Dean V Dave Mustaine Guitar, Bolt-on Classic Black Review

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(More customer reviews)I used to play guitar years ago. I had never gotten truly proficient, but I knew a number of songs and wasn't bad at playing them. The problem was, I never really felt like I could play the stuff I listened to - Metallica, Megadeth, etc. Now, after about 8 or 9 years of not having a guitar (pawned off all of the guitars I had over the years, in needing to pay bills - never again!), I decided to pick up a guitar - one that would inspire me to learn some of my favorite songs ("The Thing That Should Not Be" and "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)", for example.)
While I didn't buy this guitar from Amazon (I want to be able to hold and play an instrument before buying it), I'm quite happy that I did buy it. It may be the "low end" of the Dave Mustaine signature series but, as far as I can tell, there's nothing lacking other than a few frills like upgraded inlays and custom paint jobs.
I've had my guitar for about a week now and I can't put it down. I've yet to find anything wrong with it or anything to complain about, save for the positioning of the strap buttons - one is right behind the neck, where it bolts on to the body, and the other is on the underside of the "top" leg of the V. A little difficult to get used to if you're used to strat-styles, but still pretty comfortable. I don't know if I'll ever be able to truly shred out some of the solos in some of the songs I want to learn, but I do know that I'll enjoy trying while playing this guitar. :D

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Schecter Hellraiser C-1 Electric Guitar (Black Cherry) Review

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(More customer reviews)It was July of 2006, my band was about to play a show and my main guitar was falling questionably out of tune during songs at practice, so I went on a quest to get something new, that's when I stumbled across this guitar I knew nothing about, a c-1 Schecter Hellraiser. Mahogany body and neck with a carved maple top, nice arched fret board with a great feel to the neck, and powerful EMG pickups give this guitar an awesome punch. The 25.5 scale makes this PERFECT for detuning without any string flapping.
My experiences with this guitar, I have nothing bad to say about the guitar, other than the fact that when I wasn't using it live in favor of another guitar, I paid dearly, but the second I plugged the Hellraiser in, not a bad show, not flying out of tune, just very dependable.
A lot of people will frown on the Mahogany wood choice, but I've dropped this several times, (thrown once during a rock star temper tantrum) and the guitar keeps on ticking, and most importantly, the red finish still looks gorgeous!
I am so glad I took a chance on this guitar, it feels like no other import I have ever played and Schecter has done a great job with the Hellraiser series.

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Schecter's Hellraiser C-1 lives up to its name. Not just because of its fiery red quilted maple top, but its screaming hot EMG active pickups, set mahogany neck, gothic cross inlays, and plenty more--perfect for veteran shredders and those about to rock.

