Brian Moore Guitars i8

2002. Hand crafted in Seoul, Korea.
22 frets
Maple top.
One volume knob and one tone knob. Both are push/pull to activate and deactivate the coil tapping feature.
H/H configuration but as just stated, has the coil tapping feature.
Neck pickup is teh SD alnico II pro and the bridge is the SD JB.
neck is maple with rosewood fingerboard. body is mahogany with maple top. Strat style body. Sperzel locking tuners and very fast neck. but i did NOT come with a case

Suits my style perfectly. I like playing a lot of ACDC and Oasis and i can hit their tones wonderfully. I play a lot of soft rock as well and when using the single coils, it sounds fantastic. I use it with my Marshall JCM2000 DSL. Sounds great, its like the millenium strats, its just so great. Its VERY VERY versitile. I can go from great clean to great rock tones just like that *snaps finger* The only thing it cant do well is like thrash metal but i dont play thrash metal so thats fine by me.

the JB gets a great rock tone. it cuts through very well and has BITE. I nailed Angus's tone with this lil bugger.

the alnico II pro is great. I love the clean tone and it has a nice warm bluesy tone to it as well.

the guitar sounds SO good it replaced my Gibson SG

Action: Set up perfectly, i was suprised cos everytime i get a guitar i adjust the action but this was perfect, i havent touched it.

pickups were at a very good heighth

finish: boy is this thing georgeous. Its the vintage burst and even the guys at the store said out of the 3 they had, this looked the best. Its simply amazing

Seems reliable. Seems tough. I trust it

I've owned two strats and an Sg and this is my favorite. If it were stolen id get the insurance money and get another one. I love everything about it, its very comfortable. My favorite feature has gotta be the coil tapping, but i do love how it ACTUALLY STAYS IN TUNE UNLIKE MY OTHER GUITARS! I compared it to Les Paul studios and the Jackson RR5 and some teles and strats but i chose this one. definitely an awesome guitar.

This model is Korean made, 22 fret, highly figured quilted maple top. Dual Duncan humbuckers with coil tapping, 3 way toggle. Sperzel locking tuners, hardtail with string through body. Thin, comfortable bolt-on neck. Graphite nut. Top notch hardware. Strings are .09s. Mine is vintage sunburst and is stunning. I chose this model because of the high quality hardware for the money. I seriously considered a custom, but I could not see any differences, other than price. I wanted an American made guitar, but for the same features and quality I would be paying triple the price. The Korean made Brian Moore models are top notch and put ANY other American made model to shame for this price.

I play hard rock, mostly 80's style. With the coil splitting and 3-way toggle, any LP or Fender sound can be had. I'm playing through a Crate GX40C, and this guitar actually makes my amp sound better. Pickups are very sensitive to volume and tone contol settings. This is my first guitar that the tone control actually makes a difference. I mainly keep the tone knob in the middle position and crank it up for solos, and down for more bass. The sound of the guitar unplugged is very bright. You can strum a chord and hear it resonate through the body. Sustain is better than any other bolt on I've played. Turning the volume pot all the way up really distorts the pickups. I had to turn down the gain on my amp and use the volume to control distortion. Very quiet, no hum through the amp whatsoever. Never heard a perfect guitar, but for sound versatility, this one's almost perfect.

Guitar is manufactured in Korea, however it is setup in the USA. Mine came setup very good, with slight fret buzz on the low E string. I don't mind the buzz for the low action. Bridge pickup was set a little low, a couple turns with a screw driver fixed that.

The finish is incredible. Mahogany body with a highly figured maple top. Absolutely beautiful sunburst finish. I love just staring at it, and hate getting finger prints on it. The guitar's finish looks just like it does on their website - gorgeous. The finish alone is worth twice the price.

Fretwork was top-notch, as is the hardware.

I've had the guitar for a month now. Re-strung it once. I do not yet play live, but would love to show it off if I could. I am a jam along with CD's player, and for that it stands up great. Neck flexes easily under stress and may break under heavy abuse.

Again, hardware is the best, and should not be a problem long term.

