PS4 Performer Review

Pickups wise it has a Jackson J70 neck pickup (humbucker), Jackson J135 middle pickup (single coil), and a Jackson J70 bridge pickup (humbucker). It has a five-way pickup selector as well as 2 knobs, one for volume and one for tone.

Features:	8.5
Sound:	9
Action:	8
Reliability:	8.5
Impression:	9
Overall rating:	8.6
Users rating:	9.2
Comments:	5

Reviewed by: unregistered, on february 12, 2008

Features: This guitar came from ebay and I have had it for about 2 years now. I have light strings on it and am totally satisfied with it's action and tone. It came with a hard carrying case. I had to tighten the Floyd Rose springs and replace a Machine Head and it has played beautifully since. I'm not exactly sure how old it is but I remember researching it and discovering some interesting information. When they were made, some were made in Japan, some were made in another country, the name slips my mind, however the Japan made ones were much better. You can find this out by checking the serial number on the guitar's neck plate, and doing a bit of googling. // 10

Sound: I find for this guitar the sound is completely different between all the pick ups. I play a wide range between classical, funky jazzy stuff, metal and an assortment of rock, and this guitar fills all my needs. The neck humbucker is good for sweep picking yet still has enough sustain to throw in a harmonic and get a clear sound from it. The middle single coil is great. I like to turn the tone down just a touch so you get a very solid yet dulled sound, which sounds great for bass driven clean jazz type stuff. The bridge pick up is very solid and bright sounding and sustains rather well. Good for rythem and lead. As for passive pick ups go, this is a satisfying sound all around. // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: The fret board is very tall and is well suited for my large hands. The 5 way selector changes between the 1 middle single coild and the 2 humbuckers rather cleanly, very rarely does it pop or spit. The Floyd Rose is a bit tricky to setup, but after you get it tuned, it usually stays in tune. It is also very accurate and fun to use. The finish is this beautiful blue flamed top. It looks different depending on the lighting. Despite the guitar sharp look, the one negative thing I have to say about this guitars finish is that it picks up any finger prints and is impossible to keep looking clean. // 9

Reliability & Durability: I haven't played any Live shows with it, but I have jammed a lot with it, and it rarely lets me down, besides a broken string. After doing the initial setup up on guitar myself after purchasing it, it seems that it is holding up very well. The tone and volume knobs, the 1/4" jack, the 5 way selector, everything is still tight and solid. // 9

Impression: I like this guitar alot. I would never sell it, and if you ever see one for a decent price, check out to see the serial number and where it was made; if it's from Japan, look into it. I have played other $700 Fender and Gibson guitars; and as far as I'm concerned, the quality of this guitar is matched, and in some cases better. // 10

overall: 7.6

Reviewed by: aaron00lee, on february 01, 2008

Price paid: $ 150

Purchased from: My Brother

Features: I bought this guitar about a month ago from my brother, and having borrowed it for like a year, so I've gotten to know it pretty well. It has an alder body with a flamed maple top, which looks pretty nice when polished. I don't know what year it was made but my brother bought it about 8 years ago, so it's a little out of wack. It has a bolt-on rock maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard and a pre-installed Floyd Rose bridge and locking nut, which still work well. It has a very nice looking transparent blue finish, but if not kept clean it will not be oh so visible. Pickups wise it has a Jackson J70 neck pickup (humbucker), Jackson J135 middle pickup (single coil), and a Jackson J70 bridge pickup (humbucker). It has a five-way pickup selector as well as 2 knobs, one for volume and one for tone. The pickups themselves are not that great, but that just might be from the guitar having been in a case behind a couch for 6 years. Overall it's got a pretty nice setup, I very much enjoy the double lock Floyd Rose. // 7

Sound: Soundwise this guitar isn't so bad, not amazing, but not that bad. I play mostly heavy/rock stuff (Metallica, AC/DC, Coheed And Cambria) so it works pretty well. I'm using it with a Marshall MG15DFX so you can guess how great that is, but I don't blame the guitar. I use it with a heavy gauge of strings 012-52, which works well with this guitar, although it requires 4 springs for the tremolo at maximum spring tension. There's a bit of a fuzz when you twist the volume knob, but it's livable. I mostly have it on for the bridge pickup, which works well for lead guitar or soloing. I never really use the middle pickup as it is not that good, but the two humbuckers aren't horrible. With the tone all the way down and switched to the neck pickup you can get a nice bassy sound, which works for metal. Overall it's a good guitar soundwise, it's not a les paul but it's not a Squier either. // 8

Action, Fit & Finish: The action on this guitar is very low, which is good for soloing but not so great for pinch harmonics. I can't really comment on the factory presets as I bought this from my brother, but when I got it from HIM the pickups were set a little low, had to raise them to get a good long note to hold. Nothing of the guitar has rusted, good quality hardware. The tuners are my only real draw back hardware wise, they don't stay intune very well, but thankfully I have the locking nut installed so I don't need to use them that much. The wood is good quality, finish is still good, overall very nice. It dents easy but aren't all finishes like that? // 7

Reliability & Durability: This guitar could probably withstand a firestorm, it's pretty hardcore. One of the pickups is loose, but just a little, and it can be fixed easily. If I gigged I don't think I would need a backup, but then again this is my only electric guitar so I really wouldn't have another option. Straplocks are solid, locking nuts are solid, overall pretty solid. The finish doesn't seem like it could wear off, it just can ding easily. // 8

Impression: Overall this isn't a bad guitar. It's a bit old and out of wack so it's what you'd expect. I'm planning to fix it up, you know replace the tuners, pickups, maybe the Floyd Rose due to the fact that time has had its wear on it. I would reccomend this guitar to other people, good fingerboard, good setup, and great double locking Floyd Rose. // 8

Comments

[metallica 666]

bargain

[urmum]

i have the same - brilliant guitar and a bargain!

[nikkore1]

anyone know a good hard case for this one?

[Hypocrisy4893]

My dad has had this guitar for about as long as I've been alive, and I'm 15. I've been using it for about a year now, it's ****in amazing. He put a George Lynch Screamin' Demon in it, and suprisingly, it doesn't get the greatest pinch harmonics like I thought it would, but it's still a great ****in guitar

[eireannjon]

Hi guys,
Just a little bit of info on the PS4 for you.
The PS4(Made in Korea) is a replica or re-issue of the very popular and earlier JDR 94 concept (Made in Japan) (I have a JDR, my buddy has a PS4)

Differences: the neck radius on the PS4 is slightly thicker. Also the offset fret markers on the PS4 are larger. All in all both are great guitars, my preference is for the JDR, it just feels better. If you get one of these guitars have the pickups replaced as they are total crap. I installed Seymour Duncan Screamin Demons in the bridge position on mine, (my buddy has a Dimebucker in his PS4), but thats just my preference. Happy playing

P.S. We both get killer pinch harmonics out of these guitars and in my opinion better that our other guitars that are both loaded with EMG 81/85's

Hope this helps you all.

Slan go foill