Raven RP-350

Typical PRS copy. The woods used seem to be good quality. Set neck, 2 covered humbuckers, toggle, tune-o-matic bridge. Mine had been upgraded to Sperzel locking tuners (an upgrade that I try to make for all of my guitars).

As far as I know, the pickups are the stock pickups. I have previously owned an PRS (which I then traded for a Parker) and have some frame of reference when comparing the two. The sound is a bit darker but not in a necessarily bad way. The Raven actually has a chunkier sound, but doesn't have the character of the PRS.

I truly enjoy playing this guitar. It plays quite well and intonates beautifully. The fretboard is on the narrower side, but even with my fat fingers it plays comfortably. I purchased this guitar secondhand (as with all of my 15 guitars, buying new makes no sense) and had to strip off paint and contact paper to get to the original finish which is still quite nice.

I'm pretty rough on my equipment and I've never had a problem with it. It seems to be very well constructed.

N/A

The Raven guitars are a great value. This is my second Raven product (the other beiong a rp 650) and I am comploetely satisfied. It's not a high end guitar (I've owned my share) but it is a very good intermediate guitar.

Same as the rest here. Has everything it needs, nothing it doesn't.

Holy cow. I've been doing this 40 years and I haven't played a guitar like this. Best one prior to this was a 1972 walnut Gibson SG Custom (triple pickup). The B&G pups are just fine for everything I do. No noise, high gain, bright, full sounding. Not that it matters much but they look real cool too. I play it through a Yamaha DG-stomp...a fine combination. The guitar is a little heavier than I'd like but if that's what it takes to sound and sustain like this, I accept it.

I got this right from the guy who took it out of the warehouse that got it from Korea. It was in tune when I got it and needed zero adjusments to the neck or bridge (amazing ain't it?). Everything fine and dandy and beautiful. The finish is as good as I've ever seen on any guitar with the possible exception of some of Ed Romans.

I've had this guitar for 7 months and have used it on every gig along with my Raven RP450 hollowbody. It is reliable, durable, beautiful, and musical. If you want more than that then take up the violin or something. Strap buttons solid and oversized, hardware first rate and still shinning.

None. Raven company owner committed suicide.

I've been playing 40 years and doing it for $$ 36 of them. I know the good stuff....trust me, this is the good stuff. For the money this has gotta be the best stuff. You can't improve on good wood, good construction, attention to detail, and professional hardware, put together with care. You could fancy it up a bit but you won't really make it much better than it already is. It is probably the best value in an electric guitar in my lifetime.

LP double cut-away, 2 HB pu's, 1 vol, 1 tone. Mahogany set-neck, mahogany body with an ash(?) veneer and single ply cream binding. generic tune-o-matic bridge and stop tail-piece, no-name tuners (but not bad quality) 24 fret 24 3/4" scale neck with LP standarnd style inlays. Look like MOP, but probably "plastic" - but nicely inlaid. Basically a LP double cut-away clone.

Played through my dual rectifier was brighter than my Carvin Holdsworth model. Attack was more pronounced, and has pretty good sustain. PU's are a little "thin" sounding, but not so bad that it is unplayable. Unplugged the guitar is very loud and resonant. A good indication that a new set of pickups will bring out the beast (I mean that in a good way). I can't complain for the price range. I purchased it more for its construction than electronics. PU's are easy to change. I'm pleased with its tonal qualities.

Overall after I tuned it out of the box, the action was SUPERB. I don't know if this is indicitive of all Raven's, but kudos on the action. Does sound like it needs a good pro setup (intonation mainly). I may have the nut replaced in the future for a bone one, but not because the playability reasons. Just to get it closer to a classic LP sound. Finish is thick at neck joint, and cracked below base of headstock on boths sides. I don't think it came from the factory this way, though. Since i bought it from an estate auction.

The finish may crack where it is too thick, but other than that, the instrument feels and looks solidly build. I don't gig, but do record and as such purchased it for its construction for the type of sound it could produce as a result.

Haven't had it long enough to warrant any customer support. I don't see why I would use it anyway.

playing on and off for about 15 yrs and still sound horrible ;-). This instrument despite is minor flaws just feels good in my hands. I've always been partial to the mahogany bodied set-neck guitars and this one meets all my sonic expectations. I plan to purchase one of the 300 models ( the single LP cut away ). I would love ot get my hands on another one of these models, but with p90's.

I dunno when this one was made,,but it was the one i wanted initially ,amber colored ash top,,,diamond inlays,two humbuckers(i'll get back to THIS in a minute,,see sound) 24 frets,,short scale,,three way switch,,etc,,blah blah blah,,,neck mahogany as body,,ash top,,,looks better than any prs i have ever seen,,stop bar tailpiece & abr-1 type bridge,,smooth 14:1 gears( i counted)perfect one tone ,,one volume conrtols(nice pots inside too,,sheilded throughout with aluminum sheilding paint( try this Gibson,,please!!)

