Product: Johnson 400
Price Paid: trade in
Submitted
11/09/1999
at
12:45pm
by
Steve Kull
Email: skull630<at>hotmail dot com
Features
:
8
A brand new, laminated top tobacco sunburst colored resonator. Very nice gloss finish. Gotoh tuners, nice rosewood neck with pearled insets.
Sound
:
9
I'm trying to move into the bottleneck blues, this seemed like an affordable , yet quality instrument. The adjustable screw inside the bridge really can make this guitar scream, or with a little adjustment,just seem like a loud acoustic.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
6
since I got the guitar new, the factory finish took a little bit getting used to. I found the action to be a little high for the standard style, but okay for slide. I've got to get some lighter guage strings, because the ones from the factory are tearing my fingers apart. Like I said before , it is a beautiful guitar, no visible flaws.
Reliability/Durability
:
9
This thing seems like it could withstand a car wreck and come out playing. Nothing light or fragile feeling here. Very comfortable to play with the smooth finish on the resonator & bridge cover.Almost too solid, unless you really want to beat out the blues.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Got it for a trade in Fender Mustang that was in pieces. I had gotten tired of looking at an unfinished project. No warranty.
Overall Rating
:
7
I have been playing on and off since 4 years old. Not real good, but a real good average. Have since moved to all acoustic; classical, 12 string Goya, the Johnson, and some OLD regal acoustic from about 1928 that can't be beat for mellow sound.If the Johnson were destroyed I probably would go to a brass or nickle resonator, just to get totally away from the standard guitar sound, which although variated from with this guitar , is still prominant.