Raise a Little Hell The Hellraiser C-1 features a mahogany body to provide smooth, detailed sound. The quilted maple top adds a little more punch to the sound, and more than a little punch to the guitar's looks--it's a real knockout paired with the devilish transparent red finish and abalone binding.
If you're a fan of serious sustain, you'll appreciate the three-piece set mahogany neck. It's topped off by a speedy rosewood fretboard with 24 X-jumbo frets and wicked-looking "gothic cross" inlays.
EMG Active Pickups The EMG-81TW in the bridge position gives you all the crunch and aggression of a standard 81 with a single-coil mode for a different sound. Dual internal preamps grant each mode its distinct sound while still providing EMG's well-known noise canceling technology.
Up by the neck, the EMG-89 also offers two pickups in one. Loaded with Alnico V magnets and featuring separate preamps for dual coil/single coil modes, these pickups will let you get a warm, powerful humbucker sound or a chimey single-coil strat sound.
Each pickup gets a volume knob with push/pull coil tap, and they share a tone knob. The 3-way switch lets you dial in a neck or bridge sound.
Graph Tech "Tusq" Nut The precision Tusq nut is made with Graph Tech's "man made ivory," which couples the strings' vibrations to the neck and is impregnated with Teflon to improve the tuning performance of your guitar. Play as hard as you want, bend a few steps, and your strings glide back into tune. The highly resonant material also means you'll get more richness and harmonics from every note.
Dependable Hardware The TonePros Tune-O-Matic bridge with string-thru-body design means even more sustain and harmonics, and when combined with Schecter's locking tuners, ultra-stable tuning no matter how hard you're rocking.
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Line 6 FBV-Express Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this for my Spider III 75, it helps a great deal. It works the second you plug it in, but the manual provides instructions for calibrating the volume pedal, which only takes about 30 sec (20 to figure out how, then 10 to do it lol). As far as the manual is concerned... its quite breif... its big only cuz its in like 12 different languages... but honesly, this device has all the instruction you need printed on it. Also, forgot the mention that the cable provided is 20ft long!
The one thing i was a little dissappointed with when i got it was that the wah funtion of the pedal seemed to be a little chunky... like there were only 3 or 4 degrees of tone i could get out of it. I passed it off as "Well i supposes if i want a good wah sound im going to have to get a seperate pedal". But the other day i noticed my pedal was getting kinda stiff and was squeaking, so i popped of the bottom panel and sprayed some WD-40 on the hinge for the pedal... Eureka! Not only did it fix the squeaking, but my wah sound is much fuller and satisfying.
UPDATE: I have had a couple of the LEDs for the tuner go out on me. The ones that do go out aren't 100% dead. Seems that some of the time they will light up. If you prefer specifics... my LED just sharp of In-tune is out about 90% of the time, the one just sharp of that one goes about about 1% of the time. It's annoying, and mildly dissappointing but I manage to deal with it provided the LED for In-Tune doesnt start going out regularly. I haven't bothered to see if this is mearly something a little soldering could fix or if the LED itself is actually dead now. At any rate it's not a huge concern as the Tuner display on the amp itself still works. But i should add that despite the short amount of time i have had this pedal (~8 months) it's had it's fair share of knocks, kicks and slaps. I chalk that up to unavoidable wear and tear, but its worth noting.
Another thing i should mention is to make sure you keep it clean. The electronics inside aren't 100% sealed from the outside. Dust and hair does accumulate inside and I found out the hard way that it will eventually start screwing with the circuitry inside and make the wah/volume pedal do some undesirable things. It's a quick and simple fix though, just open it up, blow out the dirt and close it back up.
If Amazon would allow it, I would probably change my rating to 4/5. But that would be a 4 with a 'Well yeah, I personally experienced some minor drawbacks. But yours could be perfectly fine!' I also feel i should say something about the cable (as someone else as pointed out it's very similar to most ethernet cables) as i have my own gripe with it. The connections for the cable have that little plastic tab that locks the cable in place and as is standard these days, the cable has a sleeve that protects this tab from breaking off. Now, when you plug this cable into the amp, the depression for the connection is quite tight and actually makes it rather difficult to push the tab down through the sleeve to disconnect the cable. I found myself snipping off the part of the sleeve that protects the tab just so it was easier to disconnect the cable.
So yeah. On a level of functionality and convinience its well above par. But on a technical level, its not without its faults. But they can certainly be overcome with a little effort.

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Dean DC6 Guitar with Floyd Rose Locking Tremelo, Classic Black Review

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(More customer reviews)This guitar is a steal!!! I bought this guitar because of the EMGs, floyd rose, and the new SUPER thin neck designed for this guitar. Before this guitar I was in love with my Jackson DKMG, and I have a hard time going back to it now after playing this guitar. The neck is extremely thin and it allows for the EASIEST access to the higher frets. The only trouble I had was the difference in playing style. With my Jackson I played with a lot of bends and vibrato. I had trouble playing that way with this guitar, but I quickly adjusted to using the whammy instead. When buying this guitar from Amazon, it comes with the worst strings I have ever played. Don't bother using them just replace the strings and set the tuning and floyd rose how you like and have at it.

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B.C. Rich Bronze Warlock Electric Bass Guitar, Black Review

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(More customer reviews)This was one of the first basses I ever owned, and I can quite honestly say it was one of the best. It had stellar looks with a powerful meaty sound. It always turned heads, it was a monster. It had low action and I had it tuned down to C and it kept in tune always. It handled everthing I could do to it, as well as others. One of the best made basses around.

