Product: JB Player JB-95 Jumbo
Price Paid: US $185.00
Submitted
10/20/2000
at
07:41am
by
Tater
Email: none
Features
:
8
I love this guitar. Even though it is Korean-made, it has been a pure delight to play. It has a solid top, I'm not sure about the wood types, but I'm sure one could find out with a little internet searching. It has covered, chrome tuners... a little generic, but they work fine. The finish is a flat-natural. I wasn't too crazy about that at first, but with 7 months of playing, it hasn't been buffed out in wear areas like my Gothic SG so I am happy. It has a surprisingly nice neck for a big acoustic. In fact, it's almost like an electric in its thickness. The only complaint in the neck department is that when I originally got it, there was some string buzz on the 2nd and 13th frets. I filed them down and it was all better. For as cheap as I got the guitar, that's no problem to me. I bought this guitar off of eBay (the only good score I've ever really made there).
Sound
:
9
The sound out of this baby is awesome. Good bass, but not overwhelming like many jumbos. Bright treble, especially if you use thicker guaged strings. I have no complaints at all in the sound category.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
7
The person I bought the guitar from was evidently a wholesaler of possibly blemished guitars (the blemish in this case being the fret buzz). That was the only blemish I could find anyway.
Reliability/Durability
:
8
This guitar, with some electronics would definately stand up to some live playing. The hardware is typical of Korean made instruments, so I would change it out before I did something as daring as play in front of other humans, but other than that, it's a go. The strap button are plastic, but we all know how cheap those are. I would use it at a gig without backup, because I know it is solid, and strings, for some unknown reason, stay tuned quite well immediately after putting them on this thing!
Customer Support
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No Opinion
I've never had a reason to call them, but I'm sure they would be a pain just like every other guitar maker.
Overall Rating
:
8
I have been playing for about 12 years. My other instruments include an old tenor banjo, Gibson SG, noname mandolin, a kamaka uke, and I think that's about it. I would most certainly buy another if this one were lost or stolen. What's more, I would pay full retail (about 300.00). Compared to other Korean made acoustics, this is the winner. Compared to USA made acoustics, it sounds as good, and with a few fixes here and there, I think it could hold its own.
