Product: H&S Guitars Dark Heaven
Price Paid: Euros 399
Submitted
03/20/2008
at
08:06am
by
Makkes
Features
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No Opinion
Its a black 7 string guitar with 24 frets Licensed Floyd Rose Trem, H-S-H Pickup Configuration, 5-way Pickup selector Switch, Master Volume and Master Tone controls. The body is made of mahogany and the neck is maple wood.
Sound
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No Opinion
To me the guitar sounds great! It took quite a while to dial in the sound though my amp and effect stuff. Natural harmonics come through easily in almost any position and pinches sound pretty well pretty much throughout.
Action, Fit, & Finish
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No Opinion
Action was set up perfectly. No complaints there at all. The guitar itself looks beautiful, With the reversed headstock and super-strat shape. The front is slightly rounded at the edges, and the cutaways are also rounded. The glossy finish shows grease marks amazingly, so I'd advise a wash of hands before this guitar is played. ;)
Only the neck joint was something I wasn't happy with. But that's something to do with what I like and don't like rather than the guitar Itself. the neck joint is Square and sticks out a little too far, Which limits access to the upper frets a bit, especially on the lower strings.
Reliability/Durability
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No Opinion
I own this guitar for nearly to month now and it had it has seen its first on-stage action already. I would call this instrument reliable and it delivers a stable sound.
Customer Support
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No Opinion
The H&S customer support was quiet good. The delivery time for the Dark heaven was about three weeks. This is due to the fact that H&S started building the guitar after I placed the order. They kept me up to date and informed me when the guitar was finished and when it was shipped. One thing to mention is the 2 year guarantee for no extra cost which they grant.
Overall Rating
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No Opinion
For this price this guitar is awesome. I never thought that I can find such a good 7-string guitar for less than 500 ???.
Product: H&S Guitars Dark Heaven
Price Paid: 417
Submitted
07/28/2007
at
07:31am
by
guitarfreak
Email: gitarrenfreak77 at web<dot>de
Features
:
10
The guitar has a basswood body with a black finish. For a 7 string the neck is fast and really good to play.
It has 24 Frets and the cutaway is at the 23rd fret so I can reach the 24th fret without problems.
The licensed Floyd Rose stands in tune,too.
Sound
:
10
I??m using it through a Marshall MG 100 DFX and it really kicks ass.
I??m playing progressive stuff like Dream Theater and Steve Vai and the guitar is perfect for that.
Ive chosen a DiMarzio Blaze 7 for the Bridge and a AirNorton 7 for the Neck.
As standard the guitar has H&S Humbucker in it, but I asked them if they can fit it with the DiMarzio??s.
They have made it without any extra costs except the Pickup prices.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
9
The factory set-up was good equally to my Ibanez.
There is nothing wrong with it, especially for the price.
Only one strap button I had to screw down a bit.
Reliability/Durability
:
9
At the moment I only play at home but I think the guitar would be withstand live situations without problems
Customer Support
:
9
The warranty is two years.
The only think I have to complain is that I had to wait longer as expected. They said the production would take 14-21 days but they needed 29 days.
But they apologize for that and I got 2 extra set of strings and extra picks for my long wait.
Overall Rating
:
9
Fantastic guitar. I never thought that I can get a good 7 string for less than 500 Euro.
OK, the guitar is not "perfect" but fot me it is absolutely.
