Gibson Les Paul Standard Traditional Pro Electric Guitar Heritage Cherry Sunburst Review

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(More customer reviews)I got a cherry burst traditional pro. Good sound, but the bridge pick up is so bright that It verges on shrill. You just got to turn down the tone a little. I took off the pick guard because it shows more of the sunburst. When playing with a lot of drive and distortion, the sound is very articulate. You also get the typical les Paul sound. You can make out individual notes a little better than my faded cherry studio when using a lot of distortion. I love the Grover locking tuners. Split pickups are okay, but you don't get as much of a sound difference as with the split pickups in my spalted maple telecaster.
The body is weight relieved, not chambered. The guitar is cheaper than a les paul standard.
The knocks, in single coil mode, still sounds like a les Paul, it's a heavy guitar, the surface has okay grain but it it's not a plus.
This guitar has a lot of great features, split coil, locking tuners, traditional les Paul sound, good price (if you are more price sensitive, the faded studios are great), and looks pretty good. My most played guitar.

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Washburn D10SCE - Natural W/Case Cutaway Acoustic/Electric in Natural Finish with Hardshell Case Review

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(More customer reviews)When I was shopping around for an acoustic/electric guitar, I played many different ones. I played Yamaha, Takamine, Maton, Seagull etc etc
Some of these guitars were very expensive, and didn't sound as good as the washburn.
I wasn't really worried about price, but I basically fell in love with this guitar after playing it.
The sound is superb. That was a key thing for me, after playing literally dozens of guitars, the sound from the Washburn was the sweetest. Add to that the great price, and top quality looks and finish, and you have a sensational guitar and a reasonable price.

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It offers the same fine craftsmanship and tonewoods as the best-selling Washburn's D10S: a solid spruce top; mahogany back, sides, and neck; and a rosewood fingerboard and ups the ante with a single cutaway design and a WT82 Tuner/Preamp for plugging in and fine-tuning your electric sound. Washburn includes a limited lifetime warranty with the D10SCE acoustic-electric dreadnought.

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Gibson Les Paul Standard Traditional Pro Electric Guitar Vintage Sunburst Review

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(More customer reviews)Gibson Les Paul Standards are a bit showier then the lower priced studio models but never count Studios out, this is a Standard Traditional Pro which also feature coil taps. Coil taps split the pickups, so even with your hefty bridge pickup (a BurstBucker 3) you can get a single coil bluesy sound. You will find the neck pickup to be a 57' Classic, which only further compliments the look and sound, presenting that much more authenticity to replicating a vintage tone. Hardware is the usual chrome, and tuners are locking grovers. Those not familiar with LP's there is a 3-way toggle switch/pickup selector. With the coils `tapped' leaving the switch in the middle position can lead to many unique tones, play around with both volume pots while in this position really interesting.
The neck is of a 60's profile, the fret board is made of high quality rosewood. The looks of the fret board are upped with the trapezoid inlays. Yes this LP has a binding (`antique binding'), it's rare to find a LP without one. Standard Traditional Pro models are not chambered, those hunting literally a more traditional LP sound this is a good start. Notes are clearer, where as often times chambered LP can make sharp notes fatter. Crème pickguards are another way these LP pop visually. Three variants are currently available, ebony, vintage sunburst, and heritage cherry sunburst. The vintage sunburst looks similar to a (Gibson) Les paul Studio Deluxe, minus the grain effect. The neck, oh and backside too, has a satin finish, similar in feel to some other models like the (Epiphone) Les Paul Ultra, well the original model not the II which I have yet to play. Supposedly this finish helps resonation, honestly I don't know, feels nice though. The top is a high-gloss lacquer finish.
The sound what you'd expect from an old school style Les Paul, especially considering the whole BurstBucker 3 ordeal. Heavy thick overdriven rock chords, ashy bluesy single notes, and a brooding clean. Muddiness isn't a problem here, this LP really comes through. As mentioned earlier with the coil taps expect versatility, but to be honest, if you lift the volume pot while having the selector on `Treble', the sound (on clean channels) can be very brittle and twangs of something umm unique.
So if you're hunting down another LP for your collection, or wish to begin with one of these models make sure you are familiar with all the small touches. Things like being non chambered, the finish, the pickups, and body when all combined can affect the sound. Also really make sure you are familiar with the BurstBucker 3's, also luckily this isn't the case, but one may benefit from reading about pickups that aren't waxed. I'm posting this review, as this was one of the guitars I was choosing between awhile back for another LP. I ultimately ended up choosing the Studio Deluxe model over this (which is cheaper), but this is definitely not a guitar to overlook. You get the full package, sound, looks, playability, and versatility.

