Product: JJ Guitars Jewel HB
Price Paid: UK pounds 550
Submitted
12/01/2006
at
06:56am
by
Steve
Features
:
8
Solid one piece mahogany body, fixed mahogany neck, rosewood board. Very solid, beautiful finish with 2 "no name" humbuckers, coil tap, hard tail cast alloy compensated bridge. C profile thickish neck, jumbo frets, graphtech nut. Made in UK supplied with gig bag.
Sound
:
8
Sound is fine but pickups lack character, they are high output and can overload the input of digital effects - will replace when funds allow. I play rock/blues/jazz, all with a fingerstyle technique, and the guitar suits me fine with 11 - 52 strings. Signal chain is a Digitech Crossroads into a TC G Sharp for modulation/reverb direct into a mackie desk.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
Set up is fine, intonation is good, one fret was high but I managed to press this in carefully resulting in a fantastic, lowish action which suits my style well. Finish is virtually perfect and the thickish chubby neck feels great to me. The woods look flawless under the red stain, very pleased overall.
Reliability/Durability
:
10
Simple and solid, 50+ gigs so far without probs.
Customer Support
:
7
Did call into the factory to inquire about a set-up ( before I pressed the fret in myself ). Looked like a good set up with batches of guitar components carefully stacked and evidence of lots of hand work which is consistent with the quality of the instruments.
Overall Rating
:
9
Great guitar, a keeper ! Got a good deal at around 2/3rds of retail (550 against 899) for an old stock new guitar.
