"Non-giging lefty on a budget? Then this might be for you..."
Feature:
When I bought the guitar, it didn't come with any added features, only the hardware on the guitar. The tuners aren't very good at all. I've had to use this guitar live, and it has gone out of tune after 10 songs of intense strumming and soloing. Other than that, I can't find much else wrong with the features
Quality:
The guitar came to me unblemeshed, and I didn't have to set anything up additionally, but the tuners let the guitar fall out of tune fairly quickly. I would keep a backup if I had one for shows, and I would definetely invest in a higher quality guitar before taking this on the road.
Value:
Compared to other items, this guitar is cheap, in both quality and price. But I'd say that it was worth the price that I paid for it. (about $265)
Desirability:
This guitar has nothing out of the ordinary to distinguish it from any other les paul, Gibson or Epiphone. Aestheticly, it looks good, but not as good as some of Epiphone's higher-priced, right-handed models.
Sound:
This guitar gets a decent tone. When I bought it, I wasn't leaning toward any specific genre of music. Since then, I've started to play hair metal, and although the guitar is fairly versatile, it's not suited for that specific genre. The pickups are decent, but they tend to be much better for higher sounds. I haven't had the money to upgrade them, but I would strongly suggest upgrading them if you are a rhythm player, so you can get the full range on chords and such.
Ease of Use:
Like I've said before, the pickups are better on the high end, so it sounds very good when soloing. I use this with an Ibanez SM7 Smashbox (pedal) and an Ibanez TS7 Tubescreamer Overdrive, and I can get some good sounds with those pedals and heavy distortion on a line 6 spider III.
Overall:
I've had this guitar for 2 years, and I'm looking for a new guitar. I've gotten a lot better as a guitarist, but when I bought the thing, I was only a beginner/intermediate player. It has done the job that I had wanted; I would probably be staying with this guitar for a while if I wasn't giging.
Submitted: 11/8/2007
Style of Music: Hair Metal
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