This Is a 24 fret Maple/Walnut neck, 25.5 Scale, 400mm Radius, very thin (21mm at 12th fret), jumbo frets, Mahogany body and Bound Rosewood fingerboard.
STM1
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unregistered, on march 31, 2009 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Purchased from: Private
Features: This Wonderful Sam Totman Signature was made in 2008 in the Custom Shop in USA. This Is a 24 fret Maple/Walnut neck, 25.5 Scale, 400mm Radius, very thin (21mm at 12th fret), jumbo frets, Mahogany body and Bound Rosewood fingerboard. The finish on this guitar is a beautiful snow white. The body is a pain to play sitting, due to the curved wing, but standing with s strap is a breeze. Another ridiculous feature is the Edge III Trem, but with a proper trem setup, it will be just fine. Another downfall is the single volume knob, being the only knob, there is no tone knob, and the position it is in. The volume knob is right under the bridge pickup and in a result, very easy to accidentally move. The pickups are a plus, two DiMarzio® Evolutions®, DP158 and DP159. And a pair of Ibanez locking tuners to boot. // 8
Sound: This guitar fit's my music style very well. I play metal, Speed, Power, etc. And let me tell you, this is a speed machine. Very good for shredding. I am currently running this through a Marshall MG100 (Lame, but it fit the budget) and with a DigiTech Grunge Distortion pedal, and with the neck pick up on, it tears with it's high end. Even with the bridge pickup, you can go on the lower frets and get a sweet, punchy chug. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: The factory action. Well for me, In my opinion the action was to high, but I like it real low. it's probably just right for most of you. The pickups where top notch. The bridge was slightly raised, but It was fixed at Guitar Center. Other than that, no scuffs and it was in well condition. // 9
Reliability & Durability: In my opinion, this guitar can last a lifetime. This Ibanez Iceman was made to be played at shows, the hardware might need to be replaced, the strap buttons should be replaced. I always bring two guitars to a show, one that's tuned to Double Drop C, and one that's tuned to Standard, which is my STM1, and this is the only Standard tuned guitar I bring with me. The finish is also very hard to scrape away at, unless your like me and mod the finish to no end, because mine is currently wrapped with black tape, looks awesome. // 10
Impression: Like I stated before, this perfectly matches the Shred/Metal genre. I've been playing for 4-5 years and currently own a DigiTech Whammy, DigiTech Grunge, DigiTech DigiDelay, and An Epiphone SG Standard. If it was lost or stolen, I would defiantly buy it again. My favorite feature has to be the fast neck. I have compared this to a Jackson RR24FR and got this because it's less expensive and has better pickups and feels better. The only thing I wish it had was an Edge Pro Trem. // 9
STM1
Reviewed by:
shaneibanez, on september 16, 2010 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: € 850
Purchased from: thomann
Features: This guitar was made in the USA custom shop in 2008. It is a 24 jumbo fret maple neck, with a radios of 400mm, at the 12fret it is only 21mm and at the 1st fret it is only 19mm. This guitar is a mahogany body with bound rosewood fingerbord, and the finish on this guitar is a snowish white colour. When sitting down and standing it is very comfortable. The edge 111 trem is a pain and it will make weird noises after a while.
The pickups:
The neck pickup is a DiMarzio evolution model number dp159
Brige pickup:
The brige pickup is a DiMarzio evolution model number dp158
A case, ibanez, strap, spare strings, cables, tools came with this guitar. // 10
Sound: Very powerful sound and it sounds fantastic. I use a Marshall g3or 30watt amp and a Boss ds-2 turbo distortion. You can get all sorts of sounds. And this guitar suits my style perfect, metal shred an everything. And I would definitely recommend it too people. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: I don't think it was set up that great when it came from the factor, because when I put on new strings the tremelo started rizeing and I always have to put on a set of 9s on it to stop that.
When you touch the pickup they can move over and back fairly quickly.
When you open the lid at the back the people who made the guitar put too much care into it. // 9
Reliability & Durability: If you broke a string when playing live it would take at least 10 minutes to change it. The hardware is great and it is really hard too scrap this guitar.I wouldn't go gigging without a backup guitar for the simple reason that if the string was to brake when live, the strap buttons are nice and solid and they do the job ok. // 9
Impression: I play heavy metal and its a brilliant mach. I have been playing for 2 years and have 4 guitars and this is clearly my favorite. If I lost or if the guitar was stolen I would get it again for sure. I love everything about it, the body, hardware, pickups, neck, everything. I chose this guitar because I wanted a Schecter Synyster Standard and the shop I was getting it from didn't have it in stock for another 4 months so I decided to get the STM1 simply for its looks and pickups an everything. // 10
Totmann is a disgusting drunk. Watch the videos of him on youtube. Asking about the legal sex age for kids in differant countries and ripping the piss out of Herman. He forgot to ask for a tone knob...
This guitar should have two tone knobs, two coil taps, toggle/kill switch and a top of the line tremelo system.
I'm not sure if it has a contoured body like a strat but it should. Herman Li's signature has better features but this is better looking by miles.
Totmann is a disgusting drunk. Watch the videos of him on youtube. Asking about the legal sex age for kids in differant countries and ripping the piss out of Herman. He forgot to ask for a tone knob...
This guitar should have two tone knobs, two coil taps, toggle/kill switch and a top of the line tremelo system.
I'm not sure if it has a contoured body like a strat but it should. Herman Li's signature has better features but this is better looking by miles.
i own this guitar and since i dont much know about guitars to me it plays super awesomely and i must have a somehow good Edge 3 coz everyone seems to bitch about it but mine is fine stays in tune perfectly evn when dive bombing
For all those bitching about some of the features, I've not once seen a Sam Totman fanboy. Hermans guitar was made quite a bit more extravagent because more people will buy the Herman Li sig.
Sam is great though, and this guitar was built for him. It does what he wants it to do. I've played it, and really liked it.
Goddammit people,
( Just to clear up, i don't like DF )
Tone knobs, if you don't use 'em, why put them on your guitar? I never use them, it is just sitting there doing nothing.
THe volume knob is placed fine, maybe if you strum some big chords you might touch the knob, but not when solo'ing or playing metal rythms.
The edge3 is a big turnoff tho, and i think they schould've put black hardware, so i can buy it to fit with my ICT700
