I have one, back when it was called a 'sub-zero' where the red G4M logo is. It's actually a great guitar, sounds good too. The low end is clear enough, but I think there is truth in that the pickups could be better. They're not awful though. The only thing I really don't like is that the nut keeps spiking me between my thumb and index finder whenever I'm using the first fret. It's very sharp. I don't know what to do about it, maybe sand down the angle a bit but other than that I play this beast a lot and if you just use an EQ pedal you can pretty much get any sound you like out of it. The sound difference between the humbuckers is quite wide mind you, as in one sounds quite a lot different to the other. So I'd say that's a plus because it gives you more of a variation to play with. It is light, the neck is thin profile for speed and it's matt smooth to prevent your hand from sticking. Highly recommend. NOTE: I almost forgot to mention, when adjusting the intonation the saddle screws collide with each other. For example, there's one screw at the bottom of the saddle into the body, and the other to twist which pulls back or pushes forward the little bridge. That screw makes contact with the head of the screw into the body on some of them, which means you have to take the body screw out altogether if you need to pull it out which you probably will as you need to make room for the string to come through the hole from the back of the body. It was a stressful nightmare but now you know and it shouldn't be too big of an issue.
@@Balsfjordproductions no not at all, you just have to remember that this is multi scale so you need strings to match that. I got a set of 80's I think and the scale length of the guitar is 28" to 25". If I recall correctly, you can check the specs of this on the website
It's a bit of a learning curve. It's a bit hard to fret octaves down the far end. Also, fret markers in the fretboard would help me figure out where I am at the upper end. It does have some ergonomic advantages. Also, keeps the low strings tight and the high strings slinky.
This guitar has a mensuration of 28 inches, my Ibanez RGMS8 has a smaller one, 27, so respect for the approach
Super helpful review, thanks so much for making this.
Great video mate! Might get this instead of one of the harley bentons
Will you do an update video eventually?
I have one, back when it was called a 'sub-zero' where the red G4M logo is. It's actually a great guitar, sounds good too. The low end is clear enough, but I think there is truth in that the pickups could be better. They're not awful though. The only thing I really don't like is that the nut keeps spiking me between my thumb and index finder whenever I'm using the first fret. It's very sharp. I don't know what to do about it, maybe sand down the angle a bit but other than that I play this beast a lot and if you just use an EQ pedal you can pretty much get any sound you like out of it.
The sound difference between the humbuckers is quite wide mind you, as in one sounds quite a lot different to the other. So I'd say that's a plus because it gives you more of a variation to play with.
It is light, the neck is thin profile for speed and it's matt smooth to prevent your hand from sticking. Highly recommend.
NOTE: I almost forgot to mention, when adjusting the intonation the saddle screws collide with each other. For example, there's one screw at the bottom of the saddle into the body, and the other to twist which pulls back or pushes forward the little bridge. That screw makes contact with the head of the screw into the body on some of them, which means you have to take the body screw out altogether if you need to pull it out which you probably will as you need to make room for the string to come through the hole from the back of the body. It was a stressful nightmare but now you know and it shouldn't be too big of an issue.
@@MonsterJuiced thanks for the great reply! With the reversed headstock, is finding strings any difficult?
@@Balsfjordproductions no not at all, you just have to remember that this is multi scale so you need strings to match that. I got a set of 80's I think and the scale length of the guitar is 28" to 25". If I recall correctly, you can check the specs of this on the website
great video
Thanks!
Thanks for the video, are the fanned frets comfortable? I could never imagine how uneven frets could be comfortable for playing
It's a bit of a learning curve. It's a bit hard to fret octaves down the far end. Also, fret markers in the fretboard would help me figure out where I am at the upper end. It does have some ergonomic advantages. Also, keeps the low strings tight and the high strings slinky.