Dillion DFV03BK

Randy Rhoads knock-off made in Korea 2003 probably. 22 frets, solid alder...very lightweight, similar to the Dave Mustaine Flying V. 2 volume, 1 tone and a 3-way selector switch, 2 humbuckers. Rosewod fretboard with chrome hardware. String through body and a set neck seems very sturdy and well built. They even threw in a case.

Sounds awesome and is perfect for metal...great clean tones though too. Using it through a high gain Randall Rh100G2...smokes all other high gain amps by far. Pretty quiet that's for sure. Stock pickups are very rich and full and the bridge has a nice bite. I'm used to EMG's so they might get swapped out, but EMG's make everything sound so sterile so we'll see. But I was impressed for being stock passive pickups, pretty warm and rich.

This baby came setup straight from the store i bought it from off of ebay. Played great right out of the box, intonation was dead on. This Rhoads knock-off looks almost exactly like Alexi Laiho's of Children of Bodom but without the floyd rose. All black with chrome hardware and white pinstripes. Looks like it costs a hell of alot more than 500 bones.

I'd definitely gig with, it stays in tune for the most part, and it seems like it's built very well. Nice fat strap buttons.

Never had a problem, even emailed John Dillion himself to thank him for the top notch quality and he kindly emailed me back and was glad to hear i loved the guitar, said he designed the pickups himself.

I've been playing for 15 years, I've played jackons, Gibsons, strats , you name it i've played it. I wouldn't rate this to it's opponent ( the Jackson RR5) it's alot heavier and feels better, but hey this is perfect for me and my budget. If you don't feel like paying $1,050 for the RR5, then pick one of these up and you'll be just as happy, if not happier.