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Published on 08/19/06 at 10:53
Made in Korea.
20 frets
2 hambuckers
blablabla, you heard dj's everywhere ...

T did not book with a cover unlike several opinions.

Also, color is darker than the pictures we usually see (and dernires new photo on Audiofanzine is not good), the one I had (this may not be For all) is identical to the Sunburst Gibson.

UTILIZATION

The key is carrment fall, the handle is polished and enjoyable as rarely I've seen (you have to love the sleeves against by enough pais).
Access in acute is average.
It is extremely heavy, it must be admitted, and as mentioned everywhere she looks in the head (like many things that come out from home Epiphone (Gibson and elsewhere)).
But srieusement, the enjoyment the handle and the "feeling"-General for the bass to compensate for the weight and dsquilibre.

SOUNDS

Be careful, this bass has a sound trs Black Sabbathien, everything is appropriate mtal, heavy rock, punk, but do not expect miracles for little of anything prs other. Moreover, the slap is not empty, the strings high enough so the pickups and making absolutely no wrong.

I keep it in Dropped D, with strings larger than those provided (I put Ernie Ball 55-110) and take it well trs.

The pickups are a little muddy at times (and as mentioned do not support trs well slap), but in fact has added a little gloomy sonoritemtal bass and I have not Gibson is the same.
Its sound is not the same nanmoins gibson, but really comes close.
I would note that we must seek to have that sound to love this bass. It's a typical one achte or not, more reason to mature choice.

OVERALL OPINION

1 year now I have this bass (bought $ 450 Canadian (attention, they sold $ 509 in some stores, the diffrence is quite noticeable)) and I am a favorite despite some of defects.

- Its weight
- The dsquilibre
- The pots that when parasites manipulate
- The feeling of fragility that DGIG the jack
- It's still more typical than that of a stingray and not go anywhere at all
- The shape that prevents it from entering the flight cases and gig bags conventional.

+ The look
+ It's heavy trs trs
Its soliditbr + /> + Its handle
+ Mics that have a small space to put his thumb (it's always apprci)

Finally, if the sound level can be better, more versatile, moreover, it dmarque its great look and color immittance difficult it transmits the sound.

EDIT: 1 year APRS purchase I see the limits of that which remains low trs INTERESTED in the end. In one year she did not move a milimtre despite treatment that I make him suffer (including a blow against a wall plaster (adfonc it without flinching)). My musical evolution makes me regret a little sound it makes trs type, but at the same time the fawn it vibrates the walls like no other bass is worth it.

Good buy! It's worth $ 500 (but try earlier).