Crawldaddy
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Hmm.
Okay, before this gets out of hand into another "hello, most guitar brands are obviously better than the budget one you're referring to" flaming session...
Allow me to say that I have never been more impressed with a TGM electric in my entire guitar playing life. Then again, it is only this one model out of so many that really made my eyes "open big big".
So I was in a certain store with my pal, and I was actually browsing around, looking out for the Godins etc, when this TGM set-neck Les Paul caught my eye. I was intrigued and I asked the shop-keeper if I could give it a try.
What really caught my eye was that you seldom see TGM electrics with set-necks, and when I held it, I felt the weight (well solid alder body with mahogany neck). The only finish flaws was a teeny scratch at the back of the neck, and perhaps the binding wasn't perfect. Also the bridge humbucker was at an odd angle, and the bridge hubucker ring didn't fit the contour of the body well. But hey... the best part is when it is plugged in.
The amp he plugged the guitar into was a marshall AVT100 and my friend set the clean channel to a flat frequency response (bass, mids, treble on 12 o'clock). I was surprised to hear a very nice clean sound which is both fat and yet clear. I switched between pickup positions and was pleased to hear no muddiness. Perhaps this nice tone is due to the solid alder body. Or it could be the rather excessive 100-watt solid-state, half-stack amp I was playing it through. Anyway.
When I turnd on the overdrive, I was really impressed with the sound: thick, crunchy and with abit of EQ tweaking got a very nice rock and roll (think ZZ Top) guitar sound. The sound and playability (no sky-high string action on this model) was just so addictive I could not stop playing.
I'm honestly rather impressed with the standard of fit and finish in this model, which costs only $280. Perhaps if anyone else has a good experience with TGM's latest offerings (or any non-mainstream, budget guitar brand), they could share it here. Perhaps dreams of a good tone can be attained by those who are not so well-off after all.
And on a final note, please be reminded that I am not paid to do this post, and it is completely out of my willingness to share with fellow softies a good guitar that has the bang for the buck.
peace
Okay, before this gets out of hand into another "hello, most guitar brands are obviously better than the budget one you're referring to" flaming session...
Allow me to say that I have never been more impressed with a TGM electric in my entire guitar playing life. Then again, it is only this one model out of so many that really made my eyes "open big big".
So I was in a certain store with my pal, and I was actually browsing around, looking out for the Godins etc, when this TGM set-neck Les Paul caught my eye. I was intrigued and I asked the shop-keeper if I could give it a try.
What really caught my eye was that you seldom see TGM electrics with set-necks, and when I held it, I felt the weight (well solid alder body with mahogany neck). The only finish flaws was a teeny scratch at the back of the neck, and perhaps the binding wasn't perfect. Also the bridge humbucker was at an odd angle, and the bridge hubucker ring didn't fit the contour of the body well. But hey... the best part is when it is plugged in.
The amp he plugged the guitar into was a marshall AVT100 and my friend set the clean channel to a flat frequency response (bass, mids, treble on 12 o'clock). I was surprised to hear a very nice clean sound which is both fat and yet clear. I switched between pickup positions and was pleased to hear no muddiness. Perhaps this nice tone is due to the solid alder body. Or it could be the rather excessive 100-watt solid-state, half-stack amp I was playing it through. Anyway.
When I turnd on the overdrive, I was really impressed with the sound: thick, crunchy and with abit of EQ tweaking got a very nice rock and roll (think ZZ Top) guitar sound. The sound and playability (no sky-high string action on this model) was just so addictive I could not stop playing.
I'm honestly rather impressed with the standard of fit and finish in this model, which costs only $280. Perhaps if anyone else has a good experience with TGM's latest offerings (or any non-mainstream, budget guitar brand), they could share it here. Perhaps dreams of a good tone can be attained by those who are not so well-off after all.
And on a final note, please be reminded that I am not paid to do this post, and it is completely out of my willingness to share with fellow softies a good guitar that has the bang for the buck.
peace
