| Johnny Rockabilly from Ventura, CA. |
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| Subject: | A real cool guitar. |
| Quality:
| Don't expect master craftsmanship at this price, everythig works though like it's supposed to. |
| Sound:
| The p-90 copy pickups do a good job with the vintage sound. Balance between the bridge and neck pickups is good. |
| Reliability:
| The tremelo system is almost useless but nothing has broken, it seems to be put togeather reasonably well. |
| Overall:
| This is a fun guitar, simple like a telecaster with a distinctive sound. It's hard to keep in tune but otherwise a gig-ready axe. |
| Playability and Feel:
| I like playing this guitar, it has more bark than my Telecaster and a retro look and feel. |
| Tone:
| The pickups have a fat sound like p-90's should. A fairly good job in the sound department. |
| Finish:
| No problems with the finish, simple but cool. |
| Action:
| If this was set up at the factory, incorrectly but it didn't take much to dial it in. |
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| Semi-Pro |
| Do you own this product?:
| yes |
| Date submitted:
| 02-09-2010 |
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| TommyBoy from The Wilds of Virginia |
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| Subject: | Bang-For-Bucks CHAMP!! |
| Quality:
| Very decent build quality, a best buy. |
| Sound:
| I realize that quality control varies wildly with this type of piece, but the pickups on mine are SMOKIN'! |
| Reliability:
| Don't know, only had it a couple of weeks. These things are usually ok if not broken in the box. |
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| A mass-produced item. Needs work to make playable. |
| Playability and Feel:
| Like a Mosrite. Close to a strat but different. Some fellas might hit the pup selector whise strumming, but I dont. |
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| Not only do the P90s on my guitar do the nice P90 thing (I call them schizo pickups), that is, they have a very nice polite voice when run almost full and stroking the strings. Sit on the volume and smack it a little and they snarl and honk like a mad bull. Very nice difference between front and back pups as well. |
| Finish:
| Very nice. I got the Candy Apple Red |
| Action:
| Pretty high, but that's probably a good thing. Most guys restring and tweak intonation anyway. Fret edges needed a file job, too. |
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| Semi-Pro |
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| Yes |
| Date submitted:
| 10 March 2010 |
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| MexicoJoe from Northern California |
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| Subject: | Aria DM-380 |
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| For the price the quality of this guitar makes it a great value. |
| Sound:
| This is my first time with P-90 pickups and all I can say is "Wow". They sound just like a surf guitar should. Bright and full of twang. |
| Reliability:
| Not sure yet, so far so good. |
| Overall:
| Overall a very nice looking guitar. The finish (sunburst) is perfect. The edges of the frets are a little sharp, but and easy fix. |
| Playability and Feel:
| The neck is a classic "C" shape. Not too thick and not to thin. Very comfortable. |
| Tone:
| The pickups are the heart and soul of this guitar. Bright and well balanced. |
| Finish:
| The sunburst finish was flawless. The neck is maple and has a stain finish. |
| Action:
| The action was set just right. The only thing I needed to do was tweak the trussrod a bit. |
| Skill Level:
| Intermediate |
| Do you own this product?:
| Yes |
| Date submitted:
| 01-14-2010 |