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Stagg Warlock

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Manufacturer URL www.staggmusic.com
Features 7.5 (6 responses)
Sound 6.2 (6 responses)
Action, Fit, & Finish 6.7 (6 responses)
Reliability/Durability 7.3 (6 responses)
Customer Support N/A (0 responses)
Overall Rating 6.7 (6 responses)
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Product: Stagg Warlock
Price Paid: 250 (euros)
Submitted 01/02/2006 at 12:40pm by Niels
Email: nielienr1<at>msn dot com

Features : 7
( sorry if my english isen't so good ) the guitar is in a black with a white line color , nice guitar to me . 24 frets , 2 humbuckers unamed , bridge like a stagg copy strato , tremmolo , 3-way switch , 1 tune , 2 volumes , nice top , i think its a unique guitar to me , but the sound could be better but is ok .

Sound : 7
i play difrends of styles of music , you can pay difrends of styles i think . the 2 humbuckers together have a rabbish sound in distortion , for clean it's ok . nice guitar for heavy work .
the guitar is a litle noisy if you play loud

Action, Fit, & Finish : 6
the humbuckers where not so good conected on the body . the tuners are not good , the tuners of the guitar are in a few days untuned . the neck was ok for playing , you have a good feeling of your fretboard if you play . the fittings for a belt are not good , it is a litle clumsy to play (to me)

Reliability/Durability : 7
when i got the guitar was it used by someone of my family for 3 years . i played 2 years on that guitar . a liltle paint is gone and after 5 years and some scratshes but it hasent in influence on the sounds

Customer Support : No Opinion

Overall Rating : 7
i played on the guitar with a hughes & ketner amp ( matrix 100 combo 112" , se review matrix 100 by hughes & ketner amps ) for me it was my 2nd guitar , i learned better on this one then my other guitar (stagg copy strato ) . if you learn to play this is a good guitar


Product: Stagg Warlock
Price Paid: 150 (English Pounds) used
Submitted 09/26/2003 at 02:21pm by bananaman572

Features : 7
This is my first guitar, when i got it it was 6 months old and second hand. Has a three way switch, 24 frets, nice black colour. Was fairly showy but i wanted something a bit different to everyone elses. 2 volume for each of the 2 humbuckers. To be honest i got it 3 weeks ago, so dont really have much clue on comparison with other guitars. came with a gig bag (only just fits in cos of the spikey bits) and basic strap and cable (which is cheap so ill replace it asap) Had no tremelo arm, but hole was there for it. Only realised it should have one when i showed it off to a mate!

Sound : 8
I wanted to play Rage against the machine style stuff, but for the moment im trying some basic nirvana style, but i found that its got a luvly sound when not on distortion. makes a lot of noise, with the 2 humbuckers, both with volume controls means u get a variety of tones too. 24 frets is a gud thing too. BUT it goes out of tune FAR TOO EASILY, as soon as i have a bit of cash im going to have a sound revamp done on it, but for now i just have to tune it after every half an hour of playing (less when bending strings)

Action, Fit, & Finish : 7
Well it had a dent when i bought it, bout half a centimetre across an rele not very deep. But rele nothings gone rong, except like everyone else has said the strap buttons are in strange places. Nothing i can majorly complain about. Action is v good compared to some, tho the first fret is a bit stiff (so im told)

Reliability/Durability : 7
Im going to have a makeover on it, sound and otherwise. If i was at a gig id make sure i had a backup, sometimes it crackles and seems like its gonna go, tho that could be just the dodgy cable. Not that ill be playing gis for a while

Customer Support : No Opinion
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Overall Rating : 9
Wish id asked about the sound, wish id brought along a mate who knew bout guitars, wish id got a cheaper amp (watson XL15R at 90 quid). I was told by the guy in the shop to get a basic stagg for beginners, but the look was just a bit too cool. I cant complain about the sound, can buzz a little on the low notes but other than that. Didnt try any other guitars, will do that next time... But its light, and the look was to good to leave, really a nice guitar


Product: Stagg Warlock
Price Paid: #129 (GBP)
Submitted 05/18/2003 at 03:52am by Jay
Email: catholic_choir_boy at hotmail<dot>com

Features : 7
black worlock copy, white trim, beefy neck with 2 tone and 1 volume. nice paint job but i can see the lines of the wood thru the paint

Sound : 2
The sound is aboslute rubbish. no matter what sound setting u have it on, it still sounds pants.
dont even mention distortion....

Action, Fit, & Finish : 6
Its all about looks really, i got it from a shop that seemed to have already had a nose at the stuff and tightened it all already
The strings it comes with are like blades, bewarned they do slice and hurt lots.

Reliability/Durability : 7
The guitar is as tough as old boots, theres no way its gonna break!! but the strings and pickups i was very disappointed by. i wouldnt think of using this beast in a gig without a back up just in case.. it does tend to do some very random things..

