Cruise Review: Les Paul Copy

History: I've been playing guitar now for around 14 years and i play and am inspired by a wide range of music. I am currently in a hardcore band now called Myriad (check us out on myspace at myspace.com/myriad570).

Purchase: I aquired this guitar probably about 6 or 7 years ago by a trade with a friend. I have no idea about the history of the guitar before i had it.

What I Like About This Cruise Les Paul Copy: The detail is actually quite accurate when compared to a real Gibson Les Paul. It's a off-white, kind of cream color with faux ivory binding all around the top. Also it had a bound neck which gives a good appearance.

What I Do NOT Like About The Cruise Les Paul Copy: The neck is terribly weak and flimsy. Any pressure from pushing or pulling the neck has the same effect as a whammy bar. The neck also may have warped a little over the yars because the intonation starts going way off after going past the 7th fret. The tuning pegs are also garbage so i replaced them with a quality set from stewart macdonald.

Cruise Les Paul Copy Quality Rating: The construction is a little sloppy and is made out of crappy wood. Like i said, the tuning pegs were also junk and the neck is extremely flimsy.

Review Summary: Bottom line, this guitar sounds pretty good and makes up for the mediocre construction. It is also really easy to play because of nice string spacing(the neck is actually a little thinner than my strat). The pickups sound alright for being generic but you can always swap in better ones. I recently swapped in a brand new EMG HZ4 in the bridge and it sounds like a $1000 guitar now. It is also really accurate compared to real les pauls so any replacement or new les parts will fit perfectly on this one. So all in all i think this guitar is a great deal for how inexpensive it is.

Rating of this Cruise product: 4

This Cruise Les Paul Copy Electric Guitars Review Submitted By: jonMYRIAD

Review Date: 2006-07-27