[Shannon]

Originally Posted by Elysian

looks ok, but the important part is, how does it sound, and how does it play?

Oh yeah, here's my review from a few hours ago.


The first impressions review...

I've played it for a good 2 hours now. Man, this thing is fucking sweet! I took it out of the box, tuned it up and began to jam with my Behringer GMX212 practice amp. My main Rocktron/BBE/G-Flex rig is down in my basement, but I'll bring it up in a while to give it a go.

As for now, the LP7 has totally exceeded my expectations. The finish is flawless & beautiful as well. The neck is much slimmer compared to the 2000-2001 LP7s. I would compare the neck profile to a Schecter or ESP. It's still has some beef to it, but it's STILL very comfortable. The action was a bit high for my liking. I lowered the bridge a bit & BAM! There's some pretty low action right there! The frets are medium sized & I plan to take the guitar to my tech's house so he can give the frets a good once over. The thing I was most surprised with is the pickups. They actually sound really good! The bridge pup has plenty of low end for chunky chords & plenty of bite when pinging out harmonics. The neck pup just sings. It's got that classic neck sound that only LPs can give. It's a very vocal & "buttery" pup. I'm really surprised at the overall clarity. And by the way, the guitar does come with a black pickguard as well (unlike the picture shown on the Music123 website).

If you have any more questions, fire away.

As much gear as I've owned, it's hard to impress me. Today, I got that same kind of excitement as I did when I received my S7420. As for first impressions, I'm very excited & feel I totally got my money's worth and more. For $299, this guitar is an absolute steal at even 4 times the price. No bullshit.

As of now...8 out of 10.

UPDATE - Part II:
I'm really loving this thing. I having a very hard time putting it down. The tones are just beautiful. It's the sort of tones that when coupled with a great playing guitar, you just can't seem to put it down. I'm feeling totally inspired musically when I pick this sucker up.