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As a big Motörhead and Phil Campbell fan, I've always dreamt to own this guitar so when Lâg decided to release this signature model (especially one built in their Bedarieux custom shop) I didn't hesitate before ordering one. No need to develop the kind of music it's aimed at, but it also sounds very well for clean sounds especially with the SH4 bridge pickup - the neck pickup being too soft and almost useless anyway. Of course, it really shines on big good ol' rock & metal riffs as well as solos, and for all this it's just the best guitar I've ever paired with my Marshall JVM215C. No tone know (useless anyway :-D), just one for volume. Take it up, put it at full volume and play Rock n' roll. I don't know exactly why, but while I own several guitars with the same SH4 bridge pickup the PC2000 happens to be the one with the bigger and more powerful output level. Perhaps the wood? It's quite heavy by the way, 9 lbs ain't any light. The wood is really great, the Made in France finish and fretwork are perfect, the top is beautiful (a real change from black guitars, ain't it?). The only cons is when I bought it new it was delivered with a straplock on the upper part of the body, while the original's is located where the body and neck meet, so I changed it myself as this position is more practical - except that now I have a hole on the upper part of the body (which I could fill or put a second straplock) - anyway if you order one new remember to precise where you want it to be located. As for its grade? Out of ten, this one goes to eleven ;)

NATURAL COLOR, DREADNOUGHT, SATIN MAT, ELIXIR 12S. I AM SEMI -PRO MUSICIAN PLAYING DRUMS 25 YRS, GUITAR 15 YRS AND BASS 7 YRS. FAVE MUSIC IS POP ROCK AND BLUES ROCK, CLASSIC ROCK PARTICIPATING IN 7 ROCK BANDS. GUITAR WAS PURCHASE FROM FRIENDS ATHENS GREECE GUITAR STORE AT ALMOST 530 DOLLARS OR 380 EUROS. FINISH IS 10/10 AN ABSOLUTE BEAUTY, PLAYABILITY 9/10 A VERY EASY FRETBOARD WELL BALANCED BASS, MID AND TREBLE FREQs EXCELLENT PRICE FOR THE SOUND QUALITY, AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS. THE ONLY DRAW BACK IS THE ELECTROACOUSTIC PART. THE STUDIO LAG PREAMP GIVES US 5 PRESET SOUNDS BUT I FEEL ONLY 2 OF THEM ARE REALLY USEFUL. IVORY TUNING MACHINES, TUSQ NUT AND SADDLE AND A GORGEOUS ROSETTE. SOLID SPRUCE TOP ROSEWQOOD BACK AND SIDES, BEAUTIFUL BINDING A TOUCH OF A "CLASSIC". A WELL BUILT GUITAR 4S400 DCE WINTER MODEL IS A MODEL FROM THE 4 SEASONS SERIES AND INTERMS OF VALUE IS THE TOP OF THE LINE. AS IT IS MADE IN CHOINE SOMETHING THAT DROSP THE COST, THIS GUITAR IS BY FAR THE BEST VALUE FOR MONEY ELECTROACOUSTIC GUITAR EVER. IT ADDRESSES TO BOTH PROS AND AMATEURS A MUST HAVE. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

Purchased on Ebay for $695 in 2003. I was looking for a LP Custom, but the flamed top on this guitar was spectacular and I couldn't pas it up! The craftsmanship is outstanding...one of the best necks I've ever played. Nice fretwork, and top-quality woods/finishing. Came with Duncan pickups standard. I would have expected to pay 2-3 times what I did for a guitar of this quality. Nothing! Outstanding~ I am a Gibson/Les Paul guy, and this is my favorite guitar, even when compared to my LP Supreme I just bought 3 months ago! I wish they were more readily available in the states, as I would be buying more... Or maybe it's a good thing they're not! This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

i bought this 1996 made guitar 2 years ago in a shop in Lisbon. i was looking for a guitar to substitute my ibanez rg and was aiming to buy a Les Paul eventough it had no floyd rose tremolo. i tried the les paul and then i saw this guitar and asked to try it out. it has a double cutaway body style, she is about the same size and weight of the Les Paul, has 2 seymour duncan pickups (tb4 and paf59) two volumes, one tone and a push pull button wich turns the humbuckers into single coils, and a floyde rose tremolo unit. the guitar cost me 1100 $USD i like the design, which allows full access to all 22 frets. the spliting humbuckers also provide a vast array of sounds, especially if we mix them together and them compensate their sounds by increasing/decreasign the volume (you get a very PRS feel out of it). the tremolo is just perfect and allows for all those divebomb effects, but most of all, the set neck, the finishing, the very comfortable fingerboard and the sustain made up my mind and made me forget all about the LP. The price! She was expensive! double cutaway les paul style, set neck, brazilian rosewwod fingerboard. satin black finish, PRS style headstock, floyd rose tremolo, two seymour duncan humbuckers (tb4 & paf59). Two volumes, one tone, one push pull button that splits the umbuckers into single coils. the quality of the finishing is just perfect. This is a perfect guitar for all kinds of music. i've been using her for two years now and played al kinds of music with her, from jazz to heavy metal. recently i restrung with 0.11s and the warmer tone just felt perfect in the guitar. if you want to have a guitar with great looks, sound and finishing without having to spend 3000 something $USD take a look at this guitar. she is produced in France and will be a hitter if your girlfriend is named roxanne. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

