Epiphone Jeff Waters Annihilation V Electric Guitar

Annihilate your listener's ears with this electric guitar from Jeff Waters and Epiphone. The 4-wire humbucker pickups provide crushing metal tone that will make your ears bleed.

Overall User Ratings (based on 4 ratings)
  • Overall:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Sound:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Features:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Ease of Use:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Quality:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Value:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Manufacturer Support:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • The Wow Factor:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Submitted November 10, 2012 by Music Man in Tacoma, WA

"Epi Water's Flying V"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Verified Customer zZounds has verified that this reviewer made a purchase from us.
I ordered it on a Thursday and received it on Tuesday. This axe came flawless. It is a blast to play and my jam buddies couldn't seem to put it down either. Thanks to Epiphone and Jeff Water's for creating a sick axe. And thanks to zZounds.com for making it possible for a poor person like myself to afford this guitar.

Musical Background:

Guitar, Bass, Synths, Drums

Musical Style:

Rock n roll, experimental
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Submitted April 27, 2011 by a customer from live.com

"must have axe!!!!!!!!!"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Too soon to tell but as of now its great!!!!!
Sound
Sound is excellent!!!love these pick ups...would not change a thing.
Features
love the split coil and the kill switch...
Ease of Use
only gave it a 9 because the neck is painted normally like natural(no finish)necks but other than that is real good,got a nice feel to it...LOVE the fretboard!!!!!
Quality
came in great condition everything worked like it was sappost to.no hidden problems at all.Had to make a few minor adjustment but then again what new guitar doesn't...could not of asked for more..
Value
Very good price for this axe...get it you won't be sorry...I have been playing for 20+ years and have played most of the brands on the planet and this one is 1 of the best i have played so far...Its a must have for any rock guitarist...
Manufacturer Support
Have not had to use it yet...
The Wow Factor
Looks as good as it sounds...

Musical Background:

Active Musician

Musical Style:

Rock,metal
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Submitted July 26, 2011 by a customer from gmail.com

"I hope Jeff Waters is happy!"

Overall: 4 out of 5 stars
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I like this guitar a lot, even if you don't get that from reading the rest of my review. I am being honest and no guitar is perfect unless you pay an arm and a leg for it. So when you purchase a less expensive guitar you have to figure in some things you wish were better.
Sound
Well the neck pickup sucks, it's noisy and there is really no point of selling it with this guitar. The Bridge pickup however is pretty decent. I think this guitar was basically designed around the bridge pickup anyhow. It's a hot pickup to the point where you can still strum and hear the notes clearly. This pickup isn't as hot as I usually like them to be but am going to keep it in place for the time being. I have played this guitar through 2 different types of digital amps and 2 types of tube amps. It definitely has it's sweet spots with each.
Features
This guitar has many features including a push/pull for single coil sound, which again is only worth using on the bridge pickup. There is also a kill button which I always wanted just for fun and it is that, but noisy. It's kind of a cheap button, but does the job. This guitar also came with Epiphone strap locks which broke within 5 minutes of installing. I replaced with a Dunlop Straplok set.
Ease of Use
I was scared of the neck, because Epiphone's are notorious for having over sized necks and this one is perfect. It has a good 'D' shape to it and even my friend who has smaller hands than I was happy with it as well. He also owns an Epiphone which he hates due to the neck, so that should say something.
Quality
It's a nice guitar, a little over priced if you ask me. I think it's worth every penny of $500 but $700 is a little much. I got the black version which is cool because the inlays are reflective chrome/mirror style and the neck is an interesting material. I have an issue with the devil inlay on the neck which is you can see glue spots. It takes away from the look, but I am anal I guess. The paint is a flat black and the guitar is really light. It's a little off balance but if you play 'V' style guitars you know what I mean.
Value
It's not worth the money but if you spend $300 it would be kick ass. I plan on replacing the Grover tuners with Sperzel's and the pickups eventually.
The Wow Factor
It's a cool looking guitar and comfortable to play.

Musical Background:

Recording and Active Musician

Musical Style:

All
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Submitted July 26, 2011 by a customer from gmail.com

"I hope Jeff Waters is happy!"

Overall: 4 out of 5 stars
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Verified Customer zZounds has verified that this reviewer made a purchase from us.
I like this guitar a lot, even if you don't get that from reading the rest of my review. I am being honest and no guitar is perfect unless you pay an arm and a leg for it. So when you purchase a less expensive guitar you have to figure in some things you wish were better.
Sound
Well the neck pickup sucks, it's noisy and there is really no point of selling it with this guitar. The Bridge pickup however is pretty decent. I think this guitar was basically designed around the bridge pickup anyhow. It's a hot pickup to the point where you can still strum and hear the notes clearly. This pickup isn't as hot as I usually like them to be but am going to keep it in place for the time being. I have played this guitar through 2 different types of digital amps and 2 types of tube amps. It definitely has it's sweet spots with each.
Features
This guitar has many features including a push/pull for single coil sound, which again is only worth using on the bridge pickup. There is also a kill button which I always wanted just for fun and it is that, but noisy. It's kind of a cheap button, but does the job. This guitar also came with Epiphone strap locks which broke within 5 minutes of installing. I replaced with a Dunlop Straplok set.
Ease of Use
I was scared of the neck, because Epiphone's are notorious for having over sized necks and this one is perfect. It has a good 'D' shape to it and even my friend who has smaller hands than I was happy with it as well. He also owns an Epiphone which he hates due to the neck, so that should say something.
Quality
It's a nice guitar, a little over priced if you ask me. I think it's worth every penny of $500 but $700 is a little much. I got the black version which is cool because the inlays are reflective chrome/mirror style and the neck is an interesting material. I have an issue with the devil inlay on the neck which is you can see glue spots. It takes away from the look, but I am anal I guess. The paint is a flat black and the guitar is really light. It's a little off balance but if you play 'V' style guitars you know what I mean.
Value
It's not worth the money but if you spend $300 it would be kick ass. I plan on replacing the Grover tuners with Sperzel's and the pickups eventually.
The Wow Factor
It's a cool looking guitar and comfortable to play.

Musical Background:

Recording and Active Musician

Musical Style:

All
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