Electric Guitar Review

Slimmed and re-contoured neck makes this model 360/12 easier to play than ever.

The world’s most popular 12-string electric guitar boasts all of the deluxe features of its Model 360 cousin. A standard for recording for more than 30 years, its haunting, melodic chorus has continued to benefit from evolution. The slimmed and re-contoured neck now makes model 360/12 easier to play than ever.

Feature:
It is a 12-string semi-hollowbody guitar with a solid top, it has the Old Body style (same as the 330), a binding at the back and at the front, and on the slash hole. The controls are the classic Rickenbacker controls: two volumes, two tones, and a fifth control knob. The two pickups were made by Rickenbacker; they are high-gains (single coils). The electronic is entirely passive.

The body is finished in Jetglo (black). The bridge is the classic Rickenbacker bridge, and the guitar has a R tailpiece. The tuners are made by Schaller. The neck is the classic Rickenbacker neck. Included with the guitar were the case and a Rick-o-sound. The Ric-o-sound feature is useful when you want that real vintage Ric sound, and the guitar is actually quite versatile, as most 12-strings aren’t.

Quality:
it is stunning, with no blemishes and nice grain. All of the electronics work perfectly. The tuners work perfectly, too, and there are no spurs or anything on the saddles or in the tailpiece grooves. The frets are perfectly leveled. Everything was great from the factory.  Would like to see more coats of finish to bring out the natural beauty of the wood with a higher gloss.

Sound:
Absolutely beautiful. As a stand alone plugged in the tones that emminate for the 360/12 os humbling. Run the 360/12 thru a Guitar Port of Line6 Pod and give it some British amp modes and a little compressor, bam, you are a jangle-master. This guitar has the best electric 12 string sound for its type and purpose.

Ease of Use:
It’s incredibly easy to get great sounds from this product. The fifth knob might confuse some newcomers to the Rick-Land, but reading the manual (it is not that long, honestly!) will clear that up. The pots are arranged a bit differently than on generic-brand guitars, but they’re easy to figure out, too, especially since they’re labeled. The neck is so much easier to get used to than everyone else seems to think.

Neck cut is phenomenal, as is the weight and design of the guitar. it plays great, and no other 12-string plays anywhere near it. The pickups have a very wide range and are easy to find great sounds with.

Value:
No doubt about it. For fear of not being able to afford another Rickenbacker, they are priced most reasonably. This is not a cheep guitar but you do get what you pay for. Properly cared for the will last for generations. Check Latest Price.

Desirability:
The visual appeal of the Rickenbacker is incredible. The Rickenbacker carries a history unlike any other American made guitar. The first time holding a Rickenbacker is nearly orgasmic!

It would look great maybe onstage or something its design is basically genius as it brings more opportunities to bands and guitarists. This thing just plain looks as great as it sounds.

Overall:
Overall, it has surpassed all of expectations (which were very good to begin with.) Its sound is to die for, and its visual styling unique (Rickenbacker’s lawyers make sure of this.), and can’t beat the price for genuine American made quality.

Technical Info:
Body Type: Semi-Acoustic
No. Frets: 24
Scale Length: 62.9 cm (24-3/4″)
Neck Width at Nut: 41.3 mm (1-5/8″)
Neck Width at 12th Fret: 49.2 mm (1-15/16″)
Crown Radius: 25.4 cm (10″)
Body Wood: Maple
Neck Wood: Maple
Fingerboard Wood: Rosewood
Weight: 3.6 kg (8.0 lbs.)
Overall Length: 101.6 cm (40″)
Overall Width: 38.1 cm (15″)
Overall Depth: 38.1 mm (1-1/2″)
Neck Binding: Yes
Fret Marker Style: Triangle
Tailpiece: “R”
Bridge: 6-Saddle
Neck Type: Set-in
No. of Pickups: 2
Type of Pickups: Hi-gain
Output Type: Mono and Stereo
achine Heads: Schaller

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3-piece Wizard II-7 neck. IBZ AH1-7 and AH2-7 pickups.

 Ibanez’ sleek S was a revolt against the traditional Mahogany guitars of its time that were usually heavy, bulky and uncomfortable. Obviously it was a successful revolt as the S is celebrating its 20th Anniversary with a wider selection of models than ever. Originally the S was designed as an all-around guitar. Now, however, the S finds its largest number of adherents among the practitioners of the more extreme forms of metal who appreciate the S for its unique combination of fat Mahogany tone and sustain with light weight and comfort.

Feature:
The best feature about this guitar is the ZR trem, doing dive bombs non stop with it for about 15 minutes and went back to check the tuning, amazing that it was still dead on.
Guitar is a 7-string electric with a body that’s thin around the sides for comfort and thick around the pickups for tone. The ZR tremolo bridge uses ball bearings for frictionless arming and fast return. The pickups are rocking Ibanez AH for 7-string humbuckers.

