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Aslin Dane Guitars
Aslin Dane JAZZ KING 75 Electric Guitar
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Full Body Arched top
Single cutaway
2 Covered humbucking Pick-ups
Semi Electric 82mm (3.25") body depth
Easter North American Maple Neck w/ Superphenol fingerboard
Trapeze tailpiece
Rosewood Bridge
Die-cast tuners
3 position-toggle switch
2 Volume, 2 Tone
Chrome Hardware for long life
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Aslin Dane JAZZ KING 75 Electric Guitar COLORS: Antique Natural Sunburst, Tobacco Sunburst, Black, Vintage Sunburst List Price $629.95
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Features: 10
This is a new guitar, made last year in Korea. It is a jazz guitar, patterned
after a Gibson ES-175. Full body single cutaway, with 22 frets. The cutaway
is deep enough to allow easy access to the uppermost frets.
The body appears to be a three piece laminate, with maple on the outer layers. It has a high gloss sunburst finish. It has 2 humbucking pickups, a three way toggle switch, and volume and tone controls for each pickup.
The bridge is rosewood. It is not a tune-o-matic. The tuners appear to be Schallers, but have no name imprinted on them. Like all jazz guitars, the tailpiece attaches at the heel of the guitar and there is about 4 inches of string between it and the bridge.
It has an adjustable truss rod, with the cover at the peghead like a Gibson.
Sound: 10
This is first and foremost a jazz guitar, It also works for rock and blues
at low volume, but will feed back if played loud or too close to the amp.
I use a Yamaha G 112 amp from the late 70's.
The guitar is dead silent. No hums, no buzzes, ground noises, or clinky frets. No pops from the toggle switch or noise from the pots.
The tones run the full spectrum (for the humbuckers) from deep bass to as full treble. The tone controls actually work, giveing a vide variety of sounds.
I like all the tones the guitar can make. I've not found a single sound on it I don't like.
Action, Fit, & Finish: 9
The action was perfect right out of the box. The pickups were set up just
fine and needed no adjustment whatsoever.
The finish, like the rest of the guitar, was perfect. There was not a single ding on the instrument.
The only thing that was not perfect was the bridge, which needed to be slotted. Other than that, the guitar was flawless when I first received it.
Reliability/Durability: 10
I've only had the guitar 3 months, but it seems like it will hold up forever
if it's not abused. The hardware seems secure, the finish seems durable.
The strap buttons are tight. I think the guitar is absolutely dependable
and I've been using it use it on gigs (without a backup) ever since I got
it.
Customer Support: N/A
No need to ask for help yet.
Overall Rating: 10
I've been playing 36 years. My other guitars are a '61 Les Paul Jr, (SG
style) and a 1985 Takemine dreadnaught.
If this guitar was lost or stolen I'd definately buy another. I love everything about this guitar, and I hate nothing. The things I like best about are the workmanship, and the variety of tones it produces.
I uses to own a Gibson ES-175 that I had to sell. I literally cannot tell the difference (other than the toggle switch being located in a different place) between this guitar and that one. The guitar is complete. It needs nothing. It's as good as it gets as far as I'm concerned. I'd recommend that anybody interested in this type of guitar check one out.
Submitted by Geoffrey Stamper at 03/07/2001 17:06
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Price Paid: US $450
Purchased from: N/A
Features: 8
A Korean model low budget guitar.22 frets,plywood curved top,volume,tone,3-way
toggle switch.
Two humbuckers....mystery generic pickups,body is maple(i hope).
neck is maple with pherenol composite fretboard(very slick, kinda like ebony).tobacco
sunburst finish,body is ES-175 copy (toggle switch is behind tone and volume
controls,neck pickup is close to neck).Wood bridge that rests on guitar
(no glue),tailpiece looks nice but rattles alot when played.Tuners are average,but
hold tune nicely,neck is just right (kinda like a gibson but doesn't feel
as cramped)Jumbo frets i belive,no files needed.
Sound: 9
I play Jazz,Fusion,Funk and every thing else under the musical sun.
I expose this guitar to full on improvisational shows at least twice a week,and
it never fails to capture the ecxact tone im looking for(except that 80's
cheesey spanking single coil tone)but it's ok.
I play through a JCM 900 Marshall amp with a 4-12 cabinet.
i get a wonderful warm clean tone,a Mahavishnuesque lead tone,a Wes Montgomery
jazz tone,a straight up Steve Howe birdge pick up solo tone,and a sweet
skanking reggae tone in the middle position.Very versitial.
Action, Fit, & Finish: 8
O.K. here's the low down,for me i like my guitars to make a man out of me.So
first i get some real strings(13's flat wound)then i jack up the action.It's
great to have a guitar that you man handle.Pickups seem fine but will still
probably be replaced with somthing better than "Korean Pol Pot"
specials in the future.
The curved top is matched fine,it does trouble me however,the ply wood used
to make it ( i hope the whole instrument isn't ply wood)if so this guitar
deserves a perfect 10.
No real flaws except the rattling tailpiece.
Oh yeah,the others models of Jazz King i played in the store had poorly
cut bridges ,when bending, the strings would move off the bridge.
Reliability/Durability: 7
So far this guitar has taken much abuse and frequent use,i'm really not
concerned with finish staying or wearing off.How ever the strap buttons
are terrible,they must be screwed on every show I play and between sets,i
replaced them with locking buttons.
I can depend on this guitar and I dont use a backup.
Customer Support: N/A
I never heard of a warranty ,don't care about it anyway.
