Being an obvious Stratocaster look-alike... how does it compare in sound, quality and action?
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It honestly compares pretty well surprisingly. I set the action on mine pretty low and get great sound without any fret buzz. I picked up this guitar to have as an extra I could get a little rough with and not have to worry about it so much at its price. It actually sounds better than my 400 dollar Schecter.
915550
Pick a cordoba. All it's model have truss rod, I.e. A mechanism that allows to adjust action. Sound-wise oth are decent.
716169
It's much cleaner, quieter, and more transparent than any similar pedal I've ever played. If it's a true clone of something, I'd love to know what it is.
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Playability is great. A6 comes with electric strings installed and action is low so it plays like an electric. I replaced the stings with Elixir nanoweb acoustic 11s, which gives more an acoustic sound and feel but still plays well. I think it has a good jazzy sound, especially if you use the the humbucker and add in a little of the piezo to give it a little top end. The A6 is my go-to guitar when I play rhythm in our church band. I also have the A12 12 string version. I used to be the guitar tech at a local music store and I have set up every guitar I own to my own liking, with the exception of these 2 Godins. (I also have a Godin xtsa which had a horrible set up from the factory) I own about 20 guitars... Fenders, Ibanez, Ovations, Epiphones, Yamahas, a Takamine Pro model and others, but the A6 and the Takamine are the two I play most often. I would suggest you try one before you buy just to be sure you like it.
442103
It has a great sound and stratocaster tone. It will benefit from a setup and upgraded pups and wiring but is a fine guitar as is.
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I was in the same boat. This is the first guitar I have owned PERSONALLY and I love it. Had it for 6 months or so now. Now that I know a bit more about guitars it is still one of the best sounding and solid guitars I've played. I would recommend finding one and trying it out as everyone likes different sounds. But 300 dollars for a very solid guitar isn't bad at all. I'd just go for it, it'll serve you well.
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The rail has a crisper sound, I get a nice crunchy sound than the strat pickup. I have this as my bridge pickup, and it sounds great. The strat pickup has a warmer sound ,and combined with the center start pup and the rail, i get a real nice sound that i can play with. Hope this helped.
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Yes it not totally the same. It is more of an overdrive sound. When I run it through my pedals it doesn't pick up the clean as well but I can get good distortion. If I run it straight to my amp it has a VERY good clean sound and a basic overdrive sound. It's a very good pickup and I highly recommend it. I guess if depends on what music your playing. If your playing stuff that just needs slight overdrive and distortion it is great. But if you want like a hard rock or metal sound it does lack in that area. But remember it is an acoustic guitar.
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Hi !Of course : all the humbuckers size the same dimension ; for the sound, it sound pretty good : I don't play metal nor hard rock, just blues and rock & jazz !... Good work ! :)
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It's close enough for live performance, and WAY more practical. But don't expect miracles....if you want the real thing, THEN BUY THE REAL THING, and take Frank Zappa's advice: "Shut up and play your guitar."
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Note- I personally have this exact guitar.And it is better looking in your hands then in the pic.
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I have both and I personally don't hear much difference but maybe it's my guitars as they are not high end guitars
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The new sound is amazing. I´ve been using the guitar plugged into a BOSS ME-25 and the sound is very good, I hope that in a normal Stompbox (ex. Big Muff) it will be better. If I´ll buy a new strato next years for sure I will replace the bridge pick up for another SSL 5
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Hey Patrick. I have the THR5, which has the same sounds as the 10 but a few less features. I play a lot of classic rock and late 80's stuff too and I think the tones are great. I haven't tried the THR10x but from what I read it's geared more towards the metal crowd. For classic rock tones, I find the THR5's and 10's have more than enough gain. I was really impressed with how responsive it is to pinch harmonics and feedback. Get some really cool early ZZ Top and even GNR tones on it. The effects are awesome too. The tremelo and flange are pretty authentic. If you're not really bothered about saving patches or having an extra control for aux-in volume, you can save even more bucks and get the THR5. My ONLY complaint is with the whole range, and it's a very small complaint... the power switch is actually plastic. Mine's snapped off after I clipped it with my headstock. Still works though. Anyway, hope that helps. These things definitely make practice more convenient without sacrificing tone.
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My acoustic sounds great through the box. You can add chorus, delay, reverb, phlanger, etc..., and there's even a 12-string setting.
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I had a 52 Tele sold on (eBay) and there is no diff except that it is MIM. Excellent Guitar. I put a GE Smith 1/2 tele bridge on mine (eBay), Jerry Donahue Alnico II APT3Jd/APT1R pups (eBay) with the 4-way mod w/capacitors etc., (eBay); and a BBender /GBender Hipshot (eBay). Now its a $1500 custom shop Badass Moten-Gator Monster !!! ~skygod~ :)
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Yes its great! Only downside I can think of was that it was a bit heavy due to it being some kind of layered all laminate. I ended up getting a baby taylor instead of this. I preferred the sound and feel of that guitar better but its up to you!