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Gibson Les Paul Standard Traditional Pro Electric Guitar Ebony Review

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(More customer reviews)This guitar is freaking awesome! I love it! I've been dreaming of owning a Les Paul for years and finally got the chance to buy one. The thing that swayed me to the Pro over a Studio or Standard was the coil splitting and pickup choice (57 classic & BB3). Coil splitting REALLY adds a lot of tonal variety, and these pups give that warm, crunchy tone that I love for blues/classic rock. I slightly preferred the thicker 59 neck of the Studio but the thin 60's neck of the Trad Pro is still really nice to play even with my big hands. Great sustain. Guitar came well set up with Gibson 10's strings, no buzzing, nice fast action. I'll probably do a bit of tweaking though, and put some Super Slinky 9's on it. Guitar is heavy (not weight reduced), but I kinda like that weighty feel. The Trad Pro is way better looking than the Studio and I like the cream pick guard and uncovered pickups. The cherry and desert burst guitars were also damn good looking but I like the clean lean and mean look of the ebony. The ebony also cost $100 less which matters to me!
The guitar fits nice and snugly in the supplied case. It seems strong and well made (made in Canada, yay) and has a padlockable latch.
If you can't fork out the extra $ then the Studio is still a great guitar (the Studio faded is really great value for money!). The standard is awesome too but IMO the Trad pro is more versatile for tone, and a good bit cheaper.
I'll only ever be able to buy one LP and I'm glad it was this one!


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Mighty Mite Licensed Precision Bass Neck - Rosewood Fingerboard Review

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(More customer reviews)I honestly didn't know what to expect from this neck when I ordered it. I have been pleasantly surprised at the quality. I needed a replacement neck for a Squier Affinity P-Bass due to a broken truss rod. This neck fit perfectly into the pocket on the body of the guitar. No modification was required. You will have to drill your own starter holes in the heel as well as in the headstock for your tuners. Since every bass is different, that is a good thing. I highly recommend drilling these holes deep enough so you don't sheer of the screws. Especially the tiny screws that attach the tuners. (Yes, that is from experience.) I didn't drill deep enough on one of the holes and as soon as the screw bottomed out the head of the screw popped off with very little pressure. The sound quality is just as good if not better than the stock neck that came with the guitar originally.
The only con for this product is that there are no instructions included. However, if you are even concidering replacing it yourself, you probably have the skills required.
It only took a couple of hours to replace the neck and make all of the adjustments again to get the correct relief, action and intonation.
Tools you will need:
Screwdriver set
Drill and drill bits (drillpress if you have one)
Allen wrench set
Rubber mallet (to put the bushings into the peg holes. Note: Put these on before attaching the neck to the body.)

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Sperzel 3x3 Satin Gold Locking Machine Heads Review

