Product: AXL Marquee ASO
Price Paid: USD 150
Submitted
05/11/2009
at
11:34am
by
prsplayer
Features
:
7
standard strat copy with tremelo and s/s/h pickups. body is alder, neck is rosewood on maple. i got the sunburst no flaws in the paint. cheap tuners but they work well unless you use the tremelo alot like i do. so i replaced with locking tuners. in my opinion that is the improvement needed to gig with this guitar. i rate it a 7 stock 9 with new tuners
Sound
:
8
i really like the sound of this guitar you can play pretty much play any style of music you like. i play blues,rock, and a little country. my main amps are a carvin x-100 b half stack, and a ashdown fallen angel fa 40 combo. i dont think i will change the pickups out they are great i personnaly use the humbucker for the rock songs and neck middle(pos.4) for blues or country stuff. clean gets a 7 distortion gets a 9 so overall a 8
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
8
every aspect of the guitar was setup properly with low action but no string noise. i did adjust the tremelo to dive only but thats a personal preferance. neck is thin feels great frets were seated properly no sharp edges anywhere. overall setup was great but any guitar you buy you will make adjustments to suit your playing style. so i give it a 8
Reliability/Durability
:
8
the guitar seems reliable all hardware seems solid and properly installed and setup. the finish is great no overspray that i have seen. and the burst is just as good as fenders. i have used at a gig without a backup already no problems what so ever
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
havent dealt with the manufacturer. if anything goes wrong i will fix it myself anyway, no score
Overall Rating
:
8
i've been playing for 10 years. ive owned just about every big brand guitar out there including fender, gibson, jackson,and a paul reed smith custum 24 that i still have. the axl is just as good as a mim fender strat and blows away all the squire strats ive played. i dont think you can find comparable strat style guitar for under $450. i would by this before a mim strat anyday. if it were stolen i'd buy another without hesitation. will probably buy another soon anyway i want the white one too.
