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I dig it. The string tension and neck profile is really nice. Makes for a fast and punchy play style. The bass has a good weight to it. The signature Spector growl is difficult to dial in with this bass for some reason. The preamp and pickups are pretty powerful. I'd say a 7/10.

It's amazing. The perfect example of how Japanese instruments blow the American ones out of the water. This bass only costs about $2,500 but feels like a one-of-a-kind, handmade masterpiece. The JMJ pickups configuration is brilliant and allows so many tones. The 3 way selector switch toggles between Jazz only, Humbucker only, and all-together. Super fast Japanese neck, luminlay dots for low light situations, 24 frets, super curvy body, and open-gear tuners. It makes me a better player when I pick it up.

I grabbed it because my favorite tone on earth is Alex Webster's tone. For a fraction of the price of his signature, you can buy one of these, a brass nut, and the EMG QBC system with EMG 40DCs. Cost me 700 for all this because I bought my legend used.

These were made from 1985-1986 during Takamine's short entry into the world of electric solid bodies, JUST before they got sued by Gibson and sold the company, losing nearly all their paperwork on these beauties. Double precision 4 string, 22 frets. Made famous by front man and bassist David Vincent of Morbid Angel. Super fast neck as it was made for Japanese players' hands. The pickups are a tiny bit weak on the high end. David Vincent swapped the PPs with EMGs for his tone. It's an eye catcher. People have to look at it and touch it everywhere it goes. It's the 4th most rare in the Tak series so they can go for a pretty penny. Lowest prices seen were 800 back in the early 2000's.

I've owned several acoustic basses and this one takes them all. Super slim body, very loud sound, built in tuner and electronics. You'll be spending an extra 300+ to get something anywhere near this one. Another nice feature is the peg-less bridge. I hate pegs.

This was my main bass for years. Very punchy play style and a fast neck. Korean made Iceman and was very well built. Lost mine in a major car accident. I bought mine for $160 bucks at a pawn shop in Austin. Sold it completely broken for $40 to a luthier.

This was my main bass for a loooong time. It's efficient. I like small necks and this is one of the smallest 5 string necks you'll find. This model is from 2006 and has Bass Boost/cut, Treble boost/cut, Blend/Tone, and Master volume. They are hard to find in this configuration but it's worth it. You can find them in mint condition for $300. The aesthetics are nice because the bass doesn't look out of place in different stages. Metal, Country, cover bands, etc. The look is so neutral it fits everywhere.

The EQ is wonky. The boost over-saturates and the cut kills the single with just a twist. The neck is fast and comfortable but the string spacing, which Ibanez claims is 19mm, is pretty wide. Feels like P-bass spacing. The bridge is massive, the body heavy, and the truss rod being accessed from the body side is a plus.

It is what it is. I've played mine for 12 years. It's the lowest quality bass I own but with some work, the right strings, and the right amp to play through, you can overcome its flaws. It has the HUGEST string spacing ever. Nearly 1 inch apart. I took that nasty plastic pickguard off and it looks 100% cooler without it.

Budget acoustics all have different qualities. This one is a lightweight dreadnought style with a peg bridge and a decently bright sound. It's a very good beginner acoustic. The neck is small enough for little hands and the string spacing is just a tad too tight to be an average adult guitar. The tuners have a nice ratio and smoothness to them. Dimensions are as follows. Depth - 4 inches body length - 19.5 inches Width at bridge - 14 inches Overall Length - 41 Inches When I bought mine, I had to use sand paper and file the frets down on both sides. This is pretty common on entry level acoustics. I also had to shave the peg bridge a bit to make sure the pegs didn't fly out when I restrung it. This is still one of the better acoustic guitars I've seen for the $100 range.

**The Pros:** Its very thing, very light, and the string tensions is medium. It has a built in tuner/eq. It has a string through bridge which I like. **The Cons:** The tone is weak, the body shape makes it nearly impossible to play without a strap, it goes out of tune easily, it's quiet.

