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Jeg Folay « Shred Machine »
Published on 06/29/12 at 10:33Made in Japan, the basic characteristics are those of the RG Prestige at the time:
- Easel style house Floyd (Lo Pro Edge 2),
- Handle "Super Wizard" (incomparable finesse) in connection with three pieces screwed to the body and contoured for instant access to acute
- 24 jumbo frets,
- RG solid wood body with a piece
It is therefore an x20 2 microphones (double), namely micro house V7 (neck) and V8 (bridge) and it is therefore an Ibanez 5-position switch (Channel 2 round coils in parallel, the two , a coil race coil + 1 parallel bridge, trestle).
This is the 1620X so here is the originality of the piezo in the bridge! The sensors come from the preamp and LR Baggs home, not bad.
Settings: volume and tona general electrics and a volume for the piezo, the 5-way switching of the electrical switch and a 3 position for piezo only, electric only or blended 2.
For wood, it's solid sounding but can not tell you the species.
UTILIZATION
As already mentioned, the neck, body, and the junction make a guitar play where sections 17 to 24 (all strings) is incredibly easy.
The body is thick, hardwearing, but the forms are fine (RG, whatever) with the metallic color / glitter so pretty scratched. Maybe a little heavy in the long run, but nothing like a Les Paul, for example.
The settings are a model of practicality: it has everything at hand without being bothered playing.
This guitar is designed for hard rock / metal and microphones make it very well.
The output is twofold: two mono jacks (one for the piezo, one for power) or one (mix piezo / electric, as the 3-position switch). We use the two jacks quickly because the treatment of piezo is usually catastrophic with the normal guitar amps.
Note: you need a 9V battery to make it work (can not cut it). And change is not easy: you need a screwdriver! Hence the 9 and not in footnote 10.
SOUNDS
As already mentioned, the basic sound is hardcore / metal, in all uses.
However, searching for sounds less typed, I replaced the pickups with Seymour Duncan Classic (HS-2 and TB-4) that allow me to play everything (from jazz to metal). And there is the walk!
I played with lots of different systems to amp simulators of any kind with pedals and everything goes well.
The piezo is "piezo", in that he must not expect an acoustic guitar sound. But connected directly or with appropriate treatment, it sounds good for a piezo or mixed with rhythmic electric, it adds a little something interesting.
Finally, another arrangement that I have made: I would have grafted a GK-3 Roland into a 3 voices (electronic, piezo and synth, so)
Rating: 7 it deserves for the lack of versatility of the original sound. on the other hand, it is 10 mics with my change!
OVERALL OPINION
I bought new in 2004 and still use it.
At the time I was looking for a 2 or 3 voices with vibrato and the market was very very small: this one, and a Godin XTSA Parker Fly Mojo. And the prices were a factor of two (Godin) or triple (Parker).
I have not had the opportunity to try the Godin sought, but another and Parker. Frankly, Parker flew over the comparative acoustic sound and it weighs nothing, and Godin had the advantage of the three voices (the sensor is integrated GK), but not so extraordinary characteristics (neck rather thick, somewhat heavy, the piezo as Ibanez or almost ...).
Surprisingly, I installed the same as the other 2 microphones and guitars so I can not compare the electric sounds, too close.
So for its price (1000 € at the time) it was an excellent compromise once the change of pickups made (for me). I would do if the price of Parker scares me (and if Ibanez had continued the two voices, which is not the case).
- Easel style house Floyd (Lo Pro Edge 2),
- Handle "Super Wizard" (incomparable finesse) in connection with three pieces screwed to the body and contoured for instant access to acute
- 24 jumbo frets,
- RG solid wood body with a piece
It is therefore an x20 2 microphones (double), namely micro house V7 (neck) and V8 (bridge) and it is therefore an Ibanez 5-position switch (Channel 2 round coils in parallel, the two , a coil race coil + 1 parallel bridge, trestle).
This is the 1620X so here is the originality of the piezo in the bridge! The sensors come from the preamp and LR Baggs home, not bad.
Settings: volume and tona general electrics and a volume for the piezo, the 5-way switching of the electrical switch and a 3 position for piezo only, electric only or blended 2.
For wood, it's solid sounding but can not tell you the species.
UTILIZATION
As already mentioned, the neck, body, and the junction make a guitar play where sections 17 to 24 (all strings) is incredibly easy.
The body is thick, hardwearing, but the forms are fine (RG, whatever) with the metallic color / glitter so pretty scratched. Maybe a little heavy in the long run, but nothing like a Les Paul, for example.
The settings are a model of practicality: it has everything at hand without being bothered playing.
This guitar is designed for hard rock / metal and microphones make it very well.
The output is twofold: two mono jacks (one for the piezo, one for power) or one (mix piezo / electric, as the 3-position switch). We use the two jacks quickly because the treatment of piezo is usually catastrophic with the normal guitar amps.
Note: you need a 9V battery to make it work (can not cut it). And change is not easy: you need a screwdriver! Hence the 9 and not in footnote 10.
SOUNDS
As already mentioned, the basic sound is hardcore / metal, in all uses.
However, searching for sounds less typed, I replaced the pickups with Seymour Duncan Classic (HS-2 and TB-4) that allow me to play everything (from jazz to metal). And there is the walk!
I played with lots of different systems to amp simulators of any kind with pedals and everything goes well.
The piezo is "piezo", in that he must not expect an acoustic guitar sound. But connected directly or with appropriate treatment, it sounds good for a piezo or mixed with rhythmic electric, it adds a little something interesting.
Finally, another arrangement that I have made: I would have grafted a GK-3 Roland into a 3 voices (electronic, piezo and synth, so)
Rating: 7 it deserves for the lack of versatility of the original sound. on the other hand, it is 10 mics with my change!
OVERALL OPINION
I bought new in 2004 and still use it.
At the time I was looking for a 2 or 3 voices with vibrato and the market was very very small: this one, and a Godin XTSA Parker Fly Mojo. And the prices were a factor of two (Godin) or triple (Parker).
I have not had the opportunity to try the Godin sought, but another and Parker. Frankly, Parker flew over the comparative acoustic sound and it weighs nothing, and Godin had the advantage of the three voices (the sensor is integrated GK), but not so extraordinary characteristics (neck rather thick, somewhat heavy, the piezo as Ibanez or almost ...).
Surprisingly, I installed the same as the other 2 microphones and guitars so I can not compare the electric sounds, too close.
So for its price (1000 € at the time) it was an excellent compromise once the change of pickups made (for me). I would do if the price of Parker scares me (and if Ibanez had continued the two voices, which is not the case).