Product: Encore E76
Price Paid: #110 (Pounds you wankers)
Submitted
07/25/2002
at
02:42am
by
Anonymous
Features
:
No Opinion
I really don't count, i'm not that sad.
Sound
:
6
It sounds quite cool, the pickups are a bit crappy, but i've only played this through a small shitty practise amp.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
5
The knobs keeps falling of (ooohhhhhhhhhh), the pickups move about a bit, it also doesn't look that well painted.
Reliability/Durability
:
5
I wouldn't use it at a gig, the strap buttons i don't use,i wouldn't depend on it not flunking out during a concert.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Overall Rating
:
6
Its okay.
Product: Encore E76
Price Paid: Pounds 99
Submitted
04/20/1998
at
07:07am
by
Anonymous
Features
:
8
What can I say..Encore the beginners friend. I got this for #99 a couple of years back and although I upgraded to a Strat a few months later, I still love this beast.
Heavy-ish indian ash body (re-shaped strat outline)...Standard strat controls and some over-sized pickups,,21 fret maple neck with rosewood board. Very flat radius almost a shreddy neck. Vintage bridge
Sound
:
7
The pickups are very noisy and buzzy...but if you turn the neck tone all the way down and crank it through a cheap practice amp, I managed to get a really cool fuzz face type sound...Clean they have a really cheeky tone which is a bit sharp.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
9
Pretty good (until I played about with it!)....The pickup selector is very cheap and the knob keeps falling off.
Reliability/Durability
:
10
It's a great little guitar and I always carry it as a spare
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
never dealt with Encore
Overall Rating
:
10
Encores are great...In the same way Danelectros are...Although the pickups are too big (which means you can just drop new pickups in), the shitty tones they make are great for a whole host of retro-ish styles. I've jacked the action on mine and play slide with the guitar tuned to DADGAD through a flanger
