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9/07/2012

EMG David Gilmour DG20 System - Complete Pickup System Review

EMG David Gilmour DG20 System - Complete Pickup System
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This set is not not just some great pickups, but what you can do with the "eq's" is great! You can make your guitar sound very clean, bright but with round bass. Then you turn up the middle with distortion, and it sounds unbelievable strong, jump out any gig or mix!

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6/29/2012

NEW PRO BLACK ASH FAT STRAT TYPE HSS ELECTRIC GUITAR Review

NEW PRO BLACK ASH FAT STRAT TYPE HSS ELECTRIC GUITAR
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I am in my late 40's so you know what generation I rocked to and with. I have a fender Jap strat, a BB King Lucille, A Squire M70, an Ibanex Artist (1970's), and have had several Gibson Les Pauls, and I forgot to mention a fender Duo Sonic II (1960's) and a Guild electric. THIS FAT STRAT FROM jOHNSON PURE ROCKS. The humbucker and 2 single coil configuration make it a vicious screaming machine. The neck is true, the action is low and I haven't been able to put this one down yet! Highly recommend for some pure FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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6/08/2012

Fender Artist Series Eric Johnson Stratocaster Electric Guitar 2-Tone Sunburst Maple Fretboard Review

Fender Artist Series Eric Johnson Stratocaster Electric Guitar 2-Tone Sunburst Maple Fretboard
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I've been playing guitar for the past 37 years. Lots of electric for the first 10 and then recently (6 years ago) picked up the electric again. Since then I've gone through a Ibanez Musician, Fender American Deluxe Ash Strat, Gibson ES-339, Gibson ES-335, and finally this Eric Johnson Strat. I had the hardest time with my previous strat (wouldn't stay in tune, bad intonation, don't even think about touching the whammy bar or its way out of tune), and the Gibson's were just uncomfortable to play (after you cradle a strat with it's light weight and contour fit it is really hard to go back). I cannot put this guitar down. It stays in tune for months (I kid you not) and I play the crap out of it. I love the way you can dig into a strat or not (you hit it hard it's nasty, play it soft and its clean). The tone knobs affect the neck pickup and the bridge pickup (a much better use then the typical middle pickup tone knob on the typical strat). The volume is useable from position 1 to 10. The quartsawn neck just sustains for days. I can play this acoustically and hear the wonderful sustain. The pickups are nicely wound also to provide lots of sustain and a wide range of tones. The intonation is the best I have ever had. This is a jewel of a guitar. The nitro finish will age nicely too like the strats of old. This is basically a modified '57. The staggered tuners are a plus too (eliminates the string tree). These guitars are as good as most custom shop guitars at 3 times the price. Check these out if you get a chance.

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4/19/2012

Fender Artist Series Eric Clapton Stratocaster Electric Guitar Black Review

Fender Artist Series Eric Clapton Stratocaster Electric Guitar Black
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I cannot thank the guys at Kraft enough for the fantastic service they provided when I bought this guitar. And the effort they went to in helping me out was extreme. To say I love this guitar is an understatement. It damn near plays itself and my playing has improved out of site since I took delivery. I could not believe when I plugged it into my Marshall amp that there was nothing but silence until I started to play. Other guitars have given me small, but noticeable, feedback but his beauty was absolutely silent. Playability is supreme, in fact I picked up a "deluxe" Start the other day and it came nowhere near offering the ease of which this baby allows you to play. I was lucky enough to pick up the last one in the shop and I see there are a few still kicking around but I would recommend if you are looking to buy A Clapton Strat you act swiftly because they do not stay on the shelves for very long.

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3/25/2012

Fender Deluxe Player's Stratocaster Electric Guitar 3-Tone Sunburst Maple Fretboard Review

Fender Deluxe Player's Stratocaster Electric Guitar 3-Tone Sunburst Maple Fretboard
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Fender Deluxe Stratocaster 3-tone Sunburst/Maple Fretboard. Gold plated hardward. One of the most beautiful guitars I have ever purchased. A true work of art,....perfect craftmanship,...not a single cosmetic flaw. Mexican made. My only complaint is the pick ups. They are not as strong as the ones in my G & L. That's why I didn't give it five stars, however the guitar still delivers great tone. Good bargin for the price.