The Lag guitars are a good alternative to Gibson Les Paul or Paul Reed Smith guitars. They generally feature mahogany wood for the body and in the necks along with rose wood fretboard. Many of the wood combinations and overall cosmetics of these guitars really have an influence built right into the Gibson product line. Body shape is somewhat of a mix between a Ernie Ball guitar Gibson SG guitar. You're getting get a very similar tone out of this instrument as you would a Gibson Les Paul guitar or any other Paul Reed Smith guitars. It's a pretty standard tone and there's nothing too spectacular special about this instrument. UTILIZATION Body Solid Mahogany Neck Hard Maple Set Neck Trussrod 2 Way Fingerboard Indian Ebony Fingerboard Radius Fingerboard Inlays Fret Size Medium Fret Qty. 22 Machine Head Lag Hi-Precision Pickguard Pickup Qty. 2 Pickup Type EMG HZ 1 x H4A / 1 x FH3A Tremelo Lag Teardrop String-Thru design (Fixed) Controls 2xVol / 1xTone / P-Pull Split Coil Selector Switch 3 Way Toggle SOUNDS These guitars are produced in France and they have a decent feel and tone to them them. They also have a similar resemblance to a Gibson 335 guitar but it is smaller body it's certainly a solid body. This guitar has a more comfortable back in my opinion and you can reach the frets of the higher portion of the necks much easier than you want a Les Paul guitar. So in essence it has a lots of inspiration coming from Gibson SG guitars. So if you play this guitar was a good high gain amplifier can you get a kick good thick tone that will resemble any other Gibson instrument. OVERALL OPINION These guitars are very hard to find and if you're looking for this exact model then you probably would have to buy it online. They don't come very easily nowadays because they have discontinued this model and Lag has been producing other models that facilitates this position. If this is something that you desire then the online is probably the only way to go but if you need something that's got to cover this type of tone than I suggest going with a cheaper pPaul reed Smith guitar or a studio version of the Gibson SG guitars. Ibanez also makes a decent sounding and very comfortable Les Paul style guitar as well. So those are some options other than this instrument

(Originally written by Seth Rotten/translated from Audiofanzine FR) Made in China... but the manufacturing quality is much better than a Chinese BC Rich made in China. Same quality as Korean LTD models. Or even better. Features from Lag's website: - Bolt-on maple neck (Hard Rock Maple) - Proprietary Lag body/neck reinforcement system made of rosewood Indian ebony fingerboard - 24 jumbo frets - High-precision Lag machine heads - Massive mahogany body - Flamed maple top - HSH EMG HZ kit (H4A: neck, S3: center, FH3A:bridge) - Floyd Rose-type tremolo - Volume control + tone control with push/pull function to split the humbucker - Ergonomic circular 5-way toggle switch - Black hardware - Glossy finish Notes: I had never saw such a bolt-on neck system but it seems to be reliable. Exceptional manufacturing quality, even better than the famous MH 400. The money you save on active pickups you pay for the high-quality finish. Update from 01/18/2007: when I received it the tremolo was not properly adjusted (to high and not perfectly straight) and the guitar was not tuned. It's not serious but I had to mention it. Due to this I would give it only a 9.5 but it's impossible, it still gets a 10. Update from 03/16/2009: I had to tighten the toggle switch, which was a bit worn. The ergonomic shape of this toggle switch is very thought out but it must be tightened after a while. I decrease its grade to 9 because of this. UTILIZATION The neck is a bit thicker than that of the MH 400 but very pleasant. The hand slides smoothly along it and it's very comfortable. It's an excellent neck and even though I'm used to slimmer necks I got used to it in 30 seconds. Perfect. Excellent access to the upper frets. You'll easily reach the last frets but it's a bit less comfortable than a body-through neck because of the heel. This guitar feels extremely comfortable. It's the most ergonomic guitar I've ever played to this day. It's very light considering it's made out of mahogany, and the body shape is perfect. Perfect. You'll easily find your own sound with the passive EMG HZ pickups. I haven't tested the push/pull system. I won't say anything else about sound because I believe it's the amp that influences the sound more. Update from 01/18: even though you can feel the effect of the push/pull system with distortion, it's much more evident with clean sounds. The Floyd Rose tremolo is excellent and it stays in tune. Update from 03/16/2009: I've owned the guitar for over two years and I find the Floyd Rose tremolo is great. The guitar always stays in tune even after the tremolo sprang out this one time I dropped the guitar. Sturdy and effective: very good gear! I'll increase the mark again to 10/10. SOUNDS I play mainly heavy metal, from early Black Sabbath to modern black metal but also thrash metal (mainly Slayer) and death metal (Carcass and Morbid Angel for example). I plan to install an EMG81 on the bridge and a 85 on the neck (I love how these pickups sound). I'll replace the middle single coil later (with an active EMG single coil or a Seymour Duncan). But even with the passive HZ pickups this guitar is amazing for my music style! Apparently the push/pull system ought to provide a Fender Strat-like sound. I haven't tested it yet but if it's true this guitar will have a huge versatility. The HSH configuration alone provides me more sound possibilities than I expected. I tested it with a Mesa Single Rectifier. I'm not a fan of this amp but the sound was great. Power chords, barre chords and palm mutes sounded great even without maxing the gain. It was also easy to play high-speed solos à la Metallica/Slayer, and the Floyd Rose tremolo seemed to be excellent (but I didn't abuse it because I tested the guitar in a shop). I think this guitar will clearly outdo LTD, Jackson, BC Rich and Ibanez guitars on the same price range with the pickups I plan to install on it. Update from 01/18: I didn't upgrade the HZ pickups because I don't think it's necessary. They sound very good. I will test different active EMG pickups before upgrading this kit. Update from 03/16/09: Finally, I think I will change the original pickups for DiMarzio X2N. The HZ kit sounds pretty good but I want more output power. I think the guitar is now available with active pickups and even though I'm not a fan of the 81, I think they have more power. I've noticed that the guitar generates hum (bad shielding) and it causes feedbacks ever since I dropped it... So I decrease the mark to 8/10. The wood is still excellent. OVERALL OPINION I played it one hour at a shop and it was difficult to let go of it. The playing comfort is AMAZING. That's the word that best describes this guitar. I like its look, playing comfort, perfect manufacturing, balance, weight... A great guitar! I also tested an MH 400, which is its nearest competitor, but my verdict is unappealable. The MH has also some advantages (neck, active EMG pickups, high-quality finish) but I think this Lag is much better than the LTD except for the pickups (I prefer active pickups). For me, it's the best guitar in this price range. Amazing value for money. The MH is a bit more expensive (because of its active EMG pickups) but the manufacturing and finish quality of the Lag are better... That's more important than the pickups. This guitar is a masterpiece! Would I buy it again? Yes, ten times. Update from 03/16/09: I confirm what I wrote: if I were to buy another guitar in this price range again it would be this one. I've never been disappointed in two years. Very good product!