Haven't dealt with them yet, which is good. Guitar has a lifetime warranty.

Been playing and learning for 6 years, and this is my 6th guitar. I tend to get a new one each year in search of what suits my sound and style. I've had cheap strats, but didn't like the single coils. I've had 24 fret guitars, didn't like the 24 frets. I've had heavy guitars that hurt my back after 30 minutes. I've had hardtail, standard tremolo, and floyd rose equipped guitars. So, I've learned what I like and what I don't like. I was very specific in what I wanted in my new guitar. I was willing to pay a lot more money than what this cost, but I could not find a better guitar. I wanted 2 humbuckers with coil tapping, hard-tail because I use a lot of alternate tunings, locking tuners, good quality, quilted maple top, Seymour Duncan pickups, light-weight, and great sound. After a lot of thought, reviews, price-shopping, and playing, I chose the i8 from Brian Moore.

It took a month to arrive, but it was worth the wait. Korean made, but better than any I have ever seen. Better than any American Fender that I considered, and more comfortable and lighter than an LP. Sound quality is awesome - the variety of sounds is limitless. The tobacco burst finish is beautiful. You will not find a better finish in any other brand within this price range. The guitar is light weight and very comfortable. Hardware is top-notch. This guitar is better than any guitar I considered up to $2000. I love it. I considered a PRS custom 22, but felt that I would be afraid to play it out of fear of scratching it. Anyway, as a hobbyist, I'm not worth the price of a PRS. I can use the money I saved for lessons.

This one's a keeper. Well worth the wait! I would definately buy again, and highly recommend it.

2000 Model probably. Made in korea and assembled in USA. 22 frets. Volume and tome controls, pull them and the humbuckers are split.
2 HB. Alnico Pro at neck, JB at bridge. Kalantas Mahogany body. Thin flame Maple veneer top. Fixed bridge. Locking sperzel tuners. 22.5 scale. Thin neck and 15" fretboard radius. Case not included.

It suits my musical style which is mainly blues/rock/metal. i8 --> line6 DM4 --> Boss Me30 --> Dano Cool Cat --> Marshall DSL401 or Crate 15 watts. Not noisy except when bridge pickup is split.
At neck great, rich, bassy sound with great sustain for a bolt on.
Split sounds like a strat though only about 80 %. Still very convincing.
At bridge great crunchy sound fit for leads and harder stuff. Split sounds thin, still usable. I have heard teles sound like that.

If anything I dislike is the thin neck. Still getting used to it after playing a MIM strat for 2 years.

Setup perfect. Bridge pickup was a little low. I will be changing 10s.
The thin maple top is very well bookmatched. It is a veneer, so is very thin. A very small mark on the finish. Great fretwork.

Havent tested live. Looks a little delicate. Hardware will definitely last. They ar very good quality. I would gig w/o a backup.

Emails are promply replied. I would say good based on that.

Playing for 3 years. If it were lost or stolen, I would buy it gaian or another one with the same features. I love its sound above all. at the neck you get a great salsh tone, sanatana and generally a beautiful sound when overdriven and great clean sound as well.
Before buying this I was thinking of buying a Epi LP copy and then go thru the routine of changing pickups, hardware etc... Glad I didnt. For the same price I get all I would changed in the Epi. Also after buying I somehow feel I will never buy a LP style body. I am just used to the strat style body. This one has very light body and yet gives that great sustain, which is surprising as it is a bolt on. the bolt is direct , i.e. no neck plate.

2000 model, Korean made. Kalantas Mahogany body with maple neck and rosewood fretboard. The top is quilted. The pickups are 2 Seymour Duncan humbuckers (Alnico in neck, JB in bridge) They put a 3 way switch and the vol and tone knobs are coil taps giving you 8 pickup combos. The bridge is a string through strat "hard tail" type which means no trem but that's what I dug about this model, and the tuners are Sperzels.

