Product: EKO dv 10
Price Paid: EUROS 119
Submitted
08/03/2006
at
03:42pm
by
max of the flesh
Email: recsoftheflesh<at>yahoo dot it
Features
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No Opinion
dunno where it's made. could say, eastern production? dunno, really.
tune o matic bridge, HH pickups, 22 frets, 2 volumes, 2 tones, 3 way selector, non locking no brand tuners which work just fine, dunno about the woods... it sounds good tho.
Sound
:
10
first and foremost, this is actually my 5th guitar.
i play some kind of rock with noise influences. QOTSA, SONIC YOUTH, something else. i used to play thrash death metal.
i currently own a GIBSON SG SPECIAL (2002), a ESP LTD VIPER (2003), a EPIPHONE SG SPECIAL (2005) and a JACKSON RR10 (200). i also owned a variety of others in the past (including an IBANEZ RG270, a YAMAHA EG112, a SCHECTER 006, and an IBANEZ gr10 with a doublecut shape).
the SG shape is really the very only playable shape to me along with the Jackson Randy, but i don't really find it useful anymore.
i decided to make up my own review for this guitar becuz of the comments i spotted down here.
i had to search it around the net but eventually i found a good price for this one, and i just played it the whole day. it's not noisy at all, pots and electronics are wonderfully set up and the whole thing feels like a pro guitar, in my humble opinion. while you have to bear in mind that this is really an economic one, you can trust me when i tell you it has a wicked sound and is also very playable.
for the money you'll spend on this - you won't get nothing better.
the EPI SG i bought last year had pretty much the same price range but has quite a few problems with the switch selector for example.
also you get splittable pick ups with this one - a rather cool plus.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
9
the axe was definitely set up properly. i has niners on, so i'm switching to tens as soon as these strings get worn out.
pickups appear to be set very well.
also the frets are wonderfully finished. nothing to complain about it at all, prolly the best factory set-up since the GIBSON SG (which had to be adjusted anyway, and of course this EKO too will see the hands of the luthier sooner or later).
the colour and the finish are just good, real good. i love how the wood shows up it's face thru the transparent crimson---
Reliability/Durability
:
9
i'll use this one as a backup for the SG, in standard tuning.
everything seems rather dependable. i'll see what happens.
Customer Support
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No Opinion
Overall Rating
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No Opinion
i've been playing since 1999 and as said, i've owned a variety of guitars. i like this one, if stolen i'd kick the bastard's ass badly cuz i'm in love with the colour and the shape of it. i wish it came with a gig bag included but hell - can't get anything for free.
