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Published on 09/18/07 at 03:20
Place of Manufacture: USA
Maple neck, rosewood key, key benchmarks triangular head with 6 lifts banana oil bath and nut block chords
Active electronics powered by a 9V battery;
Two microphones and a simple double Jackson;
3 switches on / off, 1 vol, 2 tone
Jackson floating bridge (a real misery for the set)
C handle very fine and ultra-fast, jumbo frets, 24 frets

UTILIZATION

This guitar has everything a Start except the handle is very thin and flat, which really Shifts all eccentricities. At first I had a little trouble getting used to the key benchmarks. Given their size, we are more in contact with the mother rather than wood, but hey, it does not affect the game
The balance of the guitar is good, as well as access to acute who is facilitated by the fineness of the handle. It thickens slightly beyond the 17th box.
Instrument designed for big sound, its three active pickups deliver a terrible potato. No feedback, no breath, no snoring. You can send without restraint. The sustain is good, without more, probably because of the vibrato. The sound palette is interesting because you can combine leisure with each microphone with that of your choice. In any case it sounds, as well as its clear that saturated. The clear sounds are clear and frank, but a little cold for my taste. Forget the crystalline sounds that you could get a real Start. on the other hand, if you have a good rack of effects, it's time to use it and exploit it.
Excellent saturation of the deposit that humbucker really. Small flat, it lacks a tad serious. Only remedy, a careful equalization amplifier stages.
For the rest, nothing to say, except perhaps in terms of the réfglage vibrato which proves to be particularly sensitive when changing strings. In the event, plan one second if you scratch the scene.

SOUNDS

I bought this guitar there are a lot of years, because at the time I played the big rock.
I used a small combo Marshall 30 watt, a rack and a Alesis MIDIVERB Rocktron, which was more than enough.
I simply point out that this instrument has been designed for those who use and abuse of large saturations good "fit in".

OVERALL OPINION

Guitar purchased long ago at "Lead Guitar", when Charvel / Jackson distributed instrument to look very "fenderien" but with a relatively modern concept (adding a humbucker, neck with 2 octaves full, active electronics and a floating bridge).
Conclusion:
Model of excellent craftsmanship in both the violin as electronics. These guitars are sadly no longer manufactured and those that are sometimes unearthed on the second hand market have sometimes not aged well. In most cases, the vibrato is out of order and must be replaced. It may therefore be appropriate to acquire such a tool for customizing.
A very good note, so