Product: Collins Amplification Roadmaster pro TE1
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted
06/18/2009
at
11:48am
by
k
Features
:
8
Its a 22 fret tele type thing neck through body mahogany neck and wings with a very nice looking 1/4 inch thick flamed (maple?) top fret board might be rosewood or maybe just painted ! 3 single coil pickups 5 way switch volume and tone controls and string though tele type bridge with individaul barrell type saddles a kind of satin finish not too gloss sealed tuners neck not too thin .. comes with its 2 alan keys for adjusting give it an 8 cos it doesn't have a satelite dish
Sound
:
1
The sound out of the box is really sh1*t! it is very loud though probably coz of the 500k pots and pans the pickups are fairly cheap and nasty , but I plan on replacing the pickups and electrics I just got it as a shell to modify and for that I'm sure its perfect
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
7
The action was fairly good right away I spent half an hour adjusting it to perfection or as close as and it is beatifull low fast action easy all the frets are nicely finished , guitar finish does have its minor flaws but nothing to worry about and your not gonna see that anyway specialy after a few years , one edge if the fretboard does have some like chisel marks or something but I've played worse and it won't every get in the way of playing , its a very nice guitar for 89GBP very nice ! where am I gonna get a neck through mahogany three pickup tele for the price very nice healess contoured neck at the body join its not the skinnyest tele neck ever but very playable I realy am looking forward to getting my new pickups and bits I was thinking some lipsticks in the middle and neck but I am not sure maybe I want conventional single coils ?? fret board might be a bit dry and there is still quite a lot of dust on the guitar all over from the factory but I'll oil it up and it'll shine
Reliability/Durability
:
6
I'm sure it will last forever I might want to change the tuners there ok but not great and I might change the bridge or saddles as well at some time but the guitar itself solid as a rock
Customer Support
:
5
I emailed the guy at imuso he answered my first email did'nt answer my second email , I bought it anyway
I think the warranty is 1 year I won't be returning it
Overall Rating
:
8
I have been playing maybe nearly 20 years not pro , my other guitars are a rare gibson M-III with a whammy bar coil taps and crazy shape an epiphonee chinese fake but it does have a lovely sound an Aria fretless bass fender cheap acoustic Rocks ! champion 600 and amplitube for all my other sounds and now a Collins roadmaster pro TE1 .
i would definetly get another one I love its neck through and super sold construction good overall playablity and great look all the hardware is a bit cheap but workable favorite feature has to be the neck through I compared it to everything and there is realy no comparison and when I have made the few upgrades and treated it nicely it will be good enough to road for anyone anywhere and all for under ??200 thats great and it has its own unique features and look making it stand out from the crowd
