After several long we will keep yearning presence of a local quality instruments, eventually there also appear. And this is one of the guitar factory that we dare to launch a signature guitar series from the guitarist on the national board.


In a special edition guitar issued A-Pro and November 2003, is one article that recounts the visit of A-Pro guitar to a factory located in the area of Industrial Jatake Tangerang. Now there from the guitar that we review this time comes.

Some people may have never seen this guitar directly. But still very many who had never seen displayed in the music store. Because the guitar is not widely marketed. And since reviewnya published in the magazine, you may start visiting the largest music store in the city you live to see this guitar look cool.

Unique indeed when a manufacturer of musical instruments thus began a series of products with the signature or artist series. Because the artist series is usually the top end of the range of many products a manufacturer. Then, usually artists, this claim based on specifications from the guitarist, which is not rare override the needs of most musicians. In short, artist-series also said that the custom of the artist in this Ridho Hafiedz. And as we know, he is a guitarist group Slank. Let us directly to the guitar itself.

Elegant

For a guitar that actually designed and made in Indonesia, the guitar manufacturer made Marlique Ridho for many this can be said quite elegant. We see the face of such a guitar sufficient quality. Everything is visible from finishing the body with enough bright sunburst of color glossy.

Bodinya own form of countless good enough from the aesthetic side. Wood materials selected for this body is Mahogany that can be said that as many wood guitar factory selected as a top-class material body. Or a layer of wood veneer Maple direkatkan on any surface that tends to bodinya flat, to make the surface appearance bodinya more interesting. In the bodinya there is a binding layer with the finishing Corner of Vintage. Until this stage, may be! It seems everything is done with good enough.

Neck

Perhaps this is the most interesting to discuss. Election guitar specifications, according to the desainernya is exactly the desire Ridho. For the size of most of our guitarist, guitar Neck Marlique this series is quite thick. According to our measure, ketebalannya at fret 1 is 22 mm. This is quite thick compared to the size of a guitar Neck most outstanding here. But this is the series artist, so they specifications listed on this guitar.

Materials chosen for the Neck with a bolt to join this wood is still the Maple consists of 3 pieces. 3 design options that are incorporated for the Maple Neck this can add stability on the performance Neck. Usually this be the big manufacturer to make the specifications more Neck thin, so it can survive to remain stable. Meanwhile, as his fretboard, rosewood Marlique choose wood with a radius of 12 inches and placed 22 medium-sized fruit fret there.

Headstock form of the guitar itself tends to be calculated approaching the design of the guitar or PRS Warrior Guitars. However, of course, not exactly. Because it is seen that Marlique not want Headstock it exactly the same as the guitar top is foreign.

Pickup

Marlique not put the pickup classmates Dimarzio, Seymour Duncan or EMG on gitarnya. This certainly to the sale price to become relatively more affordable. But pickup, which was installed on this guitar is made in Korea with a pickup Tesla brand. Tesla is not the actual name really new. For those who like turn-back guitar magazines overseas, may have been first to know the name of this pickup. Pickup manufacturer Tesla has long since become penyuplai one manufacturer for pickup factory guitar and bass, which are spread throughout the world. Only for pickup designed specifically with the quality of its sound, select the name of the manufacturer Tesla are able to better the globe. And when you curious pickup with this, please open the site in January www.teslatek.com.

Pickup configuration on this guitar are two humbucker for the bridge position and Neck. Mounting pickup is not direct itself to the body, but using pickupguard ivory white.
Whether intentionally or not, the distance of this pickup is slightly different with most of the guitar that uses the same kofigurasi. There are almost 1 cm distance between the tip of the Neck pickupguard. Meanwhile, on the other guitar katakalah Gibson, the base Neck always greeted with a pickup, with no distance that means.

Playability

We play the guitar is repeated for some time, without amplifikasi. In fact, the guitar is capable enough to bring the Playability interesting. There is no odd. Sometimes we forget that until this is not a guitar imports. This is Marlique made in Tangerang. Beep sound from the Acoustical bodinya which consists of mahogany wood in the maple-veneer is very preoccupied. Handrest his position also good. This new bodinya. Neck-how with him?

Indeed Neck guitar is relatively thick (22 mm), but it does not make finger trouble when we do fingering. This is because the design Neck spine curvature of the earth and the right to be assisted with fretwork good enough. So the thickness is such that Neck, iron trusrod the hard work must not contradict justice Neck. Neck and this helps to remain stable in the position. To fretwork that have been done by the Marlique Hobbes, can often allow us to perform the action that is low enough wire between the surface of all fretwire.

Sound

We select from several aplifikasi all tubes, hirbryd, until ampsimulator. We also play the guitar with this level of the amplifier hard enough studio space in the pilot test Pro-A. We also record the game machine to record a digital-based. And this is that we can.

Guitar sound this good enough? Although not too special, but still better when compared with other guitar import price is equivalent to the guitar. Time played with the level of large ampli head all through tubes with 2 pieces 4 x12 cabinet, he was still able to `cry`, which means that without interference from the feedback microphonic problems. Distortionnya with sound settings can be heard quite clear tone with a tolerably good. Time to play solo notation bertempo slow with long delays dressing, character still sounds good. The characters sound on this guitar sounds tend to be bright with repro a relatively low frequency tight.

To clean sound, may be diacungi thumbs. Bright character that tends to make it sound so clean it tersimak more open and not dark. Moreover, the fact Knob tone, Marlique provide potensio push-pull, which allows both humbuckernya it can be in the TAP-coil or a series of parallel blend. Clean & warm! That is for us a clean guitar sound Marlique Ridho Hafiedz Signature Series this.

So ... if you need a guitar with the materials, construction, and fretwork that good, do not hesitate to try this guitar. Moreover, the price was not to make ditawarkannya Bipap or reductive method sewot. Pickup is also good. After owning it, it seems we do not need to throw too soon would be his pickup.