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Marshall MG30FX Guitar Combo Amplifier - 10 Inch, 30 Watts Review

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(More customer reviews)I was more then happy with the performance of this amp. It went beyond my expectations. The sound is clean and crisp. The speaker was able to handle any distortion I threw at it and it stayed clean and crisp. The output is much more then I expected for a 30 watt amp. I haven't played an electric guitar in years and wanted to get back into it, I knew I couldn't go wrong with Marshall. They were the top of the line when I was a kid and at 55 now, it still is top of the line. This is a great amp for the money. I could see using this amp for a garage band or playing in bars. I am really have a fun time with this amp. Hope this helps anyone looking to buy an amp for the first time or someone getting back into playing again.

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Marshall's MG30FX features their exclusive, groundbreaking FDD circuitry plus 30 Watts of power for killer tones. The MG30FX includes a 10-inch speaker, four switchable channels, and a 3-band EQ that lets you shape your tone. Four digital effects are included, along with cabinet emulation for the line or headphone out. A fine marriage of digital convenience with modern Marshall tone.

Analog Tube Emulation Marshall's innovative FDD (Frequency Dependent Damping) circuitry gives the MG4 Series the unbelievable depth of sound and unique feel of their legendary, all-tube amps. It does this by emulating the way an all-tube power amp interacts with the speaker(s) it is driving. The result? An amp that gives you the best of both worlds, not only producing the tone you're looking for, but offering an intuitive and totally programmable way of customizing, storing and accessing your favourite Marshall tones and features.
Preset and Manual Modes The MG30FX features two modes: Preset and Manual. Preset mode stores the position of all the controls except the master volume, allowing you to store the settings for each channel for instant recall.
Selecting a channel automatically recalls the settings stored within the channel. The physical position of the front panel controls automatically update.
In Manual mode, the amp behaves like any other amp--adjust the controls to your liking on the fly; channel-switching won't recall stored positions (although you can of course save one if you like it).
Four Channels On the MG30FX guitar amp combo, the available channels are Clean, Crunch, OD1 and OD2--four different foundations upon which to build your sound.
Switching seamlessly between channels is easy with the push button controls, or you can add an optional footswitch.
Reverb and Digital effects The MG30FX allows two simultaneous effects--Reverb and one of these four digital effects: Chorus, Phaser, Flanger or Delay.
All four effects are controlled by a single knob. Turning clockwise increases the speed on the modulation effects and the level of the delay effect.
The delay can be manually set using the front panel Tap button, which allows you to match the delay time to the time between two presses.
Headphone/Line Output The combination line out/headphone out features speaker cabinet emulation, giving you full Marshall sound when recording or practicing through headphones (when a jack is inserted into the socket the unit's speaker is muted).
Line Input The 3.5mm MP3 / Line In socket allows the connection of an external audio source, such as an MP3 or CD player. Plug it in and play along.
Stompware Footswitch (Optional) Upgrade your rig with the Stompware footswitch, which provides seamless transitioning between channels, foot control of the tap tempo delay, plus a built-in tuner with LCD display.
MG30FX Specs
Power (RMS): 30W
Channels: 4
Speaker: 1 x 10-inch
Weight (kg): 10.8 kg
Size (mm): 480 x 420 x 225 (W x H x D)

What's in the Box MG30FX Amplifier, Power Cable, Owner's Manual

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Dean Tradition Acoustic-Electric Cutaway Guitar with V Headstock, Tuner Preamp, Classic Black Review

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(More customer reviews)I had some reservations about buying this guitar, but when the price fell below $175, I figured I would give it a try.
First off, if you are looking for a guitar to sound, feel and play like a high end ovation for $175, you are clearly insane.
This guitar has a nice feel, much better action that I had planned on, reasonably rich sound, decent electronics and the built in tuner was pretty usefull.
In all, for a acoustic / electric, you cant go wrong at this price.
The only goofy thing on this guitar is the V headstock which I thought looked pretty cool until i figured out it wont fit in any of my hard or soft cases.....so tack on $50 for a case that works!


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