Product: Samick Abilene Paul
Price Paid: N/A
Submitted
07/20/1999
at
10:34pm
by
Anonymous
Features
:
5
1995 made in a maquilladora somewhere in Mexico I'm sure. 26 fret laminated top. 2 seymour duncan humbuckers and a copy of the gibson studio les paul body. Has a stop tailpiece and has non-locking Sperzel tuners. Rosewood neck with mother of pearl inlays that I had done to spell out my name.
Sound
:
8
This sounds like a 60s era custom les paul, but when I set the treble up on my jcm2000, it sounds like a screaming parker fly. Has a beautifully bright rich sound that is so pristine, my guitar tech is out of a job. I really like the thick hot sound that allows for gut-wrenching rythm as well as flaming smooth lead guitar work.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
3
The guitar was done decently out of the factory, but was much improved when I rewound my pickups and had a new neck carved. There is a small body dent and the body seems to be made from a weak wood.
Reliability/Durability
:
7
This guitar is mildly durable, but the hardware on it needed to be redone after a year. It is very reliable, never failed me.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
never done it
Overall Rating
:
9
I've been playing for 10 years and I have several other axes but this is my preferred aural assassin. However, I wish it had 2 volume and tone controls as well as humbucker/single coil selections.