This guitar looks amazing and has a nice weight to it. That's all I can say that's positive. This guitar has the muddiest, overly bassy pickups I've ever used. The control knobs seem not to do much beyond the volume pots for each pickup. The neck is extremely brick-like, having the input jack on the front of the guitar feels awkward, and the overall tone of this guitar is useless. I tried it on different settings I have. It's not smooth enough for blues, not crunchy enough for distortion. This is the first Epiphone I've ever even thought twice about. I figured since it was 600 bucks new, It might be better than an entry level guitar. WRONG. I have a modified $200 Ibanez that trumps this in every way but looks. It doesn't even really have that distinct hollow-body sound. It's just a weak tone. The bridge pickup is almost tolerable although under-powered. The neck pickup is the abomination of this guitar. It has 3 settings. Off, turned up just enough to be heard while being slightly over bassy, and SUPER MUDDY BASS BAR. I would consider this a wall guitar. It's a Ferrari with a Ford engine and dodge transmission inside.

Nothing really jumps out at you with this guitar. It's par with guitars in the $400 range in today's market. The neck is thick like a Gibson which I don't care for. It is well built though. I'll give Peavey that.

Takamine ventured into set neck, solid-body electric guitars and basses in 1984-1986 to draw in the metal/rock community that had started to thrive in Japan. A lawsuit over multiple models of their acoustic guitars looking too similar to Martin models caused the Takamine factory to be relocated away from Mount Takamine in the central Japanese town of Sakashita where they had originated a s a small local business. During this move, a mass amount of paperwork, files, and guitar bodies were lost/confiscated. Due to this, what could have been a major breakthrough in electric guitars was left in the shadows of the 80's. 15 years or so went by and slowly the guitars began showing up on websites and pawnshops across the seas in the United States. The steamrolling technology of the internet helped pushed Takamine's lost jewels into the collector's world. A mass effort of collectors and enthusiasts have worked together in piecing together this nearly forgotten history. The Mount Takamine factory released only a couple hundred of each model of guitar/bass and some of the series were manufactured with even more limited special edition colors. All guitar models featured DiMarzio styled Humbuckers; The basses with Double Precision Pickups. Even now in 2015, some new unknown models have surfaced and have caused some debate as to whether or not they are actually from the series or if they are fan made frauds. There are roughly 4 different models that are still a mystery including the one shown in the photo for this submission. Below is a list of the confirmed models released in the 80's. **GX-100** (Explorer Style Guitar) **GX-100BT** (A version of the GX-100 with a Tremolo bridge) **GX200** (A Gibson SG Style Guitar) **GX200T** (A version of the GX-200 with a Tremolo bridge) **GE-400KT** (Highly Detailed Explorer Style Body) **GE-400GT** (Bass Guitar version of the KT With Double Precision Pickups) **BG-400KT** (A Detailed 2 Point Shape. More Like An Arrow Fletch Than A Flying V Shape) **BG-400GT** (A 4 String, Double Precision Pickup Version Of The 400KT) **GZ-340T** (A Body Similar To The Ibanez Pro Line With A Tremolo Bridge) **GZ-300** (A Les Paul Style Bodied Guitar)