Now,,here's the part that MAY sound a little unbelieveable,,I already had three ravens when i got this one,,My fave was an rm2000 & I equipped that one with Gibson 490 humbuckers( my fave pickup ever!!)mind you this rp350 was used when i got it,,,still had all the plastic covers on the truss cover & pickups,,,,,immaculate & completely stock,,,this guitar ,,with the stock pickups COMPLETELY BLOWS EVERYTHING ELSE I HAVE EVER HEAD OFF THE MAP!!!,,,even my Gibson loaded beloved cherry rm2000!!! Carlos WISHES any of his paul reed "shit's" sounded this good!!! any tone i want fron setzer to sizzler,,,thru my lil ol electar tube 30 & my me-50 this guitar outclasses the rest leavin all of em in a cloud of dust!!!!

im gonna go thru these categories as i deem them important,,,fit: neck joint & or pitch is flawless,,all hardware snug & tight,,I did however,, replace the abr-1 with a gotoh nashville-style( i do this to all guitars so no reflection on this guitars quality just a personal prefference) Action:(only second because it's irrelevant without the neck pitch first) action smooth,,low ,,not a dead fret & i got er set so low ya can't get a DIME under em,,,ANYWHERE ON THE FRETBOARD,,which is very nice dark rosewood,,very lively piece of fretboard!!! really bouncy & responsive!! In a phase,,"plays itself"

Well, my first Raven is a green rm 2000 named Dorothy,,,been abusin & beating her SENSELESS for about four years now,,,& she is none the worse for wear,,still looks new!! & I ABUSE ALL MY GUITARS LIKE THE LITTLE WENCHES THEY ARE!!!! SO,,,I'll let those statements speak for themselves

Bought this honey @ the music store i teach @ for 200 bucks!!! Some dingbat traded this and another guitar AND MONEY for an ol bolt on fender!!! go figure!! so this category is n/a i figure

This honey came into our shop,,,,the guy called & said he had a raven to trade before he came,,,everyone in the shop KNOWING I PLAY ONLY RAVENS immidiatley alerted me & in 20 minutes she was mine!!!!! Man!! how blessed can ya be when ya got four of the world's best guitars ,,for under $1200.00 !!!! I LOVE THIS COUNTRY!!!....& thanks to all the wonderful korean people who make these babies!!!

okay people,,,,,i wont bore you repeating the accolades you have already read,,,,,,mahogany body,,,maple top( lovely) 24 frets (short scale too!),,,humbuckers,,,2 knobs,,,one switch,,,,made 2003,,,purchaed from musiclandcentral.com,,( dennis & the sales staff there RULE!,,,,339 bucks total including shipping,,,,okay here goes,,,I JEFFREY DEFY ANYONE,,,,@ ANY PRICE TO FIND ME & SHOW ME A BETTER PLAYING OR LOOKIN AXE,,,,,,JUST THAT SIMPLE!!!!!!!

AWESOME,,,,JUST FRICKIN AWESOME,,,,NUFF SAID

ADEQUATE SET UP,,,,LOVELY FINISH,,,,,,NO FLAWS,,,,PERFECTION!

THIS IS MY 3RD RAVEN IN AS MANY YEARS,,,BEEN BETIN THE HELL OUTTA MY OTHERS,,,,,,VERY CONFIDENT OF THE QUALITY

DENNIS @ MUSICLAND CENTRAL,,,,AWESOME HUMAN BEING!!!!!

BEST GUITAR EVER!!!!!!!!!

This is a follow up to my review. I have had this guitar for about a year now and I am Sorry. I am sorry I am neglecting all my handmade U.S. guitars. I swapped out the bridge pickup for a Dimarzio megadrive to get a little hotter sound. This sounds like a great old Les PI traul and Looks like a PRS. I also removed the name. All the players always freak over this guitar thinking it costs over 3 grand. Besides being a great player, one thing no one mentions is this guitar is so musical. Buy these before they run out of the great sounding mahogony they are using. These will not always sound so good , they might start using the crap mahogony that they make the new gibsons out of that sound waterlogged.

This guitar fell down a few times, and was no worse for the fall. It's built like a cat.

For the money this guitar rates a 110. Eric is the Best

10

made in 2002, 24 frets, 1 vol, 1 tone, 3 way selector switch, h/h config. mahogony body and set mahogony neck. etc etc, basically like a PRS.

I play in a hardcore band and this suits my needs. It is beefy! i had to replace the pickups tho, stock pickups are rarely ever good on any guitar, so i put a dimarzio Super 3 in it, and it screams! I play it thru a mesa boogie triple recto.

Everything is fine with this guitar, my only problem is that it gets out of tune very easily! but there were no big flaws in this guitar.

this guitar is durable! ive had it since june and played about 15 gigs with it(and i bash my guitars around good!) and its held up everyone of them!

I been playin for 8 years. i also own a flying v(i made myself), an american strat, ibanez rg, jackson stealth, and i use this guitar for all my gigs!!!!! i wish they had more variety of colors and they should get soem better tuning pegs on em.