(Originally written by la basse orange/translated from Audiofanzine FR) - Amplification technology (tube, solid state, ...)? Tube preamp and 100-watt mosfet amp, Celestion Vintage 30 speaker, two channels (like the preamp of the same series). - Connections? Input, line out with speaker simulation, mono FX loop, footswitch, speaker. - What about controls, effects etc.? Each channel has its own 3-band EQ (unlike the Spitfire preamp that has only one tone control for the clean channel). It also includes a spring reverb (Accutronic IV). A hidden control on the rear panel allows you to adjust the power amp operation. UTILIZATION - What about settings? Like every good 2-channel combo... - Is it easy to get the right sound? Yes (several good sounds). - Is the user's manual clear and comprehensive? No idea... SOUNDS - Does it fit your music style? Very versatile. It allows you to play every music style from the 60's to the 90's (forget grind core and nu metal!). - Which guitar, bass or effects do you use? Fender Strat Std and Telecaster Std, Gibson Les Paul Special, Epiphone Sheraton, Line 6 Variax, Lag Roxanne STD. - What kind of sounds do you get and which settings do you use ("crystal-clear", "fat", ...)? The clean channel ranges from a damped and warm sound (jazz, soul) to a sharp sound (funk, reggae) but it doesn't reach the crystal-clear response of a Fender amp. The lead channel produces fat distortions really fast (I will probably change the tubes to decrease the gain intensity). When combined with the V30 speaker the amp has a very present, powerful and warm response with well-defined and present mids that allow the sound to cut through a mix and a noisy jam session. This amp enhances the sound of any effect pedal connected to the input or the FX loop. OVERALL OPINION - How long have you been using it? A few weeks... I bought it from a friend. So I already knew the amp. - Which feature do you like the most / the least? Pros: The sound Cons: sound dispersion of the speaker (not surprising for a V30...) - Did you try any other models before buying it? I've been playing music for 20 years so I've tried a few! - How would you rate its value for money? The amp was quite expensive when it first came out, but it was worth its price considering the components (Celestion Vintage 30, selected Bogner tubes, conceived in France and made in Germany, high-quality mosfet power amp...). It was a very good and moderately priced product. Today this amp is extremely rare (less than 100 pieces were ever manufactured!) so it's still quite expensive. It's true that you can find all-tube amps for the same price... but what about the speakers, reverb, tubes and manufacturing quality? - Based on your experience, would you buy this product again? Yes, it's a reliable amp, it sounds good, it's easily transportable, it has enough output power for any application and it has a special sound color and character. And it's a nice feeling to play with a unique amp... It makes people curious...