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MGR/Richard « Dean Vendetta XM »
Published on 03/06/06 at 15:00Been playing forever, it seems. Guitar, then bass, then vox. Keys/Drums/Sound Recording in there, too. In between bands/projects. Tastes: Rock (various), Jazz, Blues, Country/Bluegrass, Soul/R&B/HipHop.
Christmas Gift; family paid the $99.99 @ Musicians Friend.com.
This guitar is a pleasant suprise. Feels lightwt. Paulowinia or something wood. Nice finish, but soft wood. Don't ding it, or a scar will form. I know; the back of the guitar has a scratch already. Plays well; full 24 fret neck. Rosewood/Maple. Natural finish. 2 humbuckers, stock Deans, sound fine anyhow. Decent bridge/string thru body design. 1 volume/1 tone knobs. 3 way selector switch. All black hardware. Just feels/sounds good to play.
The tuners aren't great; covered tuners. Can upgrade to Grovers/Sperzels eventually. Better tuning stability. And the upper strap button has come out of the guitar, but this is due to the soft wood. Will fix myself.
Overall,fair to good. Some upgrades, and it'll be alright. Kinda disappointed the strap button came out/fell out. Some epoxy glue, and it'll be fine.
Decent first guitar or second/backup. COULD BE a main axe, but upgrade with at least Grovers, some decent pickups, and good strings. Overall, a good buy. It was a gift, so I have even less to complain about!! Go get one...
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Christmas Gift; family paid the $99.99 @ Musicians Friend.com.
This guitar is a pleasant suprise. Feels lightwt. Paulowinia or something wood. Nice finish, but soft wood. Don't ding it, or a scar will form. I know; the back of the guitar has a scratch already. Plays well; full 24 fret neck. Rosewood/Maple. Natural finish. 2 humbuckers, stock Deans, sound fine anyhow. Decent bridge/string thru body design. 1 volume/1 tone knobs. 3 way selector switch. All black hardware. Just feels/sounds good to play.
The tuners aren't great; covered tuners. Can upgrade to Grovers/Sperzels eventually. Better tuning stability. And the upper strap button has come out of the guitar, but this is due to the soft wood. Will fix myself.
Overall,fair to good. Some upgrades, and it'll be alright. Kinda disappointed the strap button came out/fell out. Some epoxy glue, and it'll be fine.
Decent first guitar or second/backup. COULD BE a main axe, but upgrade with at least Grovers, some decent pickups, and good strings. Overall, a good buy. It was a gift, so I have even less to complain about!! Go get one...
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com