Product: Frankinstein Guitar Works Crowley
Price Paid: USD 4000
Submitted
10/22/2007
at
07:56pm
by
Matt
Features
:
10
Carved top strat, neck thru body maple/maple, ebony f/b with custom mop inlays, emg electrics (85 bridge 60A neck Pa2 & Pi2 plase shifter) kahler cam bridge. graphic finish
Sound
:
10
Amazing power with this guitar. Sustains like crazy, sounds great unamped and even better through the stack. only 2 minor issues, 3 way switch is a little scratchy, nothing contact cleaner wouln't fix, and the bridge pup is a little close to the kahler bridge, so with the steel cam and rollers, is a tiny bit too trebly for a EMG 85, and requires a minor fix with the EQ, but this is minor, and is my fault for not being too specific about my requirements. With the 60A in the neck, it can produce a wonderful clean sound, but leads are so creamy with this pup it is amazing.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
9
Lowest action ever played! well set up, and adjusted; 1 minor fret deadspot probably due to the ultra low action. plays amazingly, i wanted a real wide and flat neck, and other than being a little beefier than i would like behind the lowest few, it plays like a dream
Reliability/Durability
:
10
Rock solid... amazing quality with first class hardware, the finish will survive and survive! dunlop strap buttons recessed into body, so will hold it safe forever. Would never play without backup, but with the kahler bridge, an emergency string change would be far quicker than with a floyd
Customer Support
:
10
If i was concerned enough to ship it back, Seppo would fix my concerns, I have no doubt.
Overall Rating
:
9
playing 16 years, own 3 other custom shops (BCR & Jackson), 5 USA BCRs, 5 other Jacksons, and numerous others. This is the first i pick up to play.
As a custom shop guitar minus the company restrictions, this is am amazing instrument. A few minor quibbles on the instrument not being EXACTLY as i wanted, but given that this was made 3000 miles from me without getting a chance to check it out as it was being made, i cannot complain at all. This is the closest i could ever get to my dream (except for my next Frankenstin!), and would recommend Seppo instantly. Yes, you pay the price for what you want,
