Greg Bennett Interceptor 2 Review

The IC-2 has a hot humbucker pickup in the bridge and single coils in the middle and neck positions for a wide range of tones. It features a 5-way pickup selector switch, single master Volume and 2 Tone controls, tremolo bridge, and a bolt-on neck with a rosewood fingerboard. The transparent-finish oak top lets the grain of the wood show through. It looks incredible!

Features:	4
Sound:	4
Action:	3
Reliability:	5
Impression:	6
Overall rating:	4.4
Users rating:	5.5
Comments:	26

overall: 4.4

Reviewed by: unregistered, on may 08, 2006

Features: The guitar was made in the early 2000's. it has 24 frets with a simple fixed bridge and a tremolo arm which is hard to use due to its poor quality except when pulling it down. Passive pickups, 5-way selector with a humbucker at the bridge and single coils in the middle and neck. The store gave a me a crap gig bag with it and a 1mm pick which really pissed me off. // 4

Sound: The sound is ok, not the best but it is deffinitly good for beginners. I use a Behringer Firebird GX108 and a home made 50 watt. The bridge pickup is good but only good with distortion. The single coil neck pickup is ok and the middle is noisy and not that great. The channel switch is noisy and pisses me off when changing from pickup to pickup, it crackles after a few months of use. // 4

Action, Fit & Finish: Like I said before the bridge is pretty hard to use. The tuning pegs are pretty loose on the d string and the gig bag doesn't help. The guitar is a bit too heavy so if you have one don't try jumping and/or steve vai/malmsteen spinning guitar tricks. The finish is a silvery grey and also comes in a black, red and blue. // 3

Reliability & Durability: The guitar will withstand live play but will not last. Its a bit too heavy so if your using a material strap it will ware it away pretty quickly (don't use an expensive strap with this guitar). // 5

Impression: I usually play music which includes Nirvana, Creed, Green Day, Dream Theater. The guitar survives most of these. For me as a first guitar this guitar was perfect and I enjoyed it for about a year and a half, but compared to other beginners, I think I made a good choice. I chose this guitar because I thought it looked good and cheap. It was different from most others. // 6

Comments

[Metallica12_12]

Nirvana=good DT=Amazing but why green day... anyway nice review..

[for_you_blue]

Why would you review the guitar in comparison with the gig bag? Otherwise fine.

[cabbaman98]

lol yeh u tell him metallica. but yeh fine reveiw

[schecter006]

It looks like a Yamaha Pacifica 112!!
and thats also a good beginner guitar!

[?D3/\thRoW?]

yea, that was my first guitar. it's pretty reliable, and very inexpensive. but it just doesnt compare to my Les Paul lol

[wigers will die]

It's a good beginner guitar but i probably wouldn't buy it.

[1h81337]

no crap it doesnt compare, ?D3/\thRoW?, its a SAMICK compared to a Gibson lol

[sing4am]

Samick makes excellent beginner guitars, considering the quality you get for the price. And the problems you had with it aren't the same problems a beginner would have. This guitar definetely should NOT be purchased by any experienced guitarists... unless they need something to smash on stage instead of their Les Paul :p (Why the hell would you even jokingly compare them??? lol)

[abullet4blood]

For the life of me, I can't understand why everyone believes Greg Bennett Design guitars are only for beginners. I've been playing for 11-12 years now, and I bought a TR4... I love it more than my Gibson Les Paul Special. It came stock with Grover tuners, Duncan pickups and a pearl finish nicer than anything I've ever seen. It's lightweight for long gigs, and shreds faster than anything I've played. Greg Bennett knows guitars, and they are not only for beginners! I'll support Greg Bennett for life!

[Jalapwnage]

abullet4blood wrote:

For the life of me, I can't understand why everyone believes Greg Bennett Design guitars are only for beginners. I've been playing for 11-12 years now, and I bought a TR4... I love it more than my Gibson Les Paul Special. It came stock with Grover tuners, Duncan pickups and a pearl finish nicer than anything I've ever seen. It's lightweight for long gigs, and shreds faster than anything I've played. Greg Bennett knows guitars, and they are not only for beginners! I'll support Greg Bennett for life!

Agreed. My first guitar was a Greg Bennett Interceptor, it came with a Floyd Rose, 24-frets instead of the usual 22's that I find where I live, and it's extremely durable. I busted it once, but I just recently got it fixed, and now im gonna customize it and play with it a lot. The pickups do need to be changed, but other than that, it's really a nice guitar.

[abullet4blood]

Right on "Unknown"!

[james_led_floyd]

this guitar kinda sucks it smells like poop

[james_led_floyd]

good review right on little dude

[dino čobo]

This guitar is incredible, you say its shit but i enjoy it. Its cheap and good looking and it sounds good!

[MrA-Z_18]

This guitar is a beginner guitar. I 've been usin' it for about 1 yr .It's my 1st guitar..
Overall,it's a 'ok' guitar. :p

[dino čobo]

Great guitar. best for beginners...

[Acoustix]

woaaah my first ever electric... there was a deal at the guitar shop where this guitar, a pick, extra pack of strings and amp was like only $250.. looked like a good deal for my dad and he bought it for me =]..

[Vin2254]

i've had this guitar for a while now. I replaced the pickups and tuning pegs its a real nice guitar now.

[Shinozoku]

My brother owns a Samick Torino, and I'm jealous xD I agree that some of the lower end guitars may suck, but the set neck ones and higher end bolt-necks(like the Floyd equippedinterceptor) I hear are pretty nice.

[6stringdisaster]

i got an Interceptor1 and it's my first guitar, i'm fully satisfied with the balance, the neck, the pickups obviously need to be changed, but in general it's much better than the guitars of the same price category (Washburn, Flight)

[sg4ever]

If you don't want crap don't pay for crap. I payed $399 for my Greg Bennet and it's pretty nice. I prefer it over a Gibson SG, but I'm not sure about Les Pauls. Probably prefer that price over a Les Paul price.

[muso_ chris]

i have one, and i love it, somebody says it doesnt compare to their les paul, which i think is crap, i hate les pauls. The tremolo arm is really bad lol. The clean sound is perfect, and with distortion, its great for stuff like vai and satriani.

[adg77]

sg4ever wrote:

If you don't want crap don't pay for crap. I payed $399 for my Greg Bennet and it's pretty nice. I prefer it over a Gibson SG, but I'm not sure about Les Pauls. Probably prefer that price over a Les Paul price.

wtf?!?! you would rather have this than a Gibson Les Paul? The Les Paul makes this look like a fricking Esteban

[sanction7]

sg4ever :
If you don't want crap don't pay for crap. I payed $399 for my Greg Bennet and it's pretty nice. I prefer it over a Gibson SG, but I'm not sure about Les Pauls. Probably prefer that price over a Les Paul price.

The Interceptor was my first guitar, i just bought an epi les paul plus. Ill make sure and give you my thoughts in a week.


lmfao

[meowse]

People crack me up. Do some research on guitars. Samick makes most of the cheaper guitars for other companies.Just like because it has Chevy on the hood don't mean it's a Chevy. I've even read people recomending a Samick MADE guitar(under **** NAME)over the SAME guitar(under there OWN name;Samick).God it's funny!! I think ALL Samick's are Greg Bennett name now, if I'm not mistaken. Peace!!

[Flying_V]

nice review dude.
i have an inteceptor 2 with a fixed bridge and 2 humbuckers and its a pretty good guitar.
i mean running through a peavy tube it sounds better than my friends les paul on a marshall. sounds nice shredding too...