Product: Antoniotsai 7232
Price Paid: USD 31.00
Submitted
06/07/2008
at
02:24pm
by
Pistol
Features
:
10
The 7232 is a lefthanded Les Pa#l model. it made this year in vietnam!!! 22 frets,solid mahagony body,with a beautiful flame maple top, H/H pickup config. has an amazing abalone binding around body & headstock, and awesome abalone position markers. tune-o-matic bridge & grover tuners. its a 24.75 scale. the case has an amp built into it. thought i would have to replace the pickups, but was pleasantly surprised at how nice the pickups sound.
Sound
:
10
I've played metal,rock,blues,jazz,reggae,classical,in my more than 20 yrs of playing,gigging mostly in Manhatten & north Jersey. I use a Carvin Vai Legacy 100w 1/2 stack, using a Digitech GNX4 or Boss pedals. I was expecting to replace the stock pickups, but was pleasantly surprised by the sound, and am still using them. I use a Roland micro cube for practicing at home, and it sounds amazing thru that amp also. The only thing I can be critical about is the pickup switch, it's kinda loud. I've played Gibs@n Les Pa#ls, and this I like better.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
Beautiful set-up from the factory, intonation spot on, the action is ideal, better than the Gibs@ns I've played. The flame maple top is bookmatched perfectly, this guitar looks like a work of art, with all the abalone body & headstock binding and abalone position inlays. The finish gives the flametop an almost 3D effect. To be critical, the only flaw I found (after playing it a few weeks)was a slight scratch on the neck binding where it joins the body,,, I could have also done that, since I've been playing it so much. Unreal in the value department,
Reliability/Durability
:
10
This is a solidly made guitar that will last a lifetime of gigs. I would bring extra strings but a backup guitar for the gig is unnessacary.
Customer Support
:
10
I had no problems,,, my dealing with Tony was pleasant & painless.
Overall Rating
:
10
I've been playing for over 20yrs, & own Fender Strat,Ibanez RG470 & Ibanez lawsuit strat, Yamaha AES620L, Yamaha Pacifica, Dean EVO Special Select,Dean Avalanche,Hamer Sunburst A/T, Yamaha classical & Ibanez acoustic, plus a Hamer 5 string bass, and Vantage bass. If stolen I would track em down like the dog they are and get it back, if not I would definitely replace it. I've compared it to the Gibs@ns' I used to play and it provides more bang for the buck, and in a blind test would probably still chose this over the Gibs@n based on the playability.
