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You want a metal guitar for starting? You got it. Its made of good materials, and its assembled good. But don't expect too much, this guitar is not for playing on the big stage. |
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| Features: | 7.5 |
| Sound: | 7.5 |
| Action: | 6.3 |
| Reliability: | 7.5 |
| Impression: | 7.5 |
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7.6 |
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7.3 |
| Users rating: |
7.9 |
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X-1
Reviewed by:
BFMVRocker, on august 18, 2011
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 170
Purchased from: OnStage Music Factory
Features: I don't know the year of manufacture but it was made in Indonesia. 24 frets (jumbo)rosewood fretboard, 25 1/2 scale. Matte finish. Maple neck. Agathis body. Body type is Strat-like. 6 screw Vintage trem. Cheap Cort humbuckers (passive). Vol, tone & 3-way selector. So, these were the facts. // 7
Sound: I play metal like Disturbed, Megadeth etc & play a little blues & other clean stuff. It suits it decently well. I use a Line 6 Spider III 15 & the produced sound is decently nice, especially in the insane channel. It is pretty ok for some basic shredding. Overall sound is quite good, considering how cheap the guitar it is. // 8
Action, Fit & Finish: I bought it in India from a shop called OnStage, so I got the pickups fixed. I keep the action a little high so that it is a good/hard practice guitar. There was absolutely no other problem with it. // 8
Reliability & Durability: I think it can survive on the stage. I have gigged with it a handful of times without a backup & it didn't blow it. The worst experience I have had with it is during my grade 2 exam, the 1st string went out of tune. Everything else on the guitar like strap buttons, finish etc are well-built & made to last. // 9
Impression: For my genre which is mostly metal, its good. I've been playing it for over 2 years & though I am about to buy an Ibanez RG2550Z Prestige, I would never sell it as I have emotions attached to it & it was my first electric guitar. If it was stolen I would have bought the X-2 or the X-6 but now as I said I am buying the Prestige, I wouldn't want 2 buy it again. // 8
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X-1
Reviewed by:
unregistered, on january 10, 2012
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 200
Purchased from: Paul Bothner Music
Features: This guitar was made in Indonesia in 2011, it has 24 basic dot frets, it has a great solid body that can handle quite alot of bangs and smashes. It has an Agathis body and Maple neck, this guitar has a matt finish which I prefer to glossy guitars. It has a Strat-like body. This guitar has floyd rose bridge and active pickups.
It has one volume and one tone knobs, and It has EG4B pickups which are pretty much stock Cort pickups, but they do a really good job, the tuners are non locking and it came with a Cort soft bag. // 10
Sound: I play metal and this guitar suits my music style perfectly, the action is nice and low and it has a decent Vintage tremolo, I use a Roland Cube 20X with a Boss ML2 Metal Core Pedal, a Boss AC3 acoustic simulator pedal and a Vox whammy pedal and this guitar sounds great.
The guitar isn't noisy at all really and for variety of sounds wouldn't recommend it to someone who wants to play things like jazz or classic rock, this guitar is just an easy shredding guitar. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: This guitars action is perfect in my opinion, nice and low, perfect for metal, the only problem I've had witht this guitar is that since I've had it, is that the input jack comes loose sometimes which can be very irritating. // 6
Reliability & Durability: The guitar has a great finish, its nice and solid, and could survive alot of bumps, the strap buttons are solid but I would still use strap locks, just to make sure the strap doesnt't come loose on stage, I would use this live and I'm pretty sure it would be able to withstand live playing, I would use a backup just incase something had to happen, but that's just me. // 8
Impression: If it was stolen I would replace it because this guitar is so comfortable to play with because of its double cutaway. I love almost every aspect of this guitar and the only thing I hate is the loose input on my one. I wish it had a double locking tremolo but if you pay a little extra cash you can buy yourself the X-6 but I didn't like its paintjob, so I didn't. I've been playing for 3 years now and this guitar suits my every need. // 9
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X-1
