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slowhand II « Not a bad piece of wood »
Published on 09/15/14 at 03:14I own a new Strat and Tele from Barracuda. Gloss white finish is really great on both.
Pickups are hot and lively. The neck on both was well finished and the frets were perfectly set save for one. I did a light polish on that on and completed my set up to my liking.
The volume control is smooth and quiet.
The tone circuit is poor at best. I have no idea why the wired it the way they did. I modified the wiring to an American Standard diagram and now tones roll off much better.
UTILIZATION
I adjusted the neck and set the intonation with a tuner. Guitar is the right weight and balance. All the fret positions play without a buzz or a doubled note.
Both the Strat and the Tele are really very playable.
SOUNDS
I'm an older guitar player and I hate lugging heavy amps around. I use a H&K Tubemeister with JJ tubes and a Weber Neodymium speaker with a paper dome in it. The Strat has a smart and hot sound through the amp and really barks in the clean channel. Sustain is quite good in the mean channel. I use this guitar when jamming downtown Bangkok. I own 6 others and this is my "Roadie" choice when I'm out.
OVERALL OPINION
Price was great.
Value for the money was very good.
I've built kits and painted a few guitars. I could not produce what I bought from Barracuda at this price point.
I have two and I am happy with my choice.
Pickups are hot and lively. The neck on both was well finished and the frets were perfectly set save for one. I did a light polish on that on and completed my set up to my liking.
The volume control is smooth and quiet.
The tone circuit is poor at best. I have no idea why the wired it the way they did. I modified the wiring to an American Standard diagram and now tones roll off much better.
UTILIZATION
I adjusted the neck and set the intonation with a tuner. Guitar is the right weight and balance. All the fret positions play without a buzz or a doubled note.
Both the Strat and the Tele are really very playable.
SOUNDS
I'm an older guitar player and I hate lugging heavy amps around. I use a H&K Tubemeister with JJ tubes and a Weber Neodymium speaker with a paper dome in it. The Strat has a smart and hot sound through the amp and really barks in the clean channel. Sustain is quite good in the mean channel. I use this guitar when jamming downtown Bangkok. I own 6 others and this is my "Roadie" choice when I'm out.
OVERALL OPINION
Price was great.
Value for the money was very good.
I've built kits and painted a few guitars. I could not produce what I bought from Barracuda at this price point.
I have two and I am happy with my choice.