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Nice 335 Alternative
This is a beautifully finished guitar with an eye-catching look. It has lovely sweet tones that lend themselves well to jazz or blues, but will also take a little overdrive for a bit more bite. The best tones come when both pick-ups are selected and it is actually quite versatile, I've been using this for blues/rock.
The fit and finish are excellent. The tuners are precise and don't slip, the bridge and stop tailpiece are high quality, the control knobs have a great tactile feel and the guitar is beautifully finished with no flaws that I can find. The pictures do not do justice to how good this thing looks. The fretwork is nicely done with no sharp edges and is well finished. It came pretty well set up, I only had to do a little work to fit my preferred set-up. The neck is slightly fatter than I normally like. That is my only real gripe, but that's just my preference and I still love this guitar.
The fit and finish are excellent. The tuners are precise and don't slip, the bridge and stop tailpiece are high quality, the control knobs have a great tactile feel and the guitar is beautifully finished with no flaws that I can find. The pictures do not do justice to how good this thing looks. The fretwork is nicely done with no sharp edges and is well finished. It came pretty well set up, I only had to do a little work to fit my preferred set-up. The neck is slightly fatter than I normally like. That is my only real gripe, but that's just my preference and I still love this guitar.
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Its a nice guitar for the money
The guitar is well made for a guitar at this price point. Its not going to blow your mind. As with most guitars in this price range, it needs a little set up, intonation etc. I set it up with 11 gauge strings and replaced the nut with a graphteq one. WIth the appropriate nut filing the intonation at the low end of the neck was improved. Frets could do with a little polishing. Electronics are fine, though the odd little bit of scratchiness in pots.
Overall, out of the box its a 2.5 or 3. Add in a little work on setup and it creeps higher towards 3.5 or 4, though probably not all the way.
Overall, out of the box its a 2.5 or 3. Add in a little work on setup and it creeps higher towards 3.5 or 4, though probably not all the way.
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Incredible value
This guitar is incredible for its price.
It sounds amazing, feels really good, and looks awesome.
A student of mine has a 3000€ Gibson ES-335 ; I won't say this one is better, but it is a matter of taste. Which is incredible for a guitar a tenth of the price.
The neck pick-up sounds gorgeous and mellow, and by adding a little bit of bridge pup you get a great variaty of sounds. Like most of those guitars, the bridge pick-up by itself is a little dry. But mixed, they sound great.
The neck is leaning on the large side. Not too large, but clearly not a lean, fast, fender-type neck. Nothing to say about the fretwork.
The features are what you'd expect from a Gibson inspired guitar. No surprise here.
The set-up was good upon delivery ; great job by the Thomann team, as usual.
It sounds amazing, feels really good, and looks awesome.
A student of mine has a 3000€ Gibson ES-335 ; I won't say this one is better, but it is a matter of taste. Which is incredible for a guitar a tenth of the price.
The neck pick-up sounds gorgeous and mellow, and by adding a little bit of bridge pup you get a great variaty of sounds. Like most of those guitars, the bridge pick-up by itself is a little dry. But mixed, they sound great.
The neck is leaning on the large side. Not too large, but clearly not a lean, fast, fender-type neck. Nothing to say about the fretwork.
The features are what you'd expect from a Gibson inspired guitar. No surprise here.
The set-up was good upon delivery ; great job by the Thomann team, as usual.
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This is a really good guitar, nice finishes, a great sound even unpluged, and a awesome feeling in the hands
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Great budget semi hollow
Fantastic build quality for the price, good packaging by Thomann's team, no issued receiving it from halfway across the world. Guitar is setup well and plays great right out if the boxing after tuning.
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Great value for money!
Good value for the price. Build quality is good and the setup was great out of the box, good action.
I have owned this guitar for 6 months now, the pickup?s are nice and sound ok, might change those one day. After about 4 months I experienced some fret buzz, nothing serious, not noticeable when finger picking but with a pick it?s subtle but there. This is a great instrument and perfect for those looking for a good semi-hollow at a great price.
I have owned this guitar for 6 months now, the pickup?s are nice and sound ok, might change those one day. After about 4 months I experienced some fret buzz, nothing serious, not noticeable when finger picking but with a pick it?s subtle but there. This is a great instrument and perfect for those looking for a good semi-hollow at a great price.
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Great semi-acoustic guitar at a very competitive price
I ordered the AS73 on a Tuesday and got it delivered before the weekend. Played great straight out of the box. The look and feel is great; a very classic look. I play quite straightforward acoustic rock and this suits my needs well.
It's got a nice, loud tone and I can definitely see myself play this on stage very soon. Definitely recommend the guitar for anyone playing rock/blues/jazz type music.
I would recommend buying strap locks along with it because the strap button is behind the guitar neck and doesn't hold too well with thick leather straps.
It's got a nice, loud tone and I can definitely see myself play this on stage very soon. Definitely recommend the guitar for anyone playing rock/blues/jazz type music.
I would recommend buying strap locks along with it because the strap button is behind the guitar neck and doesn't hold too well with thick leather straps.
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Great Guitar
This is an awesome instrument. It sounds, looks, feels, tastes and smells great! Buy one....OK maybe one day I will upgrade the pick-ups, but that is a long time away.
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Great guitar
Great guitar, it's sounds amazing and is very comfortable to play! I use it just for some home jams with Boss Katana 50.
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ibenez sa73
great fast service from Thomann's ordered Tuesday night was here on Friday guitar is very well finished setup played right
out the box nerly in tune deserve 5star ratting
out the box nerly in tune deserve 5star ratting
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