MGR/Matthew M « Dean Avalanche »
Published on 10/10/03 at 15:00Was a gift.
I have the 'transparent red' model of this guitar, where the grain of the wood is visible through the finish, it looks really good, and I've had my guitar over a year now and there are only a few VERY minor dinks in it, the finish is pretty sturdy. The Grover tuners hardly ever go out of tune, unless I bend really heavily or use the whammy bar. The tuners are on both sides of the headstock, which I prefer because it's easier to tune that way.
Has nice tone too.
The Whammy bar (but only cos I dont use it, it's rather pointless for me). It makes the strings go right out of tune, but just unscrew the lever and you have a normal bridge.
Hardware not excellent, but of average quality, pickup switch a little dodgy sometimes.
Well made, nice finish, nice sound, pleasant to play (frets all put in properly). Some of the screws came loose on the jackplug, but were easily fixed.
A really nice guitar, a few minor quirks, but nothing that would put me off buying another if this one got stolen.
I'm giving this an overall rating of 3.5, but remember that this is in comparison to all guitars (PRS, Gibson etc incl), not just ones in the same price range (£200-300ish)
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
I have the 'transparent red' model of this guitar, where the grain of the wood is visible through the finish, it looks really good, and I've had my guitar over a year now and there are only a few VERY minor dinks in it, the finish is pretty sturdy. The Grover tuners hardly ever go out of tune, unless I bend really heavily or use the whammy bar. The tuners are on both sides of the headstock, which I prefer because it's easier to tune that way.
Has nice tone too.
The Whammy bar (but only cos I dont use it, it's rather pointless for me). It makes the strings go right out of tune, but just unscrew the lever and you have a normal bridge.
Hardware not excellent, but of average quality, pickup switch a little dodgy sometimes.
Well made, nice finish, nice sound, pleasant to play (frets all put in properly). Some of the screws came loose on the jackplug, but were easily fixed.
A really nice guitar, a few minor quirks, but nothing that would put me off buying another if this one got stolen.
I'm giving this an overall rating of 3.5, but remember that this is in comparison to all guitars (PRS, Gibson etc incl), not just ones in the same price range (£200-300ish)
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com