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By Glyn on June 7, 2008
Still rockin’? I hope so! Now you’ve got your amp and effects set up, lets have a closer look at the controls found on them. Here are some tips on getting a good sound. Now remember, what might sound good to one person might ...
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By Glyn on July 15, 2008 | No Comments
Guitar: Westfield E4000 Features: Carved maple top, (unknown body wood), Maple neck, Rosewood fingerboard, 22 Frets, 2 Humbuckers, 2 Volume, 2 Tone, 3 Way switch, Fixed bridge. Playability: If you like short scale guitars, this guitar will be a joy to play! Couldn’t get a really low action without buzz, but I did however manage to get a playable action. Balances pretty nice. Sound: Gotta lov... -
By Glyn on July 15, 2008 | No Comments
Guitar: Epiphone G400TI Tony Iommi Features: Mahogany body and set mahogany neck, Rosewood fingerboard, 24 Frets, 2 Humbuckers, 2 Volume, 2 Tone, 3 Way switch, Fixed bridge. Playability: The 24 3/4” scale gives this guitar a comfortable feel and nice string tension. Good for people with small hands or short fingers. Sound: This guitar has some serious tone! I thank the Gibson Tony Iommi pickups ... -
By Glyn on July 15, 2008 | No Comments
Guitar: Tanglewood Strat Features: 21 Frets, 3 Single coil pickups, 1 Volume, 2 Tone, 5 Way switch, Vintage 6 screw tremolo. Playability: Plays ok. I adjusted the action and the bridge once and it never let me down. Sound: Sounds pretty good all round. With or without overdrive/distortion. The 5 way switch provides many useful sounds. Durability: The finish on this is pretty cool. Nice and thick. ... -
By Glyn on July 15, 2008 | No Comments
Guitar: Steinberger Spirit GTPRO Features: Maple neck-through body and neck, with maple wings. Rosewood fingerboard, 24 Frets, H-S-H pickup configuration, 1 Volume, 1 Tone, 5 Way switch, Steinberger Patented Trem and Headpiece. Playability: As small as it may be, you probably wont find a better guitar design anywhere on the planet! The thing is pretty much dead on as far as balance goes, and the s... -
By Glyn on July 15, 2008 | No Comments
Guitar: Squier Affinity Strat Features: Agathis body, Maple neck, Rosewood fingerboard, 21 Frets, 3 Single coil pickups, 1 Volume, 2 Tone, 5 Way switch, Vintage 6 screw tremolo. Playability: Very good for such a cheap guitar, and with a pretty low action. Many people bash the Squier stuff, but it’s a lot better than it used to be. It’s very light and the body is slightly thinner than t... -
By Glyn on July 15, 2008 | No Comments
Guitar: Shine SIT80 Features: Neck-through maple body and neck with ash wings and walnut line. Rosewood fingerboard, 22 Frets, S-S-H pickup configuration, 1 Volume, 1 Tone, 5 Way switch, Licensed Floyd Rose. Playability: The through-neck on this thing rocks! It’s so smooth to play, and access to the higher frets is effortless. Well done Shine! The fingerboard radius is fairly flat, and feels... -
By Glyn on July 15, 2008 | No Comments
Guitar: Schecter Damien 6 Features: Basswood body, Maple neck, Rosewood fingerboard (with bat inlays), 24 Frets, 2 Humbuckers, 1 Volume, 1 Tone, 3 Way switch, String-thru fixed bridge. Playability: Really thin neck, and nice to play. Really low action did suffer slightly from fret buzz on certain frets, but this guitar really shines with a slightly higher action and some nice thick strings anyway!... -
By Glyn on July 15, 2008 | No Comments
Guitar: RPG ROG85A Features: Basswood body, Maple neck, Rosewood fingerboard, 24 Frets, 2 Humbuckers, 1 Volume, 1 Tone, 3 Way switch, Licensed Floyd Rose. Playability: Neck feels very slim and comfortable. I wasn’t able to get a very low action on this though due to fret buzz. Balances ok and has very comfortable body contours. Sound: The 2 pickups provide a pretty good sound as you’d ... -
By Glyn on July 15, 2008 | No Comments
Guitar: Kramer Striker FR424 Features: Alder body, Maple neck with maple fingerboard (nice!), 24 Frets, H-S-H pickup configuration, 1 Volume, 1 Tone, 5 Way switch, Licensed Floyd Rose. Playability: I love the maple fingerboard on this thing. Very smooth to play and looks real nice also. Sound: Has 2 quad rail humbuckers and 1 dual rail single pickup. This thing has loads of power. What I like abou... -
By Glyn on July 15, 2008 | No Comments
Guitar: Cort X6 Features: Basswood body, Maple neck, Rosewood fingerboard, 24 Frets, H-S-H pickup configuration, 5 Way switch, Volume, Tone, Licensed Floyd Rose. Playability: Super-thin neck! Very fast! Low action. Very comfortable to play. Sound: Good selection of sounds thanks to the single coil pickup and 5 way switch. Anything from all out metal to crystal clear clean sounds. Durability: Seems...
