Johnson Review: JS-810/Del Mar Special Stratocaster Copy

History:

Purchase: http://www.instrumentalley.com for $210 but came with 15 watt amp, gig bag, strap, tuner, and cord

What I Like About This Johnson JS-810/Del Mar Special Stratocaster Copy: The translucent red finish is beautiful and virtually flawless, the paint job on this guitar is worth the $210 alone. The tuners stay in tune even after heavy string bending and tremelo picking.

What I Do NOT Like About The Johnson JS-810/Del Mar Special Stratocaster Copy: The factory installed strings are not very good, so replace them. Also, you'll need to lower the action drastically to make this guitar playable but this isn't much of a big deal. The pickups are pretty good but the humbucker was dissapointing so you might want to replace that too.

Johnson JS-810/Del Mar Special Stratocaster Copy Quality Rating: • Solid Alder Body ( not really "solid" if you look closely, you can see the line where the wood was glued) • One-Piece Maple Neck • Rosewood Neck Stripe Diecast Machine Heads • Rosewood Fretboard • Two Tone and One Volume Control • 5-Position Pickup Selector • Bridge position humbucker • Tremelo "Whammy" bar the features aren't too bad considering what you paid for.

Review Summary: In a nut shell, you get what you paid for, this is no Fender Strat but for the price, it's pretty damn close.

Rating of this Johnson product: 4

This Johnson JS-810/Del Mar Special Stratocaster Copy Electric Guitars Review Submitted By: Jane

Review Date: 2004-11-21