matt_van_schagen/the_patchman

The moment I walked in my local music store to buy my first electric I immediately fell in love with this very guitar. The iconic ES-335 shape always gets to me in a way no guitar ever did. I bought the guitar and started playing. I never stopped. The guitar had some issues, it was to heavy for a 12 year-old and it sometimes forgot to stay in tune. But I loved it, still do. If it weren't for this guitar I would probably never have played so much to the point of joining Equipboard and writing this very review. The guitar was shockingly well built and the pickups are VERY responsive to light harmonic touches. something my Fender has trouble with. We all have that one guitar we would save from a fire, well this is my choice. Not just the numismatic value, but also the sheer overpowering sound of 'Sunshine' will be something I never want to lose. Never seen one for sale, on stage or on the web. I was very fortunate to obtain 'Sunshine' and I wish everyone a similar experience.

Natte Harry is a 12-sound custom guitar made by Van Schagen in The Netherlands. Specially made to spec: Seymour Duncan pups Fender parts based on a 1991 Squier Body (For price) The Pups are splitable and the middle pickup is activated by a switch (on/off). The guitar is unique and I primarily use it for jazz and funk. The clean sound of the No.3 is absolutely amazing through an Fender Tube amp.

My backup pole-driver this is. It is really heavy! Besides that, this is an excellent bass guitar. The pickups are great, it plays nice and easy and the weight doesn't bother quite as much as you would expect from something that weighs as much as your everyday lamppost. If you can find one, buy it and put some nice expensive strings on it. You won't regret it. I guarantee.

Well, for my most negative review, the renowned cobalt strings by Ernie Ball. I put these strings on my guitar, expecting the Gods themselves to appear in pure sonic awe. Well I got no God, even worse, the only thing I received was disappointment, anger, regret and dispair because I could have bought 3 sets of regular 010's for the price I payed for this pathetic excuse for strings. New isn't always better, these strings prove that statement. My rating was a generous two stars, because they didn't affect the guitar after I took them off. My guitar forgave me and I am never going to take that kind of risk again.

Cheap, (60 Euros) small, powerful, reliable and rugged. REALLY RUGGED. I don't know where you can buy it but just pull the trigger on it. NO BACKGROUND NOISE

The embodiment of 'This will do'. Nothing is especially good on this bass guitar, except the sheer strength of the thing. An Abrams Tank has nothing on this BAMF. I bump into amps, tables, walls, infants, nuclear subs etc. with this giant but nothing seems to hurt it. I have taken the poly paint off and let it bare. Just looks killer. I did have to replace the standard pickups that had more fuzzy background sounds than a Muff on full. I replaced them with EMG's. Now some people with Fenders look at my bass and ask how in earth that sound is produced. Elixir strings help too of course. The Bass itself was a mere 70 euros, but my mods have left me an additional 150 euros out of pocket. Worth every penny.

I bought this guitar and i love it still. I love it like we love the retarded neighborhood kid who's just kind but we all know something is up. The Made in Mexico Strat is wronged. Yes, wronged. Why is it wronged? Well, the pickups are not as good as a Fender's should be. The bridge is unrefined, what affects tuning by a bit. The overall attention to detail is not sufficient to pass my barrier of satisfaction. How did I fix my retarded friend? Custom Shop '69 Pickups, Wilkinson Tremolo (Oh My God, I love that Trem.) That is it! Just replace the most important stuff and you're good to go!