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3/20/2012

Fender American Standard Stratocaster Electric Guitar Sienna Sunburst Maple Fretboard Review

Fender American Standard Stratocaster Electric Guitar Sienna Sunburst Maple Fretboard
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Clapton, Hendrix, Vaughn, Malmsteen & Johnson All Play Strats For a Reason
Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Yngwie Malmsteen, Eric Johnson, Jeff Beck, Ritchie Blackmore. A who's-who of some of the greatest guitarists of all time chose the Fender Stratocaster as their primary "axe." There's a reason for that: Stratocasters ROCK. Light, fast, comfortable, expressive, and forgiving, its a compelling guitar. Plus, as characterized by the name, this baby is made in America. Corona, CA to be precise. That makes a big difference. Go to a store and pick up the various Fender Stratocasters. One of the differentiators between the models isn't just features, its where its made. A Mexican or Japanese Stratocaster will not play as well as the American made version. I'm not being xenophobic. Give it a try, test it out, you'll find a dramatic playability difference between the models sourced from different countries. One could attribute the variability to "bad quality control," or perhaps the pride the US workers have from producing an icon of rock really shows in the finished product. Beyond the build-quality, models from different countries use different materials for the components and for the finish. The neck of an American and a Mexican Strat' are the same, but they are finished with a different coating. You can feel the difference, and in my opinion, the US version feels much better.
The Strat' not only looks good, but that shapely, sculpted body is so much nicer to play with than the body of that other American legend, the Les Paul. No sharp edges to dig into your ribs. Other differences are: the Strat' has three pick-ups for more flexibility than the standard two humbuckers of the 'Paul; and of course the Strat' comes standard with a whammy-bar (tremolo), which is unavailable from the Gibson factory for the Les Paul.
The neck and fretboard are maple. Boy does that make a difference. All my guitars had rosewood fretboards before I got my Strat', and rosewood remains the most popular wood for fretboards. Despite its popularity, rosewood can be very inconsistent. Run your nail across rosewood fretboards on different guitars and you'll see what I mean. Plus, your average rosewood fretboard is slow. I'm slow enough, when I play a guitar with a rosewood fretboard, sound barely emerges at all! The maple neck on these Stratocasters is wonderful. Its easy to maintain, but more importantly is that its FAST. Play it long enough and it'll look the top of your desk from high-school, but it'll still be FAST.
For anybody considering an American Standard, I would suggest they consider an upgrade, if possible, to the American Deluxe HSS. Then you got all the goodies: Locking strap. Three pick-ups that are now switchable singe-coil/humbucker for a total of 10 different pick-up combinations, right from the Fender factory. No after-market guitar tech digging into the guts of your "pride & joy" to install after-market pick-ups, which aren't inexpensive either. You also get the floating tremolo bridge the way it was meant to be: combined with a ball-bearing roller nut and locking tuning keys. It is truly a beautiful thing to experience. This tremolo setup gets you that stuff Floyd Rose invented his tremolo for (dive-bombs with a return to tune), except its better than a Floyd Rose. Anybody who has adjusted the intonation on a guitar equipped with a Floyd Rose tremolo can attest to how remarkably inane it is. It's so difficult, and so slow, and decent results are so difficult to obtain I can hardly fathom how good old Floyd thought the design of the tremolo was acceptable given the steps required just to tune the guitar. None of those problems with the Fender whammy. Intonation is easy to adjust, quick, and spot-on accurate, well, as accurate as intonation settings ever are, and far better than the "nudge and pray" of the Floyd whammy.
I've been playing guitar for over 25 years. I've only had my American Deluxe HSS Stratocaster for a few years now, but I love it. Every time I try another guitar, even those costing much more than my Strat', the playability pales in comparison. Given Gibson's manufacturing issues, I don't think there's a finer American-made guitar than the Fender Stratocaster out there.