Korean-made PRS clone; Flame maple top, mahogany body, w/ cherry sunburst (NICE); mahog. neck w/ 24 fret rosewood board, dots, etc, etc....

Original pickups sound good, if a little dark, but I replaced the bridge pickup w/ a hot (20+ ohm) Bartolini humbucker, and now it just wails though any amp or amp simulater I try. Has teriffic sustain on both pickups--fat on the neck, screamin' on the bridge which is also tapped for good strato-tones.

I did put the original pickup in another guitar I own, and it sounds fine there.

This is a great LP substitute. It playes as well as any gibson (better than any PRS I've owned--7, in fact), and produced dead-on LP tone, and then some. It's also more comfortable than an LP.

Purchased used (CHEAP!!!), so factory comment is irrelevant.

Plays very well--close action, only one bum fret that I should sand down a little, but it's something I can play around.

This axe is solidly-made, at least as well as any top-$ American product. Everything lines up, and all the joints look perfect.

Very sturdy--should handle any use environment, and seems durable. I would play it out w/o backup.

Been playing 30 years or so, many styles (rock, metal, fusion, blues, jazz--NO COUNTRY).

I also own a PR450 (hollow version of the 350), and have a similar feeling for it.

It plays as well and sounds as great as any guitar I own/have owned. Have had in my colection recently a'77 Gibson L5S and a 1999 Gibson LP Classic AAA, among other LP, PRSs, etc. Frankly, this inexpensive, import axe blows both those "fine" guitars off the planet. I've since sold both gibsons, but retained my Ravens! And I play'em.

Pay no attention to those anti-Korean guitar snobs--this baby cooks.

Only gripe is that it could be a couple pounds lighter to go easy on my poor, wrecked shoulder.

Manufactured in 2001, this is a Korean made guitar.
24 Frets top hat pearloid inlays
Mohogany body with an awesome amber ash top
1 Volume, 1 tone, a three way toggle switch for pickups
Dual Humbuckers, the stock pickups have been replaced with PRS Dragon II in both the neck and bridge positions
upgraded electronics throughout
The finish is an amber colored transparent ash that looks like waves of water
The body is an offsert double cutaway reminiscent of PRS
Tune-O-Matic bridge
Gotoh style tuners
Semi-fat set-in neck, medium frets

With the mohogany body and ash top couple with the PRS Dragon II pickups the sounds is scary beautiful. Can go from clean to mean with a flick of a switch.
I have a Marshall Valvestate, A Gallien-Kruger 250ML, a V-AmpII modeling system, a Danelectro triple wah, and a Boss Turbo Overdrive.
Quiet, rich on neck position bright and mean on the bridge position.
I can do anything with V-ampII but its not a strat sounding out of phase axe.
I freakin love it!

This is where Raven falls short. This is my second Raven (that is a testimonial in and of itself), and both went right to shop for a professional setup( action, intonation, etc). I bought this one after someone invested time and money in upgrading the electronics and installing the PRS pickups (I'm the second owner)and it still played like shit. I took it the next day to the guitar shop where they set up everything right for me (like I knew they would and could) and I could not be happier. This time they filed the frets for me, ( last time they were fine)and the neck is perfect. I'm giving it a 5 beacuse the way it came was a 1 and now it's a 10 this averages out to a 5. But remember, these guitars can be adjusted to play perfectly, and at the price you really just can't go wrong.

See my earler review on this guitar.

I bought this second hand and it has been modified voiding the lifetime warranty.

I have been playing all my life. I have a 78 Gibson Les Paul Custom, and an Ibanez RG 760, another Raven RP-350, A Dean Caddilac, and an Ovation Acoustic that can be plugged in to an amp.
I love these guitars. I feel this is a poor mans (I'm not poor either!) Paul Reed Smith. They are as pretty as anything out there, and once you get rid of the stock pickups, they sound as pretty as anything out there. If this guitar were stolen I'd find out who did it, and sell his sister to the Saudi's.

Korean Made, 24 fret, Green Ash top, Mahogany body, Mahogany neck & rosewood fret board. 1 volume, 1 tone, 3-way selector. h/h pickup config. 2 chrome covered LP style humbucker pickups.Tune a matic bridge & stop tail piece. Cable & truss tool

The pickups sound great after getting it back from some tuning. It plays how I wanted it to, once tuned up. Out of the box it was not impressive at all.

The finish of the guitar was wonderful! Only problem was the tone control is crooked. Like most others I found the action very high. Took it into shop and had new eb slinky .9 (nickel coated) strings put in, neck adjusted and intonation set.... Was a totally diff. guitar afterwards! Plays like a champ now, out of box sound was lacking, but like most things personal preference rules. Once you replace the crappy strings and have it tuned up you will be very impressed with the sound considering the cost!

It appears to be well made and I expect no problems with durability, except for maybe the tuning controls, which are very cheep looking. Only time will tell so I am going middle of the road on the review.