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Great value
I have previously owned an Epiphone Riviera (sadly involved in a headstock snapping accident) and a Gretsch Streamliner both of which performed well but both of which left something to be desired either in weight/comfort or in the limited sound palate.
This hollow bodied guitar takes care of the first as it is very light and also is sufficiently loud enough to be played acoustically on the sofa. The "worn" finish is not for everyone and the olive drab is not a colour you would normally associate with guitars but it is striking and the worn aspect means that the odd marks from playing or small accidents simply blend into a vintage feel.
The guitar arrived pretty well set up with Gibson strings, frets nicely finished and the general construction was excellent.
Playing set up takes some effort though. The two P90's deliver strong output with separate tone/volume controls but, no matter where I set them on a clean channel, there was a slight bass led muffling of the sound. It was only when I altered settings on my Spark amp that started to get some really excellent clear and defined notes.
After that, the guitar delivers everything from acoustic, through light jazz and rockabilly into a whole palate of distortion led rock sounds. Incidentally, I did not experience any of the feedback issues I had been warned about although I was only playing this at home through the Spark.
For the price I found the guitar to over achieve on its promise and, once you spend some time finding the right settings for your output, you will find it a versatile, comfortable and powerful guitar for your collection
This hollow bodied guitar takes care of the first as it is very light and also is sufficiently loud enough to be played acoustically on the sofa. The "worn" finish is not for everyone and the olive drab is not a colour you would normally associate with guitars but it is striking and the worn aspect means that the odd marks from playing or small accidents simply blend into a vintage feel.
The guitar arrived pretty well set up with Gibson strings, frets nicely finished and the general construction was excellent.
Playing set up takes some effort though. The two P90's deliver strong output with separate tone/volume controls but, no matter where I set them on a clean channel, there was a slight bass led muffling of the sound. It was only when I altered settings on my Spark amp that started to get some really excellent clear and defined notes.
After that, the guitar delivers everything from acoustic, through light jazz and rockabilly into a whole palate of distortion led rock sounds. Incidentally, I did not experience any of the feedback issues I had been warned about although I was only playing this at home through the Spark.
For the price I found the guitar to over achieve on its promise and, once you spend some time finding the right settings for your output, you will find it a versatile, comfortable and powerful guitar for your collection
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Plays great and neck feels amazing, only complaint is sometimes a weird buzz sound comes from the bridge
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