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Published on 06/26/01 at 15:00I purchased this guitar at Mars Music (marsmusic.com) for 200 dollars. Its actually
an M-55, the 24 fret version of the M-50. I needed a starter guitar with double
humbuckers, and this was a good choice.
Its a very cheap guitar with a pretty comfortable bolt-on neck. Its easy to restring
and adjust hardware when necessary. Its a cool shape with a good black finish. 24
frets and dot inlays finish off a well made neck that fits great in the palm of my hand.
The pickups are pretty cheap and basic. Not really good sound, but for a beginner its
the coolest thing ever. Good distortion on my Crate, and a good clean neck sound.
Not the greatest pickups, but easily acceptable for beginners (better for a heavy
sound than some stupid Squier copy). The bridge is the classic vintage tremolo that
you find on almost any Fender. It wont stay in tune as long as, say, a Floyd Rose
double locking Tremolo or a Tune-o-matic, but it is pretty easy to change strings.
Haven't had any real problems yet except for a loose input jack (which can easily be
tightened, and I get that prob. in almost any guitar). Well made guitar.
If your a beginner or dont have much money, this is a good choice of guitar. If other-
wise, you should set your sights a little higher, for something with better pickups, or
a better bridge.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
an M-55, the 24 fret version of the M-50. I needed a starter guitar with double
humbuckers, and this was a good choice.
Its a very cheap guitar with a pretty comfortable bolt-on neck. Its easy to restring
and adjust hardware when necessary. Its a cool shape with a good black finish. 24
frets and dot inlays finish off a well made neck that fits great in the palm of my hand.
The pickups are pretty cheap and basic. Not really good sound, but for a beginner its
the coolest thing ever. Good distortion on my Crate, and a good clean neck sound.
Not the greatest pickups, but easily acceptable for beginners (better for a heavy
sound than some stupid Squier copy). The bridge is the classic vintage tremolo that
you find on almost any Fender. It wont stay in tune as long as, say, a Floyd Rose
double locking Tremolo or a Tune-o-matic, but it is pretty easy to change strings.
Haven't had any real problems yet except for a loose input jack (which can easily be
tightened, and I get that prob. in almost any guitar). Well made guitar.
If your a beginner or dont have much money, this is a good choice of guitar. If other-
wise, you should set your sights a little higher, for something with better pickups, or
a better bridge.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com