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1/26/2012

American Deluxe Ash Stratocaster Electric Guitar (Tobacco Sunburst, Maple Fingerboard) Review

American Deluxe Ash Stratocaster Electric Guitar (Tobacco Sunburst, Maple Fingerboard)
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Anyone considering a guitar in this price range should already be familiar with a strat in general, so I won't go too much into detail about the guitar itself. This one has the traditional strat sound without the noise and buzz of the older single coil pickups, thanks to the noiseless N3 pickups. The description for this listing is a bit inaccurate - the guitar has a traditional 5 position blade switch, not 3 as described.It does include a case, though it's not listed in the description. The guitar arrived quickly and in fine shape.
My biggest concern was whether or not it would be playable and was it really a tobacco finish with a maple neck. I'd checked Musician's Friend, Sam Ash, Sweetwater, and many other sites, and none of them had one in stock. As I waited the few days for it to arrive, I almost convinced myself that I was going to be disappointed because it wouldn't be a maple neck, or it would be a floor demo, etc. But it was the exact finish and neck pictured. It's in pristine condition and I can tell it has never been played since it left the factory. It's been years since I've owned a strat and I'm thrilled to have one again.
A quick word about ordering a guitar online. For most of my playing career, I wouldn't have dreamed of buying a guitar without playing it first. But these days, unless you live near a major music chain, your choices are much wider online. You definitely take your chances - you might get one you would reject in a music store. But Amazon has a fair return policy, so I took my chances. And in this case it paid off. The guitar is exactly what I ordered, it plays well, and it arrived in great shape. Your mileage may vary, but I'm very happy with this purchase.

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1/25/2012

Gibson Les Paul Studio Electric Guitar Satin Ebony Chrome Hardware Review

Gibson Les Paul Studio Electric Guitar Satin Ebony Chrome Hardware
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OMG, just got my les paul a week ago and everything said about sustain and fat tone is true. it's like a slice of heaven here on earth. if you wish for a preview listen to anything by Gary Moore. BTW, this guitar came with a hard case vs the advertised gig bag. One last thing, when chooseing i had to decide between function or form, i chose function, hence it does not have that deep brillant shine and the wood is not the AAA maple but oh the sound is sweet!

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1/11/2012

G&L Tribute Legacy Guitar (3 Tone Sunburst, Hard Rock Rosewood Neck) Review

GandL Tribute Legacy Guitar (3 Tone Sunburst, Hard Rock Rosewood Neck)
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I have been playing guitar for 21 years and I finally decided I wanted a strat. I read hundreds of reviews and watched tons of youtube vids of all styles because I always felt that the American Fenders were over priced (and they are). I had always heard good things about G&L and I bought this bad boy sight unseen. It is now my go to guitar. I love everything about it. I love the neck, even though it is quite different from Fender, because it is really wide all the way to the nut and it is not as thick. This thing plays better than any American strat I have played and at a fraction of the cost. Do yourself a favor if you are in the market for a strat and buy this mutha!!!

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1/07/2012

Fender Standard Telecaster Electric Guitar Brown Sunburst Maple Fretboard Review

Fender Standard Telecaster Electric Guitar Brown Sunburst Maple Fretboard
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The telecaster was one of the first mass produced electric guitars ever and every one that came after has been trying to build on perfection. This guitar is one of the most versatile I have ever played. You can produce twangy country tones, blues tones, and distorted hard rock tones, just by changing pickups and amp settings. The action seems slightly higher than on my Strat, and is a little harder to play, but that actually works well for me, because I like to wrestle with the strings a little, but that might not be for everyone. For the money, you will not find a better guitar anywhere.

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12/27/2011

G&L Tribute Legacy HB Guitar (Black, Hard Rock Rosewood Neck) Review

GandL Tribute Legacy HB Guitar (Black, Hard Rock Rosewood Neck)
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Out of the box its , a G&L , push pull ptb coil splitting but take to a place like 30th steet guitar and have matt putt some seymore duncan vintage rails and jb humbucker , set the push pull wirering to where you can get that woman tone and adjust that trem bar so no matter what you bend it never out of tune and youve got it , perfect professional sound , studio quality and live playing of a guitat woth 3 times the total , total being cost of guitar and about 400.00 more for something that is really woth it it !! In all buy this one and take it from me you wont regret the investment , not at all !!!

