Product: Victor Baker Solid Body Electric
Price Paid: US $1300
Submitted
06/20/2002
at
09:38pm
by
Anonymous
Features
:
10
2002 model, Hand built custom. 22 frets, Mahogany neck & body, carved flamed maple top, very cool dark amber sunburst. 1 vol, 1 tone, 3 way pickup selector. 2 hand wound Kent Armstrong PAFs. Ebony fetboard. Schaller bridge, Grover tuners. Basically a PRS style body, but built much better =)
Sound
:
10
Beatiful rich tone, fuller sounding than a PRS, kind of halfway betweeen a nice Les Paul & a nice PRS. Very versatile humbucker equipped axe.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
Perfect to a "T" right out of the box. Victor knows what he is doing.
Reliability/Durability
:
10
Everything is solid as a rock.
Customer Support
:
10
Victor is a great guy to deal with, responds very quickly to emails, answers questions personally.
Overall Rating
:
10
I've been playing 25 + years, and own or have owned Strats, PRS, Les Pauls, etc., etc. etc, this guitar ranks up there with the best of them. If it were stolen I'd get another for sure. You'll be hearing lots more about Victor Baker and his guitars very soon.
Product: Victor Baker Solid Body Electric
Price Paid: $1100 (special purchase)
Submitted
05/15/2002
at
06:28am
by
K Neal
Email: ampman<at>ampmanaudio dot com
Features
:
9
Handmade by Victor Baker, Mahogany set neck/body, double Kent Armstrong hand wound PAF pickups, Schaller bridge, Grover tuners, Ebony fret board, top end pots, 3-way switch, body is flat top with very graceful double cut-outs and a very classy curve with very cool slight "wing" at the back. Neck has 2-way truss rod accessable from headstock with "tasteful" small" access cover. Overall a "PRS" style body that is extremely classy and a joy to look at. Guitar is "blacked out" in a beautiful nitro-cellulose midnight black finish, no fretboard inlays (has dots on side of neck) and Victor's VERY cool log inlayed in the headstock. Body has internally carved cavities that make this guitar very light. One really slick guitar. Gave it a 9 only due to its spartan nature of technical features. Very nice hardshell case was included at slight extra charge
Sound
:
10
Extremely clear, wonderful tone. Would be a superb guitar for cutting thru other instruments if in a band. Guitar has a killer snap and twang when needed, chords come thru very well articulated. 25" scale length and the ABSOLUTE BEST NECK I HAVE EVER PLAYED makes this guitar a dream to play. Incredible action with 1" 11/16" nut width. This guitar screams and plays with subtle finesse. Thinking of a PRS ? Forget it...get a Victor Baker for ALOT LESS and get a true handmade guitar.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
Incredible handmade quality. Flawless, gorgeous finish. Doesnt get any better than this.
Reliability/Durability
:
10
Recently got guitar but other reviews of Victors guitars say they are build rock solid. Made from the best woods with extremely high build quality I cant imagine a problem with this guitar.
Customer Support
:
10
Emails and phone calls to Victor get HIS immediate response. He's an incredibly nice guy, friendly and unbeleivably accomodating. What I like most about Victor is he is a professional musician who cut his teeth making world class arch top electric guitars which is the top of the heap as far as I am concerned.
Overall Rating
:
10
There is a new guy on the block making some of the finest guitars your money can buy at prices that smoke other builders. I cant imagine paying huge dollars for a "name" when I can get a guitar like a Victor Baker for ALOT less that is truly handmade from better woods by a guy who knows what he is doing right here in the Philadelphia area. I playes alot of fine guitars before Victor's and let me tell you I got one hellova fine guitar and saved a ton.