Reviewed by:
ParadiseCityGR, on september 08, 2011
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: € 250
Purchased from: Local Music Shop
Features: CONSTRUCTION: Bolt-on
BODY: Agathis
NECK: Maple, Modern "U" Shape
BINDING: n/a
FRETBOARD: Rosewood, 15 3/4" Radius(400mm)
FRETS: 24 / Jumbo (2.9mm)
SCALE: 25 1/2" (648mm)
INLAY: White Dot
TUNERS: Cap covered
BRIDGE: EG7BV 6-screw Vintage Tremolo
PICKUPS: EG4B (H-H)
ELECTRONICS: 1 volume, 1 tone, 5way s/w
HARDWARE: Chrome
STRINGS: (042-009)
Ive never made any adjustments than these of my own cause in my town all Guitar techs sux. // 6
Sound: I play Metal and the pickups although not good quality they have a very good sound for my style. Clean is not so good but still you can enjoy it.The only bad about the pickups is that they are a bit noisy. It would definetly be good for a begginer metsl player...! // 6
Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar was a bit messy at the setup.The pickups were good adjusted but the guitar went EASILY out of tune. I mean one bend=out of tune. That got me angry. The action is medium to low and I am very satisfied although I prefer FULL low action. My teacher had a Yamaha pacifica and it was like gold in my hands when playing this extra low action guitar. // 5
Reliability & Durability: This guitar is surely not for live playing as it will go out of tune after 1-2-3 songs. I have a crack in the connectors between the body and the neck but the guitar have suffered many falls in these 4 years so its build to last(Only for training though). Strap buttons are very solid. I never had any problem with these. This guitar is surely not to use in a gig without a backup and I wouldn't depend on it cause of the tune problem. // 6
Impression: I play mainly metal and the sound is pretty good for a cheap guitar. I've been playing for 4 years and its sure that I deserve a better guitar. I usually use this with an old amplifier my grandad gave me (Firm:Driver) which has gain so its fits me well :)If I had it stolen I would surely not buy it again. The main thing I love is the paintwork (Bloody Punisher Style) and what I hate most is getting out of tune so easily. // 6
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X-1
Reviewed by:
boondie, on june 23, 2010
1 of 3 people found this review helpful
Price paid: € 95
Purchased from: Local auction website
Features: Lets take an overall look at the official specifications:
Construction: Bolt-on
Body: Agathis
Neck: Maple, Modern "U" Shape
Fretboard: Rosewood, 15 3/4" Radius(400mm)
Frets: 24 / Jumbo (2.9mm)
Scale: 25 1/2" (648mm)
Inlay: White Dot
Bridge: EG7BV 6-screw Vintage Tremolo
Tuners: Cap covered
Pickups: EG4B (H-H)
Electronics: 1 volume, 1 tone, 5way s/w
Strings: D'Addario USA
Hardware: Chrome
Its new price is about Ђ125 ($150).
But yeah... About the specification... It does not have a 5-way selector, just 3-way in real life.
Mine was made in Indonesia. I bought it used, it was about 1 year old when I got it. Came with a neck strap and a cheap gig bag. // 7
Sound: Nothing special here. Cheap humbucker - good quality body wood combo. I really like the sound of it. I have a small Orange Crush 10, which I usually play with. The guitar is quite universal (with all the advantages and disadvantages of this), so you can play almost everything on it. I play mostly metal and punk, but sometimes also a little blues for the fun. // 6
Action, Fit & Finish: What can I say? It's assembled, just like it has to be. The factory setup is quite good, I barely needed to adjust the bridge to get the string height fit my playing style.
Only thing I noticed and didn't like is that the pickup selector is a bit noisy.
No flaws, no rust, no loose controls. A tiny little paint flow on the back, but barely visible. // 6
Reliability & Durability: It's massive. Built to last? It is if you are using it for practicing - in case you aren't practicing all day & night long. But I suggest not going on a world tour without a backup. Just for safety. Its not that high-class, high-end guitar. But a small gig is definitely OK, I would bet some money that it won't let you down. // 7
Impression: You want a metal guitar for starting? You got it. Its made of good materials, and its assembled good. But don't expect too much, this guitar is not for playing on the big stage.
In conclusion, I think it definitely does have a good price/value ratio. Worth buying if you are on low budget, but do not want a plastic toy guitar.
I'd give it a 6.5, but since there is no such option, and I have some good memories of this instrument, let it be a 7. // 7
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