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StormLexer, on march 10, 2009
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Features: It comes with 24 frets, a Strat-style tremolo, two single coil pickups and one humbucker. The body is solid Alder and the fretboard is rosewood. There is two tone, one volume and a 5 way Switch.
I give it a 7 because there isn't any locking what'soever on it. So when you mess with the tremolo it can sometimes go out of tune. But it usualy stays somewhat in tune while you're messing around with it. Plus the pickups aren't that great. // 7
Sound: I'm running it through a First Act amp, so I can't comment on the sound of the guitar much. But, when I run my
DigiTech RP150 to my surround sound it sounds pretty good.
The humbucker doesn't sound good with clean at all, so I have to Switch it to the middle pickup. Which is kind of annoying with the placement of the Switch. But overall it sounds good for a beginner-type guitar.
// 5
Action, Fit & Finish: The action is pretty good for me. I can play comfortably. I don't really like super low action. I tried it once and it felt awkward when playing.
The pickups were fine also, I never had the need to adjust them. Everything was perfect on the guitar though, I never found anything flawed on it. Well, besides some things like the input jacks and tuner knobs coming loose. But that is a quick fix.
Also, i've had it for almost a year now, and I don't have any big scratches, dents, or chips on it. I have minor scratches on it but they're hardly noticeable. But i'm only sure how I got one scratch, that was because of my brother, too. It seems like it can be scratched easy, but I don't know. I only have 3 on it, and its been a year. // 8
Reliability & Durability: I've never played it Live, but I wouldn't see you having any problems with playing it Live. I've played it while moving around and headbanging so yeah.. Haha. The hardware itself hasn't messed up, dulled down or anything. The strap holders holded I guess. But I replaced them with strap locks anyway. I wouldn't really gig with it without a backup though. Cause of the tremolo issues I talked about earlyer. // 8
Impression: I've only been playing for like a year and a half. This guitar was my second after my First Act guitar broke, it's great for metal. And well, if it was stolen/lost, I probably wouldn't buy another one. I'd probably go for a different model or a different guitar all together. But I love that it's a cheap, good, and definitely metal. Only thing I wish it had would be better pickups. // 7
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