Country of manufacture: Kore
Channel 22 frets
Configuring pickups: 3 single Seymour Duncan
Bridge: Vibrato standard knives. This piece is almost identical to the one mounted on the American Standard Stratocaster, so do not expect to work miracles with all the lifts are no longer the agreement as soon as we manhandled the craft. So I paste the vibrato to the table come away tending to a minimum, which improves even further sustain.
The settings are classic and simple, a volume knob, 2 tone knobs and a selector 5 microphones positions.
The neck is V-eye maple and the fingerboard markers are pearlescent.
Warmoth would not have done better.

UTILIZATION

The handle is very comfortable to play. However I did soften the stops by a friend of V luthier for comfort because I was losing velocity. Just as he had work to refinish the entire guitar neck for the key tasks had some mold certainly due to the storage location. Nothing too serious anyway.
Access to acute is relatively easy, without more, as in all strata elsewhere.
The ergonomics of the body is perfect, it has done little better since it was founded by Leo Fender.
The guitar is its weight but not too much, you can play standing for hours.
The three Seymour Duncan pickups are a very good compromise for this type of scratch, although I trouve_le micro acute somewhat dry and garish for my taste, but it's still good to talk.
Amount initially taking 9 / 42, I opted for the 10/52 and there, that changes everything.
Without the plug, this guitar delivers sustain an already fabulous.
In Peavay Classic 30, it becomes monstrous. On the first 3 positions, wickedly slams here and made a clean sound is impressive, velvet. Everything passes, funk rhythm, sweep, legato, tapping, arpeggios fast Vrain a treat for the audience. It sounds what.
By the microphone against acute, although lack of punchy personality and warmth. Quqlconque and the sound is not original. Do not expect to have fun with saturation, and then maybe with a huge stack of amps. I actually planned to install a Fast Track to hope Di Marzio get the big sound.

SOUNDS

I chose this guitar at first because it's a Start, and then out of curiosity. I only use my instrument to work. Directly plugged into the amp and without using any effects, just a little reverb.
I work all my plans clear, I only use the neck pickups and meedle.
The micro Acute has no interest in saturation and disappointing and it is a pity that in view of sustain this guitar delivers.

OVERALL OPINION

I use this guitar for about 2 years.
I love the violin exceptional instrument, the sustain is amazing.
Only the micro acute fish a little, and for lovers of big sound installation of a single humbucker format may be appropriate.

I managed to make me give this guitar in a shop for 380 euros because of stains on the handle. It is clear that as such the price / quality ratio is excellent.
I have a lot of guitars, mostly Fender Stratocaster with two Americans, one Mexican and one Japanese. I also use models Jackson and Ibanez. At this price, and despite the small scrapes of violin making, it is clear that I would buy a second. This guitar has a great violin and the choice of microphones is a good idea. It's true that it does not sound vintage, but that it grafting may be 3 or 3 Texas Special Van Zandt in the belly you have a super skyscraper to play blues or big rock. I suggest to go up against by pulling a rope strong enough, it + hard but it sounds serious.
In any case, it is a superb instrument.