I play mostly pop/rock/blues type stuff so this guitar covers very well. It can cover anything fromm Jazzy tones to Tele tones pretty good. I'm currently using a Peavey classic 30 with ext. cab. My effects vary, but currentlt it's in this order:
Morley Bad Horsie Wah - Dunlop Rotovibe - Tech 21 3 O.D. - Boss GE7 EQ - Boss PH-1 phaser (try finding one of these!) - Boss DD-3 delay. The only thing I find Is the bridge "tapped" pickup is a little bright, but roll off the tone to 7 and your ok.

The only bad thing I can say is that the action was a little high when I got it. Everything else was pretty perfect.

This guitar will last, but I would avoid dropping it on its head as the neck is thinner than a strat's and who knows what could happen. As for gigging without a backup, I already am with no worries!

I e-mailed them about the action. 2 business days later I got a response with the neck specs, an apology and reasons why the action could have been off after the factory inspection. That's service! Oh, and the warranty is a limited lifetime warranty.

I need a variety of guitar tones for my band, so the more pickup options I can get, the less times I have to change guitars during the night. With spontaneity and no set lists, one guitar with more options is the better choice. I love everything from the finish to the tone. In my 15 years of playing I've owned everything from PRS to Fender, and this sucker I connected with right off the bat. I used it the next day in the studio,and 4 days later at a gig. I'm thinking on getting the i2 next! If I lost it? I'd get another, and I pity the fool who takes it!

2000, bolt on, 22 rosewood/maple neck. quilted maple top, locking tuners, fixed bridge, dual Seymour Duncan JB-4 Humbuckers. double cutaway body almost like a strat

The sound is very versatile w/ the hums and coil tapping, it sounds just like a PRS, if I closed my eyes I wouldn't be able to tell the difference. Very rich meaty sound typical of Duncans

The finish is absolutely stunning, the figured maple top makes it look like a guitar that would be on exhibit in a gallery, and the wood quality is amungst the best I've seen. the only thing that I would change about the guitar would be the action. I adjusted the truss bar as low as I could get it w/o buzzing but it still was higher than the axn on my Ovation. and frets are medium sized and a bit too high for my liking, it feels like a vintage fender but can be uncomfortable when playing aggressively

I plan to use this guitar for the rest of my life. For a Korean made instrument it is extremely well constructed (assembled in the US) and feels very solid like and american Strat, when I play a show I feel completely feel comfortable not having a backup around

I suggest anyone that wants a great functioning guitar to get one. you really just have to play it for yourself

The i8 is a new model in the i2000 series. These are made in Korea, and supposedly set up in the US. From the BMC web site: Comfort contoured body , Unique scuplted headstock , Bolt-on neck construction
Kalantas Mahogany body and highly figured mapletop , Ivoroid binding
22 fret, Maple neck, Rosewood fingerboard , 25.5" scale 15" radius , Seymour Duncan Pickups with coil tapping, Chrome Hardware
Sperzel Locking Tuners , Fixed bridge, Innovative Output jack location. Two Humbuckers.

This is a great sounding and playing guitar. The neck is fast, and the pickups are clean with a variety of combinations. There is a three position pickup switch and both the volume and tone controls pull out to split the coils

This guitar should get a 10, but there were a few scratches on the headstock and back. There was a piece of wood loose in the output jack cavity, which must have been glued into place to help secure one of the screws that was tapped to close to the edge. The glue didn't hold, and the wood was ratttling aroung in the cavity. This did not effect functionality or looks at all. The setup was off. The truss rod was loose, and first I attributed that to the fact that this guitar was trucked accross country to me. When I adjusted the neck, the bridge was set too low, indicating to me the whole setup was originally wrong. Once I got this guitar adjusted, it played great.

The guitar seems solid and durable. The finish is nice, but does not seem like it will hold up the same a higher end guitar would (or even a Fender). As for a keeping a backup around, I thought guitar players were required, by law, to carry a stratocaster as a backup.

I noted the problems with my guitar when I submitted the warranty registration, and the response was "We are sorry for the problems, but...". A sorry doesn't score too many point towards customer satisfaction. Also since the guitar didn't come with any documentation, and there is no real info about it on their web site, it took me a couple of days to figure out that the volume and tone controls pulled out for more pickup config options.

Overall I give this guitar a 9. It's a great guitar for the money.