Product: Westone Spectrum MX
Price Paid: 125 (#) used
Submitted
04/13/2005
at
04:06am
by
spiney_norman
Features
:
8
Made in Japan, somewhere in the mid-late 80s I think. 22 frets, one volume and one tone, with coil tapping capabilities on the bridge humbucker. Single coils in neck and middle positions. Don't know which woods it was made from, but the trans finish on the body showed some nice grain underneath. Mine had a Kahler USA Flyer trem, with a stringlock behind the nut. Easily playable neck.
Sound
:
8
Fairly versatile guitar, good for rock and some metal, possibly has other uses but I don't play much else! Sounded pretty good through my 30 watt Kustom amp, which isn't a particularly good one. Single coils can be a bit noisy when the treble's up, but can't all single coils?
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
8
Action was pretty low, finish stood up pretty well. It had plenty of scratches and dents, mainly on the back, but then it was a 20 year old guitar that looked like it had seen a fair few gigs.
Reliability/Durability
:
7
It seems pretty durable. I never got the chance to gig with it, but due to the Kahler trem I'd probably have taken a back-up guitar if I had gigged it.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
I'm pretty sure the company went out of business a long time ago.
Overall Rating
:
8
I've been playing a few years, and this is probably the best guitar that's come my way. If it were stolen or lost I don't think I'd be able to get another one, but I'd probably get something else just for the sake of being different!
Product: Westone Spectrum MX
Price Paid: #80 (G.B Pound Sterling) used
Submitted
10/04/2004
at
09:55am
by
Pat (m)
Email: ireallyhatemycomputer<at>hotmail dot com
Features
:
7
Bought it 2nd hand from a mate in Cheltenham(uk) 1987
22 frets
Pickups config S/S/H
1 vol 1 tone (tone knob can be pulled out enabling use of the rear pickup of the humbucker)
5 way selecter
Materials used for body and neck not known by me, but a heavy guitar.
Colour is dark transparent red, showing nice woodgrain when viewed closly, neck is the same colour as body but not transparent.
Body shape is Strat-like but smaller, and sharper lines.
Neck is narrow and c-shape
Westone stamped Tuners
2 point Trem system
stainless steel bridge full adjustable
black plastic nut
no pickguard
Sound
:
8
Good bright sounding guitar, plenty of sustain.
Pickups are quite noisy.
Suits Rock/Metal and some Blues.
Played into a Peavey Bandit Solo series, or direct into P.C Soundcard
Don't like bright twang after 17yrs! apart from that ..nowt really
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
7
Action is low
Pickups are setup fine. BTW if this guitar had some duncan seymours in...Phew!!
Finish is standing upto thrashings well. It came with dings and chips when i got it and i've added only 2 more in the 17yrs i've had it.
All controls/pots work well.
Tuners work well, no loose parts
Polishes up well.
Reliability/Durability
:
7
Well built for home use, not sure whether it could handle years of gigging.
saying that it has never let me down in the time i've had it.
I've gigged it maybe 6 times, no probs.
Keeps in tune aswell as my '94 Strat Plus (locking Schallers)
Always have a backup!
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
not needed/used
Overall Rating
:
8
Giving it 8/10 it's been worth every penny. 80 quid for a guitar that plays aswell as the day i got it.
if it were stolen or lost i wouldn't be able to replace it...you seen any?
I play a '94 Strat Plus in C.A.R and when i need to add that extra metal twang i go for my Westone.