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(More customer reviews)I have a Washburn that kept going out of tune on the 3 string so I picked these up after a lot of reading about the other companies... these were a bit more expensive but the reviews were good and its not like I buy tuners everyday - so I took the plunge.
Note that I was looking mainly for a locking tuner, looks, style, size etc did not matter to me, I just didnt want to tune up everyday.
They arrived pretty quick, nice and heavy... but in absolutely cr@ppy basic packaging.
I took them out of the packing and was very pleasantly surprised... they felt good, and looked really good. The picture on the site does not do it justice. The brushed gold and the plated gold look awesome!
Took out one of my old tuners from the guitar and what do I see? The old tuner had a screw that went below the tuner while this has a rod that goes above!
A thought that made my blood cold... I ... got... to... drill... into... my... guitar????! AWWWWWW fer ******'s sake!
Anyway, did not have the ummm, guts, to do it myself so I called a couple of music shops, the cheapest was about 50 US and would have to wait either till after the weekend or 10 days at other places!
Ok, time to see how hard it is to make a hole there to put the tuner in... tried it with a sharp screw and the wood is pretty soft, ok... after around 20 mins of going in half a millimeter and checking and then deeper I got the first tuner half in... not a bad job if I say so myself. Got the drill out and just enlarged the hole, the tuner sat pretty well!
By the 3rd tuner I was a pro and while the first 3 took me an hour the latter 3 took me 10-15 mins.
If any of you are going to do the same; do it like this, mark the spot you are going to make a hole with a pin, drill in just under a millimeter, put the tuner over and see that it fits... drill the next millimeter or two, check, rinse and repeat.
Once I had all six in I was tempted to call the music shops and shout like a madman at them... 50 bucks for 6 tiny holes my foot!
After I was done I moved back a bit to admire my handiwork... they look awesome! They are gold, and sit on black! I swear my guitar looks like it gained quite a few hundred $$ !!
Now, for the main part, do they hold their tune... cant say for sure but 2 days later, no problems! Will update this later if they go bad on me.
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Takamine Jasmine ES31C Acoustic Electric Guitar Review

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(More customer reviews)The ES31C is a great deal, and I do not regret purchasing mine in the least! The sound is rich and resonant, and the guitar feels very comfortable to hold and play. The action is nice, and the dreadnought body (although obviously large)is very resilient and holds up to some tough playing. I purchased mine about 6 months ago, and aside from changing the strings every month or so, the guitar has really needed no upkeep. The only other issue I have had is when a friend scratched my pickguard up by playing excessively rough - but I fixed that problem by removing the old pick-guard and replaced it with a few dollar self-adhesive replacement that I purchased locally from Elderly instruments. I keep it clean and polished with Martin guitar polish (also an excellent product), and I use Martin SP strings (the strings that come with this Takamine are the guitar's only real fault - they just do not sound as good as they should, and are poor quality. However, that is an easily remedied problem, Martin SPs cost about $5. For the value price of this guitar, you can't really expect them to ship it stock with nice phosphor/bronze strings, so they give you what appears to be some sort of cheap nickel/iron. Oh well, took 5 mins to fix.
I play everything from Eric Clapton to Pink Floyd, Nirvana to Nickelback, and System of a Down to Stone Temple Pilots all on this one guitar, and it handles everything with no problem. If you are a professional, you may not be quite as pleased with this instrument, as the Takamine does use a maple neck, and is not made from the most expensive of wood (like those multi-thousands of dollar Martins and Washburns) - but anyone who isn't a professional (myself included) would never know the difference. Honestly, this guitar plays and sounds better than many I have tried that cost hundreds of dollars more. Buy it now, and thank me later.

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Line 6 Guitar Port XT USB Guitar Interface Review

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(More customer reviews)I purchased the Guitar Port XT to try to eliminate a lot of the pedals I have in my set up while also getting a few more effects that I do not have. That was kind of a hit and miss affair. The effects built in are good. They are also highly tweekable so you can get just about any sound you want. You can't change effects on the fly, so you'd still need rack effects to accomplish that. But, for most of my purposes, I just need a distortion or overdrive attached after the line out along with a wah, envelope filer, and maybe a flanger (since there isn't one in the software).
As far as the software is concerned, it's OK but not wonderful. It's a bit of a chore to set up your own sound and even to find a preset. The former should be a chore, but the latter is a bit of a disappointment. It needs more settings available from the downloads, maybe even setting downloadable from a community blog. There may be one, but I don't know about it. I've been cheating and I've been going to Boss's website to look up other effect settings, though a lot of the effect settings there are similar to the ones in the software.
Bottom line is that it's worth the $100. If you can drag a computer to your gig and don't change effects much, this will do an admirable job. It's an interesting an fun tool if not a little limited.

