Reviewed by:
bubbaearl, on september 25, 2007
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Features: I bought this guitar used from a local guitar shop. I'm not exactly sure when it was made. Probably early to mid 2000's. It is stamped "Korea" next to the serial number on the back of the headstock. It's a set-neck, 24.75" scale with 22 frets which I think are medium-jumbos. It's got a mahogany body with a flame maple top in the Standard V shape. Mine is sunburst finish. It's got a fixed Tune-O-Matic style bridge with a string-thru body. New ones come with Dean Zebra humbuckers, but mine came with active EMGs--85 at the bridge and 81 at the neck. It's got 2 volume knobs and one tone knob with a 3-way Switch. Mine came with Gibson Vintage tuners which I will soon replace with Grovers (which come on the new ones). // 10
Sound: This guitar screams with the EMG pickups. I play mostly heavy, chunky rock and this V really suits my needs. I play through an old Danelectro amp and a
DigiTech RP200A pedal. This guitar with active pickups was not meant to be played clean. Play it cranked up with gain and distortion and wake up the neighbors.
// 10
Action, Fit & Finish: I bought this guitar used and it was set up really well. I changed the strings to some Ernie Ball Slinky Skinny top/heavy bottom strings (0.10-0.52), adjusted the pickup height to my liking and that's it. No flaws in the beautiful flame top, in fact there are no flaws at all except for the Gibby tuners which, I don't know, are lacking something. I will soon replace those anyway. Oh yeah, I also replaced the battery for the pickups. // 10
Reliability & Durability: This axe will definately withstand Live playing. It's not too heavy and is really balanced even with the huge headstock. It looks fantastic on stage, too. Hardware seems decent (except for the tuners) and the stock strap buttons were OK although I replaced them with Schaller strap locks. This guitar is dependable, but never, ever gig without a backup. // 10
Impression: I saw this beast at the shop and after I picked up my jaw from the floor I bought it. I've been playing about three years and have two other guitars besides this one. If it were stolen, I'd put a put a hitman on the s.o.b. that did it. I love the neck on this thing. It's a little beefy but still fast. It's hard to play while sitting down, but that's a V for you. If I want to play while sitting down, I've got two other guitars that'll do for that. Overall it's a great looking, great playing guitar that's gonna be in my arsenal for quite some time. // 10
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