aging very well. this guitar is a powerful warm sound with lots of sustain (the gibson made by michael kelly key?) It is very complementary to a telecaster maple fingerboard for example. I am attached and I care.