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I've been involved with music since I was 16, which was--well, a long time ago, 44 years in December 2014. Come to www.davelongmusic.com www.reverbnation.com/thelobsterobscura www.soundclick.com/bluesnowballnebula and explore!
Avis (8)
13 sept. 2016
A very good instrument
I'm not new to hollowbody electrics. I have a '70 Gibson ES-335TD, Gretsch Tennessee Rose, Reverend Manta Ray and others. This is a guitar I'm happy to have. Firstly, where looks are concerned, the pictures do not come anywhere close to what this instrument looks like. The finish is beautiful, with complex swirls of blue, gray, black. It's polyurethane, and polished very well to a high gloss. Binding, neck, etc. are done well and solid. It comes with flatwound D'Addarios, which I immediately replaced with what I like to use, the GHS David Gilmour set. I don't like flatwounds and I really don't like D'Addarios. Right out of the box the setup wasn't even close. The string action was very high. However, once I replaced the strings and lowered the bridge I was able to get the very low action I prefer without a single truss rod tweak. Pickup height was good but the pickups were sort of loose/wobbly, and tended to vibrate when you played notes of certain frequencies. I put a little piece of gray foam in along the long side of the pickups to dampen it, which worked. Electronics work fine. The pickups sound really great whether you want a bright, bluesy/rocky tone or if you dial back the tone for that dark, moody sound. The switch may be a bit light-duty, but I'm not rough with my instruments and don't expect to have any trouble with it. I'm not crazy about the tuners, which have kind of a cheap feel to their action, but they work well and don't slip or anything so I'm letting that go. It came with a nice hard case that's more than adequate protection. Played acoustically it's a little shy in the lower mids and lows, sounds a bit thin. Plug it in and it's great. Again, not a problem for me. Overall a beautiful, playable (once I started playing it plugged in I had a hard time to quit) and comfortable instrument at about a mid-grade price.
11 déc. 2018
Good for fast picking, good tone, easy to adjust to
I wasn't sure if I'd like them when I pulled them out of the bag. I prefer a fairly thin but rigid pick. But the recessed thumb notch makes it feel much more natural in my grip, and it took very little time to get used to. I was able to get speed when I wanted it, the tone is very good. I haven't had them long enough to judge durability, but they certainly seem built to last. They're a little expensive, but, like anything, buy cheap, get cheap. I have zero buyer's remorse. Yes, I do recommend them.
21 janv. 2016
Quite a surprise
i wanted to get a relatively inexpensive guitar to tinker with and see how good I might be able to make it play and sound. I ended up doing nothing more than changing the strings and adjusting the action--setup things. Right out of the box it's a lot of bang for the buck. I didn't spend a lot of bucks for it, got it used on eBay for $325 with free shipping. At that price it's a nonsensically great deal. The tuners work smoothly and don't slip, the hardware is good and solid, fretwork is great--and I like quite a low action, no fretting-out or buzzing at all. It looks all right in the photo, but it looks great when you see it 3-D. It's more or less (more) a copy of a 1960s Gibson ES-125TDC. And it works. I've owned a couple of the Gibson 125s, so I know the difference. One noticeable difference is that the cutaway starts at the last fret vs. the 16th on the Gibson, giving you even better access. The finish looks great, more in the vein of a 1940s Gibson mandolin tobacco burst than the sunburst on the 125s. But it looks really good. The finish appears to be polyurethane but I'm not sure of that. It does look very good. It's fully hollow, like the old 125s were, and when played acoustically is lively, resonant and sweet-voiced. I've been curious for some time about Loar guitars--they looked pretty good in photos, but a lot of inexpensive guitars look great in pictures, but don't feel very good to play, the hardware's really cheap, you can't get the action where you want it, lots of issues. None of that here. It feels good. It sounds good. It's satisfying to play.