Overall Rating: 8
Ive been playing for 10 years,i own a 335 Gibson,a Fender Srtatocaster,various
acoustics ,classicals,a bass,antique Gretcsh banjo circa 1930's? an a mandolin.
If my ASLIN DANE JAZZ KING were lost or stolen i would be very upset,and
i would replace it with another low budget guitar most likely another ASLIN
DANE but mostly because of the price range compared to a 20 year old jazz
box. I love the look of my Jazz King,perhaps I'd change the finish to natural
maple instead of the cliche' tobacco burst.If i had my way it would have
24 frets ,better pickups,and the body would be alot bigger,fatter, thicker,and
deeper.It feels better than a Gibson,it's hard to explain but feels more
friendly...oh yeah one more thing i'd change,no ply wood anywhere on my
instrument.
Submitted by ALEC POLETSKY at 03/03/2001 12:48
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Price Paid: US $400
Purchased from: N/A
Features: 8
A Korean ES-175 copy of outstanding quality. Here's the major differences
to the Gibson:
- solid wood bridge, no metal bridge saddles here
- pickup switch is located behind the electronics
- neck pickup location is right at the neck, not shifted towards the middle,
like on the Gibson
It's got all a jazz guitar needs. No more, no less.
Sound: 10
We A/B'd it with my friends Gibson ES-175 for about 1 hour through a Polytone
amp. Although the guitars didn't sound exactly the same (so wouldn't two
Gibsons), we honestly could not tell which one was better.
The Aslin has got it all: it hums (neck PU), it growls (bridge PU), it even
twangs (middle). The pickups sound phantastic and have got the 'bell' that
one normally expects only from Gibson humbuckers. There are no dead spots
on the neck, probably due to the phenolic fingerboard.
Action, Fit, & Finish: 7
After a minor setup (truss rod, bridge height), the action turned out to
be the best I have ever encountered.
But here comes the niggle: the pickup switch was mounted upside down and
didn't stay very well in one position. The controls for the neck pickup
were interchanged, which caused some headscratching ar first. Luckily, I
am a electronic guy and could fix both problems myself within 15 minutes.
While I was at the controls, I substituted the switch with an original Switchcraft
and changed the 0.047uF treble capacitors to 0.015uF, which I think sounds
much better at '0' position.
In addition to that, the frets showed some chattermarks which I sanded out
with 400 grit sandpaper, followed by 800 and 1200.
However, I have seen some other Jazz Kings which didn't exhibit any of these problems.
Reliability/Durability: 10
This guitar looks mighty solid. The phenolic fretboard promises to be long-lasting
and highly resistant against warping. Right now, I cannot see any reason
why it should give up the ghost without warning.
Customer Support: N/A
Overall Rating: N/A
If you are into YES music, put some roundwound strings on it and you have
got the ultimate poor man's Steve Howe guitar!! If you want to play jazz,
switch to roundwounds and off you go.
Submitted by Tom Schalipp at 02/06/2001 03:28
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Price Paid: US around $400
Purchased from: N/A
Features: 8
Got this cool new axe. its a jazzbox.
Neck:fixed canadian maple
Fingerboard:superphenol.its suppose to eliminate those flat spots or waves
on necks,needs little adjusting.
Body:arched top, 3 3/16 deep
2 humbuckers,passive electronics
3 way, 2 volume, 2 tone
trapeze bridge
pretty thin neck
Sound: 10
guitar is great for jazz.its got a fat tone.doesnt get any sounds u dont
want. overtones in guitar are weird to hear at first cause i wasnt use to
hearin them!
sides are carved wood, so it gets minimal feedback and fat tones
Action, Fit, & Finish: 10
action was lowered as low as it would go. i play alot of metal, and have
a light touch so i like it REALLY LOW.
it was set just like i told them to.pickups sound even, no string is louder
than the other.
the neck is AMAZING. its fast and comfortable. low action is very important
and the superphenol neck lets the strings go real low.
Reliability/Durability: 10
definitely would use it on gigs. its got the sound i want, and i dint pay
alot for it, so im not worried to bang it up a couple of times.
its not as not to play with it. beautiful instrument as a matter of fact.
great black finish with chrome hardware.
Customer Support: 10
the guys Beranard Pizzitola and Dave Burrs are great. very nice and told
me alot about all guitars. explained everything and i knew what i was gonna
get and what to expect. very helpful.
dont know about warranty, all i know is that i like the guitar and bought
it right there. didnt even care bout the warranty. when i have trouble with
it, i just give it to them and they take care of it, no questions asked.
Overall Rating: 10
PLAYED FOR ABOUT 8 YEARS. THE GUITAR IS GREAT. I OWN JACKSON CUSTOM SHOP
GUITARS, GIBSONS, CARVIN CUSTOM SHOP GUITARS,ETC FROM $900-3000. THIS IS
MY FAVORITE GUITAR RIGHT NOW. THE NECK IS INCREDIBLE AND TO ME THAT IS THE
MOST IMPORTANT THING.NEVER THOUGHT ID BUY A JAZZBOX, BUT I WANTED ONE FOR
MY STUDIES IN JAZZ. CHECKED OUT GIBSONS AND EPIPHONES, AND AFTER PLAYIN
ASLIN DANE, I BOUGHT IT ON THE SPOT.
JUST TRY THE NECK, YOULL FALL IN LOVE WITH IT.
Submitted by ROBERTO MIRANDA at 11/16/2000 18:41