Jay Turser Review: JT-200 Serpent

History:

Purchase: I got this brand new off of Ebay for about $250, not including shipping. I purchased it because the specs made it sound like a worthwhile, inexpensive Les Paul copy.

What I Like About This Jay Turser JT-200 Serpent: The finish of the body is a beautiful purple sunburst, on top of a flame maple cap. The serpent inlay is impressive. There's a sturdy straight set neck, and for the price the sound (timbre and tonality) range is excellent (also tons of sustain).

What I Do NOT Like About The Jay Turser JT-200 Serpent: Like I stated, the serpent inlay is impressive looking, but the almost half-inch of filler around it is not. I don't know if that will affect the neck later, only time will tell. There was obviously no skill whatsoever on the inlay job.That and the weak neck finish are my only gripes.

Jay Turser JT-200 Serpent Quality Rating: Set mahogany neck, semi-locking tuners, noise reducing humbuckers, flamed maple top, and a coiling serpent inlay. Besides inlay work (which is only a matter of aesthetics... so far) everything seems like it is built to last. Many guitars from many companies start great, few end that way. Only time can tell, but it feels pretty sturdy.

Review Summary: Look is this thing a Gibson Les Paul... of course not, and you're not going to get one ANYWHERE for under $1000. This guitar plays nicer than my old Washburn custom, and nicer than most of the Epiphone LP's I've played. The inlay looks great for gigs (nobody in the audience will notice the filler, lus when light hits it it gleams!). For the money, best copy out there hands down. I recommend picking one up, and if you want a similar model at an even better deal, they have one without the inlay going for about $150 on ebay- you can't beat that.

Rating of this Jay Turser product: 4

This Jay Turser JT-200 Serpent Electric Guitars Review Submitted By: J

Review Date: 2002-01-03