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G&L Tribute S-500 Guitar (Blueburst, Hard Rock Maple Neck) Review

GandL Tribute S-500 Guitar (Blueburst, Hard Rock Maple Neck)
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never mind all of the cheeseball stuff out there
everything about this guitar is very strong
except of course the gig bag.
you might want a solid case to hold this top of the line guitar
if only Jimi had lived to see one . . .
I am having a lot of heart-curing holding mine.
just found one in a pawn shop and even though I knew better, could not walk away
came back
I used to sit in the guitar shop loving a G&L F-1000 back when they first came out maybe a quarter century ago; and it was beautiful and truly a sound, like an oak tree crying. Biggest thing I had ever bought, I put it on lay-away at the shop. When I got the rest of my pennies together and went back for it, they had sold it to someone else, and told me to take some pedals instead.
I wanted my guitar, and felt stolen and scammed, but too shy to complain, and took a few pedals to match what I had already put down.
But I always just wanted my G&L . . .
You, see, the way I heard it, Leo Fender, the one who started it all with the Strat and the Tele, he got tossed when some major corporation took over his little guitar company, and cheapened his guitars, real cheesey.
So he went out and started G&L and IMPROVED his already great classic electric guitars.
Like putting a whammy bar system in here which RETURNS TO TUNE AND TO PITCH.
Instead of finding the strings all over the place when you return from that shimmy, all the strings are still in tune, together, and on pitch.
I find all of the necks on electric guitars TOO THIN
except this one.
I am used to playing classic nylon string guitars, usually Yamahas like the Yamaha C40 Full Size Nylon-String Classical Guitar, although not that model, and electric stuff feels way too thin. I have to watch where I am putting my fingers and where I am plucking on an electric neck.
Not on this neck, which feels thicker than other electrics, which to me need pixie fingers to play.
This neck is very solid and will not warp, not on its own anyway.
The frets are really thick and solid too, not cheap, and the machine heads are really solid.
This box gest the job done, all around. The body is so heavy you might wnat to sit down, which helps gives it the solid sound and long sustain.
It is the highest point of a lost civilization which never really came into being.
Need a strat, for ANY reason (and who doesn't, really?)
Have a hidden guitar hero you really love and want to make whole?
get this.
and it is Deep Blue
for your deepest blues
mine too
at long last
long time coming
sweet guitar


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12/18/2011

Fender American Standard Stratocaster Electric Guitar Olympic White Maple Fretboard Review

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I just got this from Amazon affiliate seller Music 123. They got it to me in six days (it would have been five had it not been for UPS' characteristically infuriating inefficient routing) from the night I ordered it. It came in a top notch case with a Fender guitar strap, a polish cloth, a couple of Allen wrenches and a sturdy ten foot cord. My other main online music instrument shops had been out of this item for a while, so I was stoked to find another vendor I could depend on to get it to me in a sane amount of time and in an intact state.
Anyway, it was packed in a box that was swaddled by thick paper bags, which was in turn packed into a thick cardboard box. Not a scratch on the instrument, the finish on the neck was smooth and immaculate, the tone was bright and, when you wack your amp up to an approximation of Richie Blackmore's settings, a little slashing. The action was low (typical with guitars that are shipped, though, the strings were a half step out of tune, but nonetheless in relative tuning with the g string a bit flat. Took all of about a minute to put them at standard tuning and it held even with some t-bar abuse) with only the barest buzz on the low E at the first fret. Whoever set this up at the factory did a nice job. I don't think I will need to have it taken in for a setup as as things stand now.
Yes, there was the famous 60 cycle single coil hum, but not annoyingly loud and that was while playing it directly in front of a tv that was on at the time. I think I can live with it for now. I haven't tried it through my pedal board yet since I am in the process of rejiggering my pedal lineup, but if the hum gets out of hand when I stomp on my Bad Monkey, for example, even with a noise suppressor, I will just have some vintage noiseless pickups installed to solve the problem. Not a big deal.
So yeah, to quote Johnny Thunders, I am in love, L-U-V, with this thing.

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12/13/2011

Fender Deluxe Player's Stratocaster Electric Guitar Crimson Red Transparent Rosewood Fretboard Review