Customer Support : No Opinion
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Overall Rating : 1
Well heres where i get to express myself, indeed it looks the biz and can take a good beating, but, in general, it sux!
I was really disappointed with it and didnt think about it when i bought it. i am a teen and i play in a band so i thort, it looks good, it plays good! I wouldnt really influence anyone into buying this unless your gonna only use the body, thats all its good for. another point i wanna stress is that the neck is very much heavy than the body and it falls forward. The hooks where u put the straps are in the wrong place and it always falls forward


Product: Stagg Warlock
Price Paid: #110 (UK Pounds)
Submitted 12/16/2002 at 04:05am by Martin Jackson

Features : 8
I baught this guitar new and I think it is British made. It has 24 useable frets and hsa a laminated top, in a beatiful black. You are given independant volume controls and a 3-way selector for the two Humbuckers and an overall tone controll. It has a rosewood fingerboard but the back of the neck is wooden for some reason. Did they run out of black finish? The body is a copy of the Bronze Warlock from B.C. Rich. It has a string thru body with tremelo bridge. The tuners (by Stagg) let the guitar down a bit. I play nu-metal and punk so I need stuff made like a brick and I am already near replacing the machineheads. The neck it fatter than any other guitars that I have used. The shop thru in a Fender strap.

Sound : 6
I play metal and this guitar certainly has the style and looks, but it has a very "patchy" sound when you play. It often cuts out and this is due to some internal parts being used. I use it with my Laney TF 300 amp and a Danelectro Black Coffee pedal. It sounds good when it doesn't cut out. But has a very full, crushing, distorted sound when I crank the distortion on the amp up. However it is poor when clean. But it's not really meant to be used clean so I can't complain.

Action, Fit, & Finish : 4
The guitar is poorly constructed and I had to make a lot of adjustments and replacements to get the sound I wanted including resetting of the pickups. It has sh*t pegs for the strap - which are on the back. They constantly fall off without duck tape.

Reliability/Durability : 6
This guitar is very light which is great for running around stage like a madman and the hardware seems pretty sturdy but the finsih is already coming off, the strap buttons (as said above) suck. Replace them with some bigger pegs and you should be ok. I would not use this guitar without my LP on stage too. It is very prone to breakage and strings snap very easily on it.

Customer Support : No Opinion
Never had to deal with them.

Overall Rating : 7
I have been playing for 2 years and I wish I hadn't been an absoulte begginer when I baught this as I would have rather saved up and baught a B.C. Beast. If I were stolen I would claim the insurance and buy a B.C. Beast.


Product: Stagg Warlock
Price Paid: # (150)
Submitted 11/03/2002 at 02:27pm by Ryan Williams

Features : 8
3 Way Selector, 2 Humbuckers which are probably made by stagg. A nice mahogany neck with rose wood fretboard (brilliant)

Sound : 7
I play everything From Metallica to Green Day and this thing is just as good as my Epi LP (except pick-ups obviously) dont really need to change but it'd enhance the sound and make a BRILLIANT guitar

Action, Fit, & Finish : 8
All very nice, action was perfect and was pretty damn good for #150

Reliability/Durability : 9
I always change the strap buttons to locks so no opinion on then. Finish is good, and it's has gone through many jam sessions which sounded good, very dependable guitar. And can take a beating except for the pick-up selector which i broke throwing into the van (yes throwing) face down onto the floor otherwise very rock solid

Customer Support : No Opinion
Never Dealt with them

Overall Rating : 8
Been Playing a year and play various styles, this sounds beautiful for metal, especially on my Marshall TSL 100.Lovely Guitar.

If it were stolen, i'd claim off insurance and save for a Gibson Les Paul :D


Product: Stagg Warlock
Price Paid: 150 (Pounds Sterling)
Submitted 08/16/2002 at 01:38pm by Bovris is a shithead
Email: bovris=gay<at>hotmail dot com

Features : 8
Copy of a BC Rich Warlock, all black finish with white trim, 24 small frets, 2 unnamed humbuckers, two volume and one tone control, 3 way pickup selector. Body style is that of a Warlock, strap buttons on the back of the guitar (not on the arms ala a Strat), tremolo style (Strat like).

Sound : 7
This guitar is great for distortion - so anything heavy or punky (basically with a good level of distortion) would sound good, as you wouldnt find a blues guitarist playing one of these. Clean sounds are pretty empty on the bridge pickup, middle position is ok and neck is about the same. Distortion is good on this guitar - i play through a Marshall VS100 and 1960 4x12, and basically with distortion this thing pretty much rocks on the bridge pickup. Pretty defined - pickups arent as good as Duncans, but what do you expect on a #150 guitar? Seems to feedback quite a bit at loud volumes however. A good sound on the bridge and middle, neck is ok but too plain.

Action, Fit, & Finish : 9
This guitar seems to be made well, frets are well finished and the neck is great to play on - although it came supplied with weak ass strings (.8 gauge) which go out of tune too quickly. Guitars finish is good quality, wont break. Strap buttons solid too, although they are in annoying places - the guitar kindof leans forward slightly. Plays better than a #400 BC Rich Warlock though, great neck on this thing.

Reliability/Durability : 8
Havent gigged it (yet) but so far its good, pickups may need changing for better sound (maybe to Seymour Duncan JB and Jazz pickups) and new tuners, otherwise should last.

Customer Support : No Opinion
Who knows. They have been sued by almost all guitar companies for blatantly copying other makes. Thing is this guitar is better than the BC Rich Warlock (which in my opinion, sucks).

Overall Rating : 8
An amazing guitar for the price, buy this instead of the much higher priced BC version and do one or two mods - you will have a great shred machine.

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