One of only three Korean guitars I own, this plain jane is in reality a monster. I had picked up and played many 335 copies before this one came home to join the crew. Every once in a while I come across an accidental jewel in the mass of mediocrity and the "Butterscotch" is just that. I must have played 30 AS-80s/120s but this one was made on a real good day! The body rang and held a note well even before I jacked into an amp. The action is unbelievable. The only two gripes I had with it were the crappy sounding pickups. Thin, microphonic, low output pickups had no business in this particular axe. I didn't necessarily want to put Gibsons in it, so after a little checking around decided on a matched pair of Duncan Jeff Becks with nickel covers. BINGO! 30 minutes after the first time I fired it up with the JBs in it both myself and the guitar were drenched with sweat and I was grinning and giggling like a school girl! I can only think of one other thing that gets me like that, and no, I won't go into detail.  =]

What can I say, the Jeff Becks make a whopping difference. It took a little while to get used to the higher output and extra "punch". What a chunk of wood now! The sound samples didn't turn out too bad, but the guy playing shouldn't quit his day job! Problem is, I already have. =]

It was reconfigured with different pickups for a country player I know. It now sees regular use out live and he's quite happy with the fact it laughs at high volume.