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Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster Electric Guitar 3-Color Sunburst Rosewood Review

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(More customer reviews)I own a 2009 Fender American Deluxe Strat among several other guitars. This is by far the nicest guitar I've ever owned. Mine is 3-tone sunburst, and the finish is flawless. I searched carefully and couldn't find anything wrong with it. It's an absolutely beautiful guitar. As soon as I took it out of the box, I immediately plugged it in to give it a whirl. My wife was in the other room and said,"I didn't know you could play guitar that good!" This is after twenty years of listening to me play. The setup was perfect for me out of the box. I didn't need to adjust a thing. The frets are extremely smooth and comfortable for extended playing. The neck is narrow like most Strats, but it works perfectly for my small hands. The noiseless pickups are actually noiseless! There was none of the annoying hum I have with my cheaper Squier Strat's single coil pickups. With the S-1 switch, it has a lot of different pickup combinations that allow me to play in almost any style from country to blues to metal. I haven't even figured out what all it can do yet. I just know it can make a ton of different sounds.
I have nothing bad to say. This is an excellent guitar. It's a high end, professional guitar at a decent price. I recommend it highly.

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Alvarez RD20SC Cutaway Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar, Top Solid Spruce, Back and Side Mahogany Review

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(More customer reviews)The Alvarez RD20SC Acoustic Electric Guitar was a great purchase for me. I've been playing guitar off and on for a couple of years now (mostly electric), but I've been dying to get a nice acoustic for a good price.
The RD20SC had a couple of things that immediately attracted me to it. First of all, this guitar has solid wood everywhere. Spruce on top, mahogany on the bottom and sides. The guitar has a great amount of sustain to it when you play notes, and as the spruce wears in it'll sound even better. As well, the guitar was delivered with D'Addario strings, which are pretty solid and have a full tone to them. The action (the level of the strings from the fretboard) isn't too high, so I don't have a problem playing- but it's definitely a little more work than an electric.
A couple of things worth mentioning- the electric component on the side is the basic level system 200T, which includes the tuner and three controls for sound, treble, and bass. If you plan on extensively using this with an acoustic amp, I'd suggest you look at the AD60SC, which has the 600T Mk II system in it with more control options. For me, this guitar fringes on personal and semi-professional use, so I don't really need any fancy controls right now. As well, the bridge pins are plastic, but they're also a cheap and easy replacement.
Overall Points:
-This guitar is made out of some quality material, so expect a pretty full tone with decent sustain on it.
-In my opinion, this is a great mid-range acoustic electric. (mid-range being $400-800) It's definitely a step up from the cheap 200 dollar guitars with laminated bottoms.
-It has a gorgeous finish on it, and doesn't leave hand marks (but make sure to wipe it when you're done!)
-Alvarez makes quality guitars for a good price. Amazon offers this guitar at $200 currently, where other guitar stores who have it on "sale" list it for 390. Check Guitar Center, Musician's Friend, or your local music store.
-My only gripes- guitar didn't come with a pick, and they put the wrong electronic pre-amp manual in my box.
-If you're worried about ordering a guitar online, play it at a local store first to get a good feel for it. My guitar was wrapped well and didn't have a scratch on it when I got it from amazon.com.
For my needs, I definitely give this guitar 5 stars. Price, sound, and quality of materials definitely sealed the deal for me on this one.


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Fender® American DeluxeTM Telecaster® - Aged Cherry Burst- Maple Neck Review

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(More customer reviews)I have a handful of guitars in my arsenal and this one is my absolute favourite. I bought mine with a rosewood neck and it has the best feel and playability of any electric guitar I've played. The body is solid alder, finished with a beautiful "cherryburst" finish. I can sometimes look at my acoustic guitars and they will go out of tune, but this guitar will stay tuned for days, even with me bending notes and finger plucking the strings. It has a pretty pearloid pickguard which complements the sweet color of the alder body. The samarian cobalt pickups are as quiet as a church mouse when the guitar is idle but cry and sing when the Tele is being played. One of the really cool things about this guitar is the "S-1 switch", which is a button on the volume knob. When the pickup selector is in the middle (activating the bridge and the neck pickups) and the "S-1 switch" button is pushed down, it changes the pickup circuit from parallel to series, resulting in a fat, Les Paul-like sound. The back of the body is "scalloped" so it is perfect to play either sitting down or standing up, which makes it a pleasure to use in both the studio and when playing live. This guitar is made in the U.S.A. at the Fender factory in Corona, CA. It is a lifetime instrument, something you'll be able to pass on to future generations.

