Product: Crate Standard Les Paul Copy
Price Paid: US $287.00
Submitted
03/30/2003
at
04:44pm
by
Anonymous
Features
:
5
Crate standard/ black finish.
Sound
:
5
Good range for price.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
5
Action required re-setting to lower strings. Will replace tuners when I get a chance, But not bad for price.
Reliability/Durability
:
5
One bad POT, loosens up by it's self. Annoying but not critical.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Overall Rating
:
10
Play this unit on a crate 15. It's a good unit with sound that suits my needs. I have owned several units, and this is by far the best for the money. I have had it going on two years and all I have had to do is tighten the pot, change strings, keep it clean, and adjust string height. I wish it had block fret markers to give it class, but I guess thats just being picky. I do not make a living with it. If I did, it would be a Gibson Les-Paul Custom.
Product: Crate Standard Les Paul Copy
Price Paid: US $300
Submitted
07/18/1998
at
09:14pm
by
Shawn
Email: admin at avs<dot>wmich<dot>edu
Features
:
10
Black, made in Korea. 2 Humbuckers, 2 tone, 2 volume. Looks just like a black Gibson Les Paul Standard minus the head stock of course. Never heard of Crate (guitar wise) but plugged it in and it sounded great. Don't pay more than $300 for this guitar at anytime. I bought mine brand new from the music store and I saw them elsewhere for $460. Thank goodness for competition! For around $450 you can get an Epiphone "Gibson" Les Paul, and I would suggest you do that if you can.
Sound
:
9
Only the best will be able to tell this is just a copy guitar. Without looking at the headstock people say "Hey nice Gibson." It's a great starter guitar or a travel guitar. I can fool almost anyone with the sound since it is my conviction that amps really make or break your sound anyway.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
8
The action on this guitar is great, very low with only a trace of a fret buzz on the low E. I have the black one with the white pickguard which I unscrewed as I think the guitar looks a little better without it. The paint and fretboard are fantastic.
Reliability/Durability
:
7
Very reliable and durable. Only one minor problem with the pot going out. Probably becase I left it in one position all the time and now wanted to switch back and forth. Was fixed at store for $17 bucks. At 6 months of intense playing, the frets are holding their own and neck is doing great. There is a small crack up on the back of the neck towards the top, but this would be covered under warranty and wouldn't have happened if I would treat the little guy better.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
I wish their website: http://www.crateamps.com had the guitar info on there. I couldn't locate it. Guitar did not come with any documentation, which may have been the fault of the dealer.
Overall Rating
:
9
This was my first solid-body electric and I will continue to have it for years to come. Great low cost "Gibson Les Paul" copy, if not the best out there (except for Epiphone). Use GHS Boomers and a Marshall Amp with an Ibanez TS-9 pedal and you'll get Pearl Jam/Grunge sound, if that is what you are looking for (like me). I guess for $100 more you can get an Epiphone, and I would suggest you do that if you can.
