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Published on 01/04/13 at 14:42
Made in China, and it shows (for better or for worse)

Easel type Tune'O'Matic

Handles glued mahogany and rosewood with keys. The body is also mahogany.

There are 22 frets and two Alnico V humbucking coils

Level settings, we have four knobs (two volume and two tone controls for each microphone). Also a selector with three positions (trebble, rhythm and intermediate)

UTILIZATION

The handle is very nice, nothing to say, we are in the presence of a real highway riff. Just a little higher frets, which can be a bit annoying but you get accommodated quickly.

Ergonomics is another story .. there is a big imbalance when playing standing, due to the weight of the handle .. So be careful when you release the handle or you may be surprised. This has the advantage of shoulder muscles after a time ^ ^

Access to acute is incredibly easy, it is the presence of a SG.

The tone knobs are not very highly reactive against .. so you get a cool sound but not very popular in my

SOUNDS

I play a bit of all styles, but mainly punk and blues .. after it's true that I'm not attached to a particular style .. so I find it quite versatile (can play pretty cool stuff once and then send the nag in the next moment)

With the switch in position trebble we get a well where aggressive treble doing well .. the sound is really incisive.
Rhythm mode, the sound is round and very hot, very very fat even with distortion.
An intermediary, the sound is quite warm and crunchy well.

I love the sound of this guitar, maybe just the bass that I find this a little too often for my taste.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for about 5 months. I confess to not having tried many models before I fell for her look especially at the base (impulse buy, it does not control ^ ^)

I really like her look, vintage red and atypical.
on the other hand, ergonomics is not the best, and the quality of finish is not really appointment.

The price / quality ratio is good .. but I think if I had not bought on a whim I could find a similar product for the same price.

So I'm not sure again this choice with hindsight, but this guitar is still a nice toy.