Product: Indie Guitar Company IDCE30
Price Paid: 329 (GBpounds)
Submitted
05/21/2004
at
10:05am
by
Anonymous
Features
:
9
Made 2003 presumably, has 20 frets with solid spruce top an d mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard. The fretboard has a "tree of life" inlay which looks pretty cool, especially for epic rock moments. It has a 4-band active EQ, with presence control, a fairly basic but sufficient affair. It is about normal size for an acoustic.
Sound
:
6
Sound is very bassy - to be honest I think it lacks treble, unless you bash it pretty hard with a pick or really dig in with your fingers. Possibly less suitable for lead work, but more at home with rhythm. When plugged in however you can get a good range of sounds by messing around with the EQ.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
8
Action was slightly too high for my liking - i'll have to get that sorted out. The factory strings are pretty heavy gauge - haven't tried it with others yet, but i reckon it will improve the sound. Finish was immaculate tho, especially for this price... nice.
Reliability/Durability
:
10
All the hardware etc looks likely to withstand general turmoil. I would definitely gig it without a replacement, but then i don't have a replacement acoustic so not got much choice...!
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Haven't dealt with the company but the guy who delivered it just rang the bell and left it on the doorstep - any mofo couldda swiped it! I suppose thats the delivery company though. Twats.
Overall Rating
:
8
I've been playing about 5 years, ive got a fair bit of gear, all electric guitar related though. This guitar is pretty sound, but if it were stolen, i might look around for a different one. Could be that it needs a decent setup tho. Certainly this guitar looks the part - just don a top hat and get playing Lies...
