Guitar Reviews

John calls upon his 40+ years of music and guitar experience to review and evaluate various popular guitars.


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#	play time	date added	make / model	topics
1	6:52	10-21-2008	Mark Angus custom acoustic	luthiers; custom vs mass-produced; cut-away; hand-made bridge and dots; bone saddle; maple binding; pickguard; rosette; mother of pearl binding; spruce top aging; sound; logos; mahogany neck; dark wood plate; Grover tuner machine heads; faceplate; Hawaiian koa maple.
2	5:15	11-15-2008	AXL Badwater Eldorado SE	Telecaster, Stratocaster type sound; Johnson Company; single coil pickups; hardtail Strat type bridge; sustain; patina; 3 position switch; funk music, James Brown type sound; alder body; maple neck; rosewood fretboard; cost.
3	7:34	12-02-2008	Epiphone Les Paul Limited Edition	affordable price, Gibson budget line; set-in vs bolt-on neck; balanced sound of pickups; stud tailpiece; Tune-O-Matic bridge sweep, point of contact; rosewood fretboard; made in Korea; Honduras mahogany; quality control; side by side comparision with Gibson Les Paul; encased machine heads; binding; tuning knobs; humbucking pickups.
4	7:52	12-12-2008	Schecter Hellraiser C-1	quilted maple top; mahogany body, 3 piece mahogany neck; set neck vs neck thru vs bolt-on; Grover machine heads; abalone binding and cross inlays; accessible cut-away; 24 frets, 2 octaves; EMG low impedance battery charged pickups vs Alnico pickups; push-pull pots for single or double coil; thin sound; funk sound; versatile guitar; price; heavy metal shred sound.
5	9:19	12-15-2008	PRS SE Custom Tremolo	modeled after expensive PRS; cost; flame maple top; maple binding; mahogany body; PRS machine heads (traditional); graphite nut; whammy bar system; best of Les Paul and Fender tremolo; Zebra humbucking pickups; rosewood fretboard; crescent moon inlays; 22 fret neck; nice funky blues sound; sharp bridge piece; single tone and volume controls; cutaways; knob joining neck and body; value.

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are John's only, and he is not responsible for any purchasing decisions the viewer of these videos may make as a result of these comparisions. As of the date of these reviews, John does not have any direct commercial relationship with any of the companies whose products he is evaluating.




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