Fender Deluxe Player's Stratocaster Electric Guitar Crimson Red Transparent Rosewood Fretboard
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Best sounding Strat I have ever played and I have had many classic Strats in the last 50 years of playing. Nice beefy easy to play neck with a lot more sustain than for instance my 62 slab due to the extra wood used making the neck. Whole body has integrity and plays very loud and twangy unplugged! Still super easy to play even with a C neck instead of a thin neck.
Came well set up from the factory. Good string spacing, strings go right over top of pole pieces if a little bit close to the edge...but that's how I like 'em personally. No gaps around heel. No blems or finish flaws. Looks and plays really well for right out of the box.
Other than the slightly outrageous gold plating and white pickup covers which look a bit garish, nothing to find fault with. And if I change the plastic bits to black that is because I prefer understatement. Others may flip for how "sharp" looking this one is and not touch a thing. Heck it might grow on me, and if not, small beans.
Now besides having great integrity and singing sound even unplugged, how about those "vintage noiseless" pickups, you ask. Well in a word they are the best tone I have in my collection and the best tone I can recall from memory of the many Strats I have loved. And here's the shocker...Zero Noise! I mean Zero. Quieter than Lace Sensors. Quieter than humbuckers even. Like other than residual tube rush in your amp you won't be able to even tell your guitar is on 'cos the noise is just not there. I can't tell you I have tested it yet in a "stage from hell" scenario but I have checked it out around well known noise areas that drive my over driven tube setup nuts---and I get perfect results. It's scary quiet.
And perfect tone. Where my 62 slab for example has too much of a glassy tone if I push it this set of pups just sound bell like and sweet, and just as soulful. No more icepick in the ear...just clear pure vintage tone for miles. Plus they are loud and big sounding in the best way. Clapton just specified putting these pickups in all his stage rigs if that tells you anything. You don't have to believe little old me, what do I know, lol.
Fender I love you, great job. I would sleep with this guitar in my bed if I could, yes I am nuts about it. I really wasn't expecting this much guitar for such a reasonable price.

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12/05/2011

Fender Artist Series Stevie Ray Vaughan Stratocaster Electric Guitar 3-Tone Sunburst Review

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The Fender Stevie Ray Vaughan Signature Strat is one of the fine guitars out there. Load with some heavy strings and you start to create the SRV sound. I was lucky to be able to find this guitar in this good of condition (like new) for my son's 21st birthday. A great guitar for a great kid! Shep Hyken

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11/13/2011

Fender Blacktop Stratocaster HH with Rosewood Fretboard Electric Guitar Candy Apple Red Rosewood Review

Fender Blacktop Stratocaster HH with Rosewood Fretboard Electric Guitar Candy Apple Red Rosewood
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I bought a candy apple red one for Christmas. It looked beautiful. I played it twice and it stopped producing sound. It was like I pressed an off button. My brother's been playing his strat for 20 years and mine lasted two days. Fortunately I was able to return it, but c'mon, two days? My first Fender, a Starcaster, I got two years ago still plays fine. I've ordered a new one because it looks great, it sounds great the two times I played it, and it's very affordable. I'm hoping for better luck with the next one.

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10/28/2011

Fender Standard Stratocaster Electric Guitar Brown Sunburst Maple Fingerboard Review

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I've owned a lot of guitars through the past 25 years, including a couple of American Standard Fender Strats, a couple of Japanese-made Fender Strats, and even a strat-style Ibanez guitar (which I still own). Despite the expense of the American Standards, they never seemed to sound as good or play as easily as the hype would suggest. The Japanese ones sounded good---especially the 50s and 60s replicas---but the small frets made it hard to keep chords fretted across all six strings and could sometimes make soloing a tad more haphazzard. Despite not having had a Fender in my collection for the past ten years, I got the itch to get another while deployed in Afghanistan. The 499 cost seemed good-- way less than the American standard and at a price point that wouldn't make my wife strangle me in anger on my return home. I unpacked this as soon as I got home and let me tell you that it is simply the best playing and sounding guitar I have ever owned, bar none---better even than the Les Paul Ive owned for 20 years and my very nice Ibanez that I've owned for 15 years. The neck and string action are as perfect as I have ever played. The pickups seem incredibly nuanced, but will get slight electrical noise from lighting or TVs if in the single coil positions. Quality of construction, paint, and overall appearance are every bit as good as the American Standards. I really can't put my finger on what specifically makes this guitar so good---awesome construction, medium jumbo frets, that "strat tone" done right???---but take my word for it, this guitar is incredible. After 30 years of playing I am a good enough guitarist to know quality and playability from glam crap. Don't spend 1000+ bucks when you don't have to!!! This guitar will stay with me for the rest of my life (or until it isn't cool for an old fart to be playing Iron Maiden, AC/DC, Dire Straits, and Hendrix songs anymore.)

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