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Paco Classical Guitar Pack Review

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(More customer reviews)This guitar's quality was a very pleasant surprise. The guitar teacher tuned it and it's holding well. The bridge had a 1/2 inch scratch on it, even though it was packaged very carefully. I decided it wasn't worth the hassle of exchanging. I guess that's one of the drawbacks of internet shopping. Also the free digital tuner was left out of the package but I emailed the vendor and they quickly shipped it to me. Even though the experience overall wasn't totally smooth, I'm very pleased with this purchase. It's a great deal, especially with the free digital tuner.

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Ultimate Electric Guitar Beginner Learning Package Review

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(More customer reviews)I've got several guitars and I wanted to buy another one for traveling and stuff.
I didn't want to pay a lot so I decided to try The RokStark Blackocaster.
I wasn't expecting much considering the price but its actually a really well-built instrument.
I'm actually playing it more than some of my more expensive guitars.
Best bang for the buck ever for a guitar.
Matt G.

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Maestro by Gibson Double Cutaway (SG Style) Electric Blue Guitar Kit Review

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(More customer reviews)-------------------------Very Good Starter Instrument-------------------
I got this Guitar from a Thrift Store in Iowa City for only $31.50..! What Originally Caught my Eye was the Truss-Rod Access Panel had " "by Gibson" Etched in to the Panel..!
Well it even came with a Gig bag so ..I bought it..!
Fairly Good Electronics, 1 Volume and 1 Tone control ..just a basic 1 pickup Design. A Humbucking Pickup. Machine Tuners. And a great Dark-Cherry Finish round out this Great-Value-For-your-Money Student Electric. I also Really Like the SG style Double-Cutaway...Easy to Hold...sitting Down Or Standing up with a Guitar Strap, Either Way it's Light and Easy to Get into the Position you Want to play it in.
Great Rosewood Neck as well. the Fret's could have used a little more Dressing-up, and polishing I thought..but Definitely Easy to play the action almost sets itself up with The Original Style Gibson SG Bridge.
Overall, I would give it 3 1/2 Stars out of Five as an Instrument. Not Stage-level Quality, But Definitely a good Practice/study Guitar..Even Sounds GREAT through my iPhone AmpKit With Distortion and Noise gate. also sounds fine Through a Little Traynor 10 Watt Practice Amp I use quite often.
One Note: overall the Action is Excellent..But I did have a Little "Fret Buzz" around 12th Fret, Probably just a T-Rod Adjustment is all that's Needed.

This Instrument Retails for $179.00, a Little High perhaps..But if you can Buy one used for ..say a Hundred Dollars or So... I would Grab it.

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ESP LTD Deluxe EC1000 Electric Guitar (Vintage Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)I purchased this exact model one year ago, and had owned 2 other solid body electrics, an acoustic electric and a couple of acoustic guitars before I bought this one. It is awesome! And for a picky guitar player that buys and sells gear frequently, I've had this one for a year and have not considered selling it... I've played other brands of Les Pauls, and they manufacture these so well, I was disappointed not to see the same quality in many other guitars in this price range. The pickups are great, and can be adjusted from nice cleans to great powered humbucker gain. The Ebony fretboard and locking tuners are icing on the cake.

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Boss FV-500H Mono Volume Pedal Review

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(More customer reviews)I'll keep this short. This pedal is sturdy, has tuner out and volume control. Also, you can adjust the pedal resistance to your own liking!!! Major bonus for live play as I hated my last touchy Fender volume pedal as it was too lose and just touching it caused big volume swings.
Haven't done these reviews much, but the vendor was cool, fast ship and the lowest price on the Web.
Sound is great, no tone suck...............I'm a pedal and amp geek and know the differences and this is great. Only draw back is the size, much like the full sized EB pedal, but very sturdy!
Cheers!

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Dean EAB Fretless Acoustic-Electric Bass Classic Black Review

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(More customer reviews)I thought I would be getting a new bass when ordering this, there were many scuffs on the head stock and a nicks on the neck. It was obviously the demo guitar or at one time was. The pick up would not fully pull the sound from the E and A stings, was able to fix some but there ares still sound issues, and the strings buzz like mad. I think musicians friend's do a decent job at getting thing out. But I was very disappointed by what I got

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