The guitar truly broke the mold while being anything but original. A Gibson Explorer body, a Jackson like headstock, DiMarzio style pickups, Fender Strat style Tremolo, and one of the smallest Ibanez necks you'll ever feel, all the while making each piece themselves instead of licensing each item from another source. This was designed to save the company when acoustic sales were down due to the 70's keyboard wave and the 80's Metal eruption. It is an amalgamation of some of the most sought after and favored parts of the world's highest selling electric guitars. **The Neck** Super, super fast D shaped neck with the edges well rounded. A set neck like all the rest and made of Mahogany with a rosewood fret board. The frets are extremely tall yet thin from nut to bridge. These frets require a very soft touch to play on them without bending the tuning out of whack. **The Body** Very much like the Gibson Explorer from the front, but far more angled, shaved, and thin front to back. The body is solid mahogany yet very light due to how well it's contoured. Sustain is roughly a 7 out of 10. The small size of the wood just doesn't keep up with the sustain of some other, thicker guitar bodies. **Pickups** DiMarzio style. Very rich, very large sound from these babies. Nearly everyone who hears them in person argues over whether or not they are stock. It just goes to show how well studied the Takamine manufacturers were when they brought this guitar to the drawing board. **Tuners** They have a cheap feel to them, but they do a great job of keeping the guitar in tune. **Tremolo** This tremolo is very small. It's a little easier to play on than others. It takes a lot of pressure to get the bridge to rise or lower even though it only has 3 springs attached. Due to this model not having a locking nut, the tremolo will kill your tuning every time. Not by a lot, but enough to make you think twice for pulling that bar. Overall I recommend this guitar to guitarists of all experience levels. The pickups are really the draw to these guitars more than anything else. Mine is from 1984 and was the 80th guitar off the line.

The GX-200 is virtually the same in every way as the Takamine GX-100. For some reason, it just doesn't ring my bell the same as it's explorer brother. Even the sound seems to be different. I can't explain it. It's just not my favorite. For a detailed review of it's brother, click on this link [Takamine GX-100BT](https://equipboard.com/items/takamine-gx-100bt) For a brief history of this rare 30 year old series, click this link. [Takamine Solid Body Series](https://equipboard.com/items/the-takamine-solid-body-series)

I was just about to give up on finding a great volume pedal. I used a Dunlop Mini, a Korg, and a Digitech. I tried out an Ernie Ball, but the idea of the string breaking broke any chances of me buying one. I had heard great things about the Visual Sound pedals for years, but seeing how few of them there are around, I assumed it was a cult following. Let me be your David Koresh. This pedal is phenomenal! The best weight, angle, and torque I've ever felt on a volume pedal and the LED lights on the side give me an even greater sense of control over my volume now. It's worth every penny. Don't settle for what the garage band down the street has. Go get one of the few Visual Sounds that are left.

This board has been a blessing to have. It's lightweight, it's easy enough to get cables through, and it's sturdy. It will be perfect for most. However, I find that the bottom is too tall for comfort. They should have tapered the metal to a flat point for better pedal access. They also need to make more room or an adjustable feature to it's high end. This board is not large enough to accommodate all power supplies. The Smallest Yankee Power Supply is taller than the legs of the Pedaltrain.

I use it atop my rack to give off a "Cylon Eye" effect. I can see it from about 80' of angles. The LEDS are bright and the tuner works very well. The only rack tuners I've seen beat it are $450+ . They only beat it in the slightest of degrees. They are not worth the extra cost in my opinion. Grab this one.

It's a great little stomp box. Built very well, the LEDs are amazingly bright, and it looks cool. I mainly bought this for the Decimator G String-II circuit. Those by themselves are $100 less than this entire pedal so I figured I would grab the extra features. If you are looking for a distortion box with an EQ or just a small Noise Gate, look no further. The ISP BETA is the bass version of this pedal and even has a built in ISP signature compression.

If you're needing a bass wah, might as well be this one. No complaints against it except maybe the price for them brand new.

I have this pedal as my DI for recording into a mixer. It sounds even better than it's rack version "Sansamp RBI". Love it, Love it, Love it. I dig that the company sells it with a tin box as well. Very classy.

This was my first pedal ever and I played a bass through it. I still have it. Something fried on it though and it now sounds very muted. Not a fan of Rocktron products. They tend not to be built well.

Not many chances to use this item so for it to be a unitasker and 200 bucks, I won't recommend buying one.

I SHALL! This piece of bunk died on me 2 hours into use. Rocktron products just can't be built well.