Product: Dean Guitars Dave Mustaine VMNT X United Abominations
Price Paid: USD 160 USED
Submitted
10/07/2009
at
03:20pm
by
Circio
Features
:
10
New in 2009. Made in China. One of the many Dave Mustaine signature guitars. New - $299. 24 frets. Fast rosewood (16" radius)fingerboard on maple neck. Basswood body with maple top - United Abominations graphic from the Megadeth album art. Two vol, one tone, 3-way switch. Mini Grover tuners. Dean open coil humbuckers. Tune o matic bride with string thru body.
Sound
:
10
I highly recommend changing the stock strings to a new set - I put on D'Addarios .10 and it played, sounded, and intonated better. The PUPs are'nt super hot, but hot enough producing good tones. My guitar came factory wired ass- backwards, but was easy to fix with a couple of resolders. The volumes were reversed and the pots wired in reverse (output/input). Great metal tones and great playability. The fingerboard had a nice polish (not dry) and the frets all polished and perfect. No fretting out anyway including the bass strings up to 24 frets! That's with the action fast!
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
The graphic is very sharp and the body finish nice and thick. Very little finish on the back of the neck. PUPs are easily adjusted for height. No flaws anywhere.
Reliability/Durability
:
10
Very well built. Strap buttons adequate - might not even use Strap Locks. Guitar will rock live and in studio.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
The guitar came with the usual "passed inpection" stickers, but was wired all wrong. Guess they don't check electronics, just neck and action which is what really counts. Electronics can be easily fixed, but not bad frets or a really bad crooked neck.
Overall Rating
:
10
Great guitar for the money. If you nab one of these around $200 - it's a great deal. I got mine for $160 - new, but slightly damaged - one of the tails was chipped - a common occurance for 'V's anyway.
