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Published on 08/30/07 at 01:57
- Made in Korea (like all the LTD)
- 2 humbucker EMG Active brand (81 to 85 in bridge and neck position)
- A volume knob, one tone knob and a 3 position switch (Les Paul style)
- Floyd Rose Original
- Neck-maple, ebony fingerboard, 24 jumbo frets, white binding around the neck and head
- Maple body
UTILIZATION
The handle is very nice. A bit larger than the Ibanez Wizard II, it is especially more round the back (it's nice, matter of taste). But it's still close, I assure you, it's not a pickaxe handle. It is also Assé wide. Small hands will probably do more to keep well. The frets are super polished (this is rare), bravo! The ebony fingerboard is very pleasant to the touch like the back of the neck that is painted like the rest of the guitar, that is, in black. Access to acute is impeccable as it is a race driver. This is a handle that facilitates fast, fingers fly over!
The ergonomics of the guitar is good because it has a strat-like shape. The only downside is that it is Assé heavy compared to my Ibanez. This is because it is entirely in maple.
SOUNDS
I mainly play metal and this guitar, only the metal.
I play an Engl Powerball head on a cabinet Engl 4x12 V30 and through a Boss GT-8.
Distortion in the sound is very accurate because of the maple and EMG. The EMG81 made a big sound full of harmonics, full of sin and always very accurate. And then there's this very particular grain of EMG ("cold mechanical" style well suited to metal). The EMG 85 is warmer and more versatile. The sustain on the other hand is excellent! Thank you handle driver and EMG!
In clean it is better to use the 85 because the 81 delivers a really steep.
In short, it all sounds very good and very metal ... but it's a little classical ... Long time is used to this kind of sound. It is a combination honed since the early 90s and widespread ... but time passes and the gear changing ... and I advise you to read my opinion on the DiMarzio D Activator ...
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for 2 years
+ What I like: the handle driver's EMG, sustain, Floyd's, its look
What I like least: this kind of guitar is very (too) fashion (hardcore), finish (varnish) is a little worse than Ibanez (Ibanez should be said that the issue is really nickel finish)
The quality / price is ok for a neck-guitar + EMG. But again Ibanez can do better ..
I would do this choice: 1) to vary the pleasures (my other guitars are all Ibanez), 2) because it is a very good metal guitar, 3) for its looks. But probably I would hesitate with the M-1000 LTD Deluxe is also very beautiful and I feel a bit better at the finish (painted).
- 2 humbucker EMG Active brand (81 to 85 in bridge and neck position)
- A volume knob, one tone knob and a 3 position switch (Les Paul style)
- Floyd Rose Original
- Neck-maple, ebony fingerboard, 24 jumbo frets, white binding around the neck and head
- Maple body
UTILIZATION
The handle is very nice. A bit larger than the Ibanez Wizard II, it is especially more round the back (it's nice, matter of taste). But it's still close, I assure you, it's not a pickaxe handle. It is also Assé wide. Small hands will probably do more to keep well. The frets are super polished (this is rare), bravo! The ebony fingerboard is very pleasant to the touch like the back of the neck that is painted like the rest of the guitar, that is, in black. Access to acute is impeccable as it is a race driver. This is a handle that facilitates fast, fingers fly over!
The ergonomics of the guitar is good because it has a strat-like shape. The only downside is that it is Assé heavy compared to my Ibanez. This is because it is entirely in maple.
SOUNDS
I mainly play metal and this guitar, only the metal.
I play an Engl Powerball head on a cabinet Engl 4x12 V30 and through a Boss GT-8.
Distortion in the sound is very accurate because of the maple and EMG. The EMG81 made a big sound full of harmonics, full of sin and always very accurate. And then there's this very particular grain of EMG ("cold mechanical" style well suited to metal). The EMG 85 is warmer and more versatile. The sustain on the other hand is excellent! Thank you handle driver and EMG!
In clean it is better to use the 85 because the 81 delivers a really steep.
In short, it all sounds very good and very metal ... but it's a little classical ... Long time is used to this kind of sound. It is a combination honed since the early 90s and widespread ... but time passes and the gear changing ... and I advise you to read my opinion on the DiMarzio D Activator ...
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for 2 years
+ What I like: the handle driver's EMG, sustain, Floyd's, its look
What I like least: this kind of guitar is very (too) fashion (hardcore), finish (varnish) is a little worse than Ibanez (Ibanez should be said that the issue is really nickel finish)
The quality / price is ok for a neck-guitar + EMG. But again Ibanez can do better ..
I would do this choice: 1) to vary the pleasures (my other guitars are all Ibanez), 2) because it is a very good metal guitar, 3) for its looks. But probably I would hesitate with the M-1000 LTD Deluxe is also very beautiful and I feel a bit better at the finish (painted).