Product: Warrior Randy Rhoads V
Price Paid: US $200 used
Submitted
01/27/2006
at
01:38pm
by
Rob
Email: metaljudas<at>priest dot com
Features
:
9
I bought this guitar used from a old guitar shop in Florida called "Jem's Guitars". I bought it because it was a old 80's Jackson RR1 copy and it was very cheap. I'm assuming it was made from 1986 to 1989 because it has a Kahler Flyer, and Khaler dident make the "Flyer" model till 1986 and Guitar companys stoped using Kahler bridges around 1989... I tried to look up information about this guitar but I was not able to find any. I did Find "Warrior" guitar company but they said that they did not make "my" guitar... "Even tho it had the same logo with the soward going thru the Warrior logo"... THEN! I found a Hondo Randy Rhoads V Copy on ebay, the Hondo RR copy had the same style inspection stickers on the back of the headstock just like mine... So, I am assuming its related to Hondo or IMC... But the awsome thing is, I had seen an old picture of Kirk Hammet with a "Warrior" Randy Rhoads V copy...
Model: Warrior: Randy Rhoads V "Jackson Copy"
Year: 1986
Color: Black
Neck Size: Thin
Neck wood: Rosewood
Neck Joint: Neck Thru
Frets: 22 normal size
Inlays: Dot
Body wood: Alder
Bridge: Kahler Flyer
String Nut: Graphite & Kahler string lock
Controls: 1 Volume, 2 Tone, 3-way selector
Pickups: EMG 81/81 9volt
Tuning Keys: Grover Locking
Sound
:
9
I play Heavy Metal so this guitar is just want I need... This is my main guitar that I use to record and play live. The EMG 81's pickup everything I do and I have never had a problem with this guitar at all. Always stays in tune because of the Kahler Bridge. I only use Kahler bridges... I use a Crate Cab and I use the Crate Distortion, its the only distortion I really like... I get this really "Sharp & Bright" sound with this guitar, I just love it... I have no problem doing any harmonic pintches at all. This guitar was made to shread.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
9
When I bought the guitar, everything was all messed up ACCEPT the "Body, Bridge, Neck & Headstock" I had everything else replaced. New Pickups, new tuning keys, ect... The Neck is excelent tho. It has a VERY smoth action, its just as good as a Gibson...
Reliability/Durability
:
8
Everything on this guitar is ROCKSOLID... I use it as my main guitar recording & live... My other guitars can not match the sound I get from this thing... all the Knobs, strap buttons, hardware, ect... are very strong and "will not" come off, unless you want it to... I think the paint is a little thin, but I'm very sure it will not rub off easy...
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Overall Rating
:
9
I've been playing for over 8 years, and I have owned alot of guitars... But this one is far the best... I also own a Hamer Scarab, that is my back up guitar... I use Crate Amps, and I don't usualy use effects, but I'll use a digitech bored when I have too... Eventualy what I want to do next with this guitar is "Chrome" it out! LOL
I'm gona install Chrome knobs, Chrome Pickguard, Chrome Humbucking Rings, and a Chrome Kahler Pro 2300... "The tuning keys are chrome"
but I want it to blind people when I go out on stage LOL
oh yea, I'm gona run 18volts thru it eventualy instead of 9volts
