Product: Wesley Rickenbacker 330 Copy
Price Paid: 435 (UK Pound Sterling)
Submitted
06/13/2003
at
05:28pm
by
Dorian
Email: none
Features
:
9
Made in Korea and the quality of this baby is stunning. Toaster pickups, fireglo finish, set neck unlike most other 330 copies available. Looks pretty much like the real thing and the best bit, it definitely sounds the part. Tailpiece is different to the original ricky but nice. Bound fretboard, no master volume like Rickies.
Sound
:
10
This lady sounds like the real 330, that's ten points. A friend of mine who owns the real thing couldn't believe it, he actually phoned me after he played it and asked me if I would sell it. 10 points, or lets call it eleven
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
No Opinion
Spot on, straight neck, nice neck shape, plays virtually on its own. I have to get used to the bridge cover though, but it's the same as it is on the original one. I could remove it like some Ricky players do but it looks better with the cover on. It would be a ten, but the bridge cover is a bit in my way, so 9 points here.
Reliability/Durability
:
10
This guitar is good enough to survive the next three Golf wars, I use it on stage without backup and there are no problems at all. It's very gigworthy, stays in tune all night.
Customer Support
:
5
Can't say, haven't dealt with them. I wouldn't even know where to look as there is no information available. For the lack of infos and websites this is only 5 points.
Overall Rating
:
10
I own quite a few guitars and to be honest, I mainly bought this originally guitar for the looks but it became my main instrument, very strange. I've never seen another one exactly like this, although there are plenty around with bolt on necks. I'm glad I found it with the set neck, it's a keeper, definitely.
