Product: Chandler Salvagecaster
Price Paid: US N/A
Submitted
09/05/2000
at
12:00am
by
Aaron Pico
Email: aaron-pico<at>webtv dot net
Features
:
No Opinion
Strat style Swamp ash body, maple neck (21 fret), Klusen(?) tuners, Hipshot tremolo bridge, graphite nut, Chandler Super 60s single coil pickups, and a low end roll off circuit wired to volume pot. Also came with Schaller strap locks.
Sound
:
10
My rig is described in my review "custom doubleneck".
I'll just say class A amps and good fx processor. Very clean.
I play a wide variety of things and this guitar does what I need it to do. The Super 60s single coils sound great. You can hear every note in your chords with excellent definition. Very sweet.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
I originally selected the neck and body when I visited Paul's booth at a local musician's swap meet with the intention of assembling the guitar myself...Yeah, right. So I ended up having Paul do it for me. The body is a beautifully grained swamp ash & the neck is large diameter maple/maple. Because I was watching the cost, I opted for a natural finish.
The tremolo is a hipshot that Paul suggested and let me tell you, I've played wilkies, fenders, floyds, and I like the hipshot the best.
This is pretty much a no frills axe (except for the low end roll off circuit on the volume pot) but that's the beauty of it- simple & sweet.
Great tuners, great pickups, great bridge, superb fretwork, great workmanship-what more could you want?
This is my main guitar & it's built to last.
Reliability/Durability
:
10
This guitar will probably outlast me.
If it was lost or stolen...well,..I'm not sure what I'd do. I guess I could get another guitar but it wouldn't be the same. This is my baby.
Customer Support
:
10
As much of a pest as I am, Paul & Adrian Chandler have always been very gracious in dealing with me. They know their stuff and want their customers to be happy with their instruments. They take pride in their work an it shows.
Overall Rating
:
10
Have 'em buid you one!
