Gibson Melody Maker Explorer - "Subpar"
This guitar seems to be another attempt by Gibson to lower the overall quality of their products. This is the Melody Maker Explorer. I dont know why anyone would buy the regular Melody Maker and this…
Ibanez S570B - "The S series nowadays"
When the S series was introduced back in the late 80s it was the perfect compliment to the RG. Its super slim body was very comfortable to play and it was light so you could play it all night. Over t…
Schecter Special Edition Solo-6 - "Great beater for tours"
Made in Korea I think, along with the ltd line which is also really solid. As far as the "foreign" made guitars are concerned I think these and the Ibanez guitars coming out right now are great. Th…
Schecter Synyster Custom [2007-2016] - "Trem troubles but still a solid axe"
Made in Korea I suspect. Usualy Schecter quality, have played a lot of these and they are consistently pretty good. Comparable to LTD and upper end Ibanez. In fact I believe the Schecter stuff is …
Schecter Hellraiser Solo-6 - "Singlecut with EMG's Schecter style"
This is one of the newer Schecter models. This is the Hellraiser Solo-6. It is Schecters take on the classic single cut design. This guitar has a real metal edge to it. This guitar is made to compete…
Music Man 212-HD One Thirty - "Fantastic tone"
The Musicman 212 HD amplifier is a cool little Fender type amplifier. You have two channels of operation and two separate to 12 speakers. The look of this guitar amplifier is extremely similar to a …
Marshall 4210 JCM800 Split Channel Reverb [1982-1989] - "Classic old British tone"
Marshall amplification is one of those iconic amp companies that is so synonymous with the music world in general. They have been so easily recognize primarily because of the hard rock guys from the …
Alesis XGuitar - "Computer on!"
Alesis Xguitar is basically a computer-based guitar instrument. This is a guitar that is somewhat unique and unlike anything that I or most people have ever seen. This is a guitar that is for someone…
Epiphone Les Paul Black Beauty - "Sort of but not quite"
Epiphone Les Paul series black beauty/Ebony guitar is basically a cheap version of the Gibson custom custom shop three pick up Ebony guitar. This guitar is not built as well as a Gibson Les Paul guit…
Vantage VS600 - "Gone missing"
This is an interesting guitar manufacture that was not very popular in the early 80s late 70s. This company is called Vantage and a primary filter guitars out of Japan with pretty good solid building…
Orange AD30TC - "Solid tone"
One of my favorite British voice amplifiers in the world has to be Orange amplifiers. They have such a great tone certainly more leanings vintage type tones. They are pretty aggressive in their sound…
Fender American Special Strat-o-Sonic HH - iamqman's review
Fender Stratocaster is probably the most iconic guitar in existence. It's been use by pretty much every guitarist on the planet if you never use one then I highly suggest picking one up. The body sha…
Hagstrom Ultra Swede - "Not great"
This is a guitar that is designed and built with the guitarist in mind who doesn't want to pay the more expensive prices to get a Gibson Les Paul. They are target market is someone who wants a nice d…
Epiphone Les Paul Special II - "Not bad for a beginner"
Epiphone is one of those guitar manufactures that basically builds exactly what Gibson already makes but does it more conveniently and cheaper and for budgeted musicians. Most of their instruments ar…
Squier Affinity Bronco Bass [1999-2020] - "Short scale"
The Squier Bronco bass is made by the company as an homage to the old short scale (30") Fender Music Master basses made in the 70s. This one is a cheaper import version that is great for kids who are…