Product: Warrior Generation X Single Cut
Price Paid: USD 2400
Submitted
10/23/2006
at
06:27pm
by
scott
Email: jocnyhc<at>aol dot com
Features
:
9
From the Sam Ash Site
Model Name Custom Single Cutaway
Series Generation X
Body Aged Mahogany
Neck Handmade 3-Piece Mahogany
Machine Heads Sperzel USA Locking
Fingerboard Rosewood w/Figured Koa Block Inlays
Frets 24
Pickups 2 EMG 85
Bridge Tone Pro
Hardware Black
Pickguard none
Scale Length
Case Hardshell
Included Accessories Hand Signed Letter of Authenticity, Leather Strap with Logo, Oil, Warrior Strings, Cord, Polish Cloth, String Winder
Sound
:
10
I Play striaght up metal. Unearth, Killswitch, In Flames, Zakk Wylde and other stuff of that caliber. My main Amp is a Peavey 5150 though a Mesa Cab with some Boss pedals in the FX loop. I went to Sam Ash totally set on buying a PRS Single cut but i wanted to try other guitars while i was there. So after Countless PRS's, Gibson, Ibanez, Esp's i finally saw this one. I heard of Warrior a while ago and knew they were a crazy expensive handmade company but i was suprised to see the price tag under $2500. The guitar is perfectly contoured to your hand and the 24 fret is easy as hell to hit because of the way it is cut. I hit like 2 notes and i fell in love. Played it for like 15 minutes and was sold.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
9
I had the Sam Ash Tech set it up for me because Warrior sets these guitars to standard tuning with 9 gauge strings which is to light for me. SO i had the guy put on some 10's and tuned it down a full step. The bridge is sick. You can string it like a stop bar or a string thru. The guitar looks great. Its a dark wood and the koa inlays look amazing. The headstock has a awesome shape with the logo in mother of pearl. Ive had it for 3 days now with new strings and still havent had to tune it. The only downfall is that the volume and tone knobs seem to get loose, so all i did was tighten them.
Reliability/Durability
:
9
Its a solid chunk of wood. You would have to leave it under a car to do damage. But the one catch to the naked wood finish is that you have to put this wood conditioner on it when u string up, so if you forget to do that for a while you can probibly do damage.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
probibly wont need them unless i need more conditioner.
Overall Rating
:
10
To me this is a perfect hybrid of the Thick PRS/Gibson sound and the fast playing neck of the Esp/Ibanez. This guitar has an amazingly tight sound and bone crushing chunk through my 5150. I am sooooo happy with this guitar. I hope warrior keeps making affordable guitars like this because if they do the big names like Gibson and PRS with have some real compatition. Only like 500 of these are being made, I got #5, so go get yours.