Quality:
Overall, not much wrong with it… but a noticed an overflow of glue around a few frets and some inlay markers. Nothing major, but it lacked some attention to detail you’d find on Japanese made Ibanez models and about this instrument is where the guitar cable plugs in, it’s kind of awkward especially when you go to unplug, and you almost have to yank the cable out by the wire and not the lead. The afraid it will be all scratched up eventually, but still the sound is incredible and it feels wonderful to play.

Sound:
Unfortunately, the sound isn’t that great, but this is due to the low quality pickups. I’m sure if you swap them out for some DiMarzio’s or Seymour Duncan’s this thing will scream. That said, the stock pickups will get the job done.

Value:
It was a good bang for the buck at 700$. A good value, but it lacks in the pickup department. But again, the ZR trem is definitely worth the price of admission. Check Latest Price.

Ease of Use:
Setup was pretty damn good from the factory, and it played very well. No fret buzz anywhere on the neck. The action maybe could have been a bit lower, but nothing a good tech couldn’t adjust.

Technical Info:
Neck: 3-piece Wizard II-7 neck
Neck Type: Wizard II-7
Body: Mahogany body
Frets: Jumbo frets
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Inlay: Pearl Dot
Bridge: ZR 7 bridge
Neck Pickup: IBZ AH1-7
Bridge Pickup: IBZ AH2-7
Hardware Color: CK

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Mahogany body, maple neck, rosewood fingerboard. Professional components.

Schecter’s BlackJack models are armed with the extremely versatile Seymour Duncan JB (SH-4) and 59 (SH-1n) pickup combinations, which can be tapped via a push/pull tone control or a 5-way Mega Switch. Additional features (usually found only on instruments costing twice as much) include a rock maple neck set into an arched mahogany body, Grover tuning machines, and a TonePros locking Tune-O-Matic Bridge, which greatly enhances the instruments natural sustain, and ensures rock-solid intonation and sonic clarity.

The BlackJack C-7 is a 26.5 in. extended scale, which when combined with stability of the TonePros, yields low-tuned tonal definition.

As with all Schechter Diamond Series guitars and basses, the Blackjack C-7 is backed by a Limited Lifetime Warranty.

Feature:
The pick up selected was a sweet thing about it and the 7 strings because gives you more to toy around with when just sitting around. The transition from six to seven strings is nearly instant. The strings stay in tune, no matter how much vibratos are used.

Quality:
Very nice wood was sweet the way they route red the top out is very vice 24 frets is also nice to have get more out of a guitar that way. It stays in tune, the pickups are well balanced, and it looks great and the full, clear tone it produces. Works great, never had a problem with anything on the guitar working or sounding great.

The grover tuners are smooth and accurate, the tone pros bride and string thru body makes the whole guitar vibrate with resonance, and the 26.5″ scale length makes the seventh string sound absolutely evil. If you play metal, and need a seven-string guitar, this should definitely be one you look at.

Sound:
Very good it has a lot of different sounds to fit with individual needs and yours to. It is got a good natural tone from its body but its electronics just don’t catch all of that tone. Played a lot of 7 Strings and the sound you get out of this Guitar is amazing. After soldered the pick ups in the right way they did work and gave sound. The sound is ok. The quality of the guitar is not the best. The right beginners’ guitar!

Ease of Use:
Plug and Play – The amp works properly. It is very easy to play and the sound selection easy to use and you don’t have to sit down and read the manual even though it is a very good idea to.

Value:
Price is ok, beginner’s guitar. The guitar is worth the money you pay for it. Great value! It’s hard to find a 7-string with good sound and this one has it. $650 isn’t very much to spend to be fully satisfied with your guitar. Check Latest Price.

Desirability:
It looks good. It fits our image as a band. it is very appealing to me it was. The jet black was awesome needs some more colors though. The action is smooth and fast. If you want to get a seven string guitar that low on price, but still satisfies your seven string quench, get this one. Otherwise, if you have the money, get the Ibanez UV777.

Technical Info:
Construction: Set Neck w/ Ultra Access
Body: Mahogany
Neck: Maple
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Frets: 24 Jumbo
Scale: 26-1/2 in.
Tuning: B-E-A-D-G-B-E
Inlays: Black Pearl Dots
Bridge: TonePros w/ Thru Body
Binding: Multi-Ply Creme
Tuners: Grover
Hardware: Black Chrome
Pickups: Seymour Duncan JB (SH-4) and ‘59 (SH-1N)
Electronics: Vol / Tone / Pickup Selector
Finishes: Gloss Black (BLK)
Case: SGR-1C (optional)
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