Product: Encore RK32R Rickenbacker 320 Copy
Price Paid: 260 (Pounds UK) used
Submitted
12/22/2003
at
02:55pm
by
James
Features
:
9
Not sure about age. Previous owner bought it second hand and kept it for five years. I have had it one year.
It has 21 fat frets.
It is solid bodied.
Controls are 2 volume, two tone and a three way switch.
The pickups are three "electric toaster" type, Japanese copies of the Rick320.
I think that the body is alder end the neck is maple.
The finish is cherry sunburst.
This is an almost exact copy of a Rickenbacker 320 6 string.
The bridge and tailpiece are almost exactly the same as a Rickenbacker - ie: nothing like a Fender or Gibson.
Tuners are Sperzel - copies I suspect.
Sound
:
9
TMy main guitar is a Gibson Les Paul Standard. I also own a Strat. This guitar has much more "cut" than a Strat or a Tele - very trebly. Played through a Fender Twin with Boss distortion and reverb pedals and a Wah for treble boost, it is excellent for 60s and 70s rock. I can't understand why these guitars are not more popular for lead???
It is a very bright sounding guitar - kind of like a Tele with a lot more balls, but not like humbuckers.
In my opinion this guitar would be no good for jazz or blues.
I like the feel and the sound of the guitar, but the finish is too bright.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
No Opinion
The finish is generally fine, although there are some rough spots on the edge of the scratch plate.
Reliability/Durability
:
9
I would have no worries about using this for a gig.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
No idea.
Overall Rating
:
9
I have been playing for 20+ years.
I would buy this guitar again because it was only one third of the price of a genuine Rickenbacker 320 - yet it is just as good a guitar.
The only real complaint that I have is that it says "Encore" and "Vintage" on the truss rod cover, rather than Rickenbacker!
