Washburn Review: MG-70 Mercury Series

History:

Purchase: I bought this guitar second hand from a large store in Brisbane, Australia. It was a choice of a brand new ibanez, a second hand ibaneze or this wasburn. I think I made a good decision as well as saved some money because it was only $360 (Australian Dollars).

What I Like About This Washburn MG-70 Mercury Series: This thing is absolutely beautiful. I like the sunburst acrylic, 1 back humbucker, 2 single coil pickups, floyd rose tremelo, gold hardwear, 1 volume knob, wood (alder), neck (maple), fingerboard (rosewood), thin neck, fast fretboard, EXTREMELY LOW ACTION, EVERYTHING!!! Except...

What I Do NOT Like About The Washburn MG-70 Mercury Series: THE TONE CONTROL!!! I'm pretty sure that someone can fix this but the tone knob should be a switch because it only seems to change the tone between 2 settings. I don't know why though. Maybe the wiring. Basically, I either get no tone or heaps of tone. Doesn't bother me much coz most of the stuff I play is high tone. Would benifit maybe from two humbuckers instead of single coils but it depends on what u play.

Washburn MG-70 Mercury Series Quality Rating: Construction is a solid as a rock. Its got armour or something coz this thing doesn't want to get scratched! Well it does have 2 tiny weeny little dings that no one can see but that is all. Metal bits are a tiny bit rusted but that is what u get when u buy a 10 year old guitar that was worth $699 US dollars in 1992 and u buy it years later for about $200 US ($360 Aussie). Anyway...

Review Summary: Jam packed with everything that u need so it excellent. This guitar is an excellent buy if u can find one!

Rating of this Washburn product: 5

This Washburn MG-70 Mercury Series Electric Guitars Review Submitted By: Brenno

Review Date: 2002-09-20