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Published on 01/04/03 at 15:00i got this guitar a long time ago, when i first started to play the guitar. It was my beggining guitar, and i was pleased with it because i had always wanted a double cutaway strat-stlye, if not a Fender strat, guitar. I bought it used from a friend, who had owned it for a short while. It was in great condition, and bascially new.
It's not to heavy, or bulky. It's nice and light, and fits good. The neck is basically a "C" shaped neck, though isn't very wide. Strings are close together. What I like is that the neck is a baritone neck, and is very long. (mine is anyhow)
Well, in terms of looks, i wish it weren't the standard black body, and white pickguard. I don't like strats to be a solid color that much. I prefer wood grain or with sunburst--that kind of junk. I made the exception, but from now on i try and buy guitars with sunburst color. Another thing i don't like about this guitar is the plug in. I would prefer it to be on the top of the guitar, just below the bridge (like a Fender strat)but instead, it is on the side of the guitar. It gets in the way a bit. The last thing is the strap buttons. They are standard ones, but the strap this guitar came with doesn't hold to well. The pickups of the guitar are standard single coils. They're not that bad, as the other jackass reviewer said they were. They're as good as any Fender standard strat. The other reviewer (one of them)on this item said the guitar was cheap. Well, if you don't like the pickups, just install some other ones. It doesn't mean the guitar is bad! There are many jackasses out there that buy these thousand dollar guitars that come from the factory already buffed up and hot rodded. Well let me tell you something. Many of the famous guitarists that use strats, or strat-style guitars (like SRV, Hendrix, Clapton, Beck, etc.)use simple and standard strats. NOT 1000 dollar strats, but standard 200 or so dollar strats. Later, they beef them up with seperate parts. Thats why they sound so good. So, once again, to the jackass reviewer that said this guitar was cheap, screw you! If you buy this guitar, you can make it as good as any other.
The construction is as strong as a Fender strat. Quality is excellent. The nut may need to be replaced with a better one, maybe not. Once again, the jackass reviewer insulted this aspect as well. Well, since he's probably got a whole bunch of expensive strats, he thinks that his beginner guitar, the Yamaha EG303, is crap. Well, i've got expensive strats too!! And yet this Yamaha is as good as the others--its my main one.
Do yourself a favor. Don't listen to the jackass reviewer, who harshly criticezed this guitar. It's normal for those out there who want a guitar to want to buy a very expensive one! But, you have 2 options: you can buy a expensive guitar (1000 or more dollars) that is already beefed up, or you can buy a standard guitar (200 or so dollars) and you yourself later beef it up with seperate parts. I admit, it's hard to not want a expensive guitar. I fell in love with the Fender American Strat Texas Special, which is already beefed up, and well over 1000 dollars. So, i've only bought one expensive guitar. The others i bought were standards, including this guitar, and are as good as the expensive one. Great guitar, go buy it. Once again, SCREW YOU, to the jackass reviewer who has his head stuck up his butt.
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It's not to heavy, or bulky. It's nice and light, and fits good. The neck is basically a "C" shaped neck, though isn't very wide. Strings are close together. What I like is that the neck is a baritone neck, and is very long. (mine is anyhow)
Well, in terms of looks, i wish it weren't the standard black body, and white pickguard. I don't like strats to be a solid color that much. I prefer wood grain or with sunburst--that kind of junk. I made the exception, but from now on i try and buy guitars with sunburst color. Another thing i don't like about this guitar is the plug in. I would prefer it to be on the top of the guitar, just below the bridge (like a Fender strat)but instead, it is on the side of the guitar. It gets in the way a bit. The last thing is the strap buttons. They are standard ones, but the strap this guitar came with doesn't hold to well. The pickups of the guitar are standard single coils. They're not that bad, as the other jackass reviewer said they were. They're as good as any Fender standard strat. The other reviewer (one of them)on this item said the guitar was cheap. Well, if you don't like the pickups, just install some other ones. It doesn't mean the guitar is bad! There are many jackasses out there that buy these thousand dollar guitars that come from the factory already buffed up and hot rodded. Well let me tell you something. Many of the famous guitarists that use strats, or strat-style guitars (like SRV, Hendrix, Clapton, Beck, etc.)use simple and standard strats. NOT 1000 dollar strats, but standard 200 or so dollar strats. Later, they beef them up with seperate parts. Thats why they sound so good. So, once again, to the jackass reviewer that said this guitar was cheap, screw you! If you buy this guitar, you can make it as good as any other.
The construction is as strong as a Fender strat. Quality is excellent. The nut may need to be replaced with a better one, maybe not. Once again, the jackass reviewer insulted this aspect as well. Well, since he's probably got a whole bunch of expensive strats, he thinks that his beginner guitar, the Yamaha EG303, is crap. Well, i've got expensive strats too!! And yet this Yamaha is as good as the others--its my main one.
Do yourself a favor. Don't listen to the jackass reviewer, who harshly criticezed this guitar. It's normal for those out there who want a guitar to want to buy a very expensive one! But, you have 2 options: you can buy a expensive guitar (1000 or more dollars) that is already beefed up, or you can buy a standard guitar (200 or so dollars) and you yourself later beef it up with seperate parts. I admit, it's hard to not want a expensive guitar. I fell in love with the Fender American Strat Texas Special, which is already beefed up, and well over 1000 dollars. So, i've only bought one expensive guitar. The others i bought were standards, including this guitar, and are as good as the expensive one. Great guitar, go buy it. Once again, SCREW YOU, to the jackass reviewer who has his head stuck up his butt.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com