WestCreek Revenge Solid Body Elektrische Gitaar, Heavy Metal Gitaar, Rechtshandig, Heavy Metal Pickups, Jumbo Frets met afgerond uiteinde, botenmoer, palissander toets, mahonie body (wintercamo)

As an owner of several other "cheap" guitars (e.g., Xaviere, Glarry, Firefly) I took a chance on the WestCreek Revenge (red), fully expecting it to require a complete set-up and to have some minor fit & finish issues, maybe even require some downstream mods/upgrades to get it to punch above its weight.So I was very pleasantly surprised when the Revenge arrived this afternoon in (nearly) flawless condition, was playable right out of the box, and sounded absolutely fantastic.Appearance - positives:+ The red is deeper and more nuanced than the Amazon photos; in some lighting it is very vibrant and in other lighting it is almost maroon. Really comes alive, especially with the flame top.+ The sides, back, and neck are not black as they appear on screen, but more of a deep burgundy. A nice surprise!+ The stain, lacquer and binding are flawless all-around. The flame top is subtle but adds plenty of color depth.+ The glued neck joint is perfectly blended with the body as if the entire thing were carved out of one solid block of wood.+ The stainless frets are already polished with smooth, rounded ends - just as described. Extremely comfortable without any filing needed.+ The mother-of-pearl fret marker inlays are vibrant with plenty of 3-dimensional depth.+ The fretboard itself appears to be high quality wood; the coloration is consistent and there is no wood filler.+ The headstock logo appears to be mother-of-pearl inlay. Higher-end than what I expected; based on the Amazon photos I thought it would be a white decal. So another nice surprise.Appearance - negatives:- The highest fret marker inlay is *ever* so slightly crooked. You can only see it because the strings make vertical reference lines; most would probably not even notice. I’m picky about such things but even I can live with it.- The humbucker pickups in the Amazon photos have chrome covers. The one I received came with uncovered black pickups. Which I’m actually happy about because I would’ve preferred that look anyway. But it's in the negative list because it's still an assembly discrepancy; if someone is ordering this guitar hoping for the chrome pickups that are pictured, they would likely be disappointed.- All 3 of the control knobs are marked "volume" when in fact there should be 2 volume (top and middle) and 1 marked "tone" (bottom). The knob functions properly as a tone knob so the pots are correct; it's just the wrong tophat. I submitted a customer service request this afternoon to the seller to either send me a replacement tophat OR send me a partial refund that would cover buying new tophats myself. Again, it works right, so not a big deal.Functional - positives:+ As mentioned above, the guitar required minimal setup. I watched a YouTube review (apparently from a prior run of Revenge models in late '22) which said the nut needed cut way down, the truss rod needed big adjustments, the bridge was too high, and the intonation was way off. Well in my case, at least, none of that turned out to be a problem. The nut is cut perfectly; strings are low with no buzz. Neck relief is right where I like it (flat with no relief), and bridge height was also perfect. Just needs *slight* intonation adjustments on 2 strings. Honestly, I've never bought or worked on a guitar that was this close to being dialed in right out of the box.+ Pots seem to ramp up as they should. Saw a prior Amazon reviewer who had bad luck with a volume knob jumping straight up to full volume but this wasn’t an issue for me.+ The factory tuners are tight and don't seem to have a lot of slop in the mechanism. We'll see how well they hold tune but so far, so good.+ This guitar sounds amazing! The sound of these (black, uncovered) pickups matches the appearance of this guitar, i.e., full-bodied & aggressive. Crisp & vintage clean tones, monster crunch at high gain, with sustain for *days.*EDIT: Another + The pickup specs aren't listed, however, according to my multimeter they measure just shy of 10k at the neck and slightly below 14k at the bridge. So they're fairly hot and provide plenty of crunch, as you might want/expect with this style of guitar.Functional - negatives:- The strings suck. But factory strings always do, so I'm not sure this really counts as a minus. Just replace them with your favorite strings at your earliest opportunity.- The fretboard looks pretty dried out, so it's in bad need of oil at the first string change. But that's pretty much standard operating procedure unless you have a maple fretboard.- The high-E tuner knob is really hard to turn. So much that I was worried about breaking it when I initially tuned up the guitar. It seemed to loosen up a tiny bit after that, but still pretty stiff. Not a big deal, but might be a reason to upgrade the tuners at a later date.Overall, I am extremely pleased with this guitar. Especially at a sub-$250 price point! I realize that other user experiences seem to be mixed, so quality control may still be luck of the draw. But I'm pleasantly surprised and impressed with the one I received. Even if it had come needing a setup it would be a steal. This guitar looks and sounds as good - and perhaps better - than other "Explorer" and "Snakebite" type guitars costing >10x as much that I've played around with. If you're in the market for this style of guitar - and maybe tired of waiting for other more popular "cheap" guitar brands to release their next batch (as I did) - the Revenge is an excellent value.EDIT: I contacted WestCreek via Amazon customer service link about the volume/tone knob and they issued me a $10 credit within 12 hrs. Enough to cover the cost of a set of 4 identical replacement tophats, which I can easily change out myself.Bumping my review from 4 stars to 5, as this was really the only “negative” above that bothered me.

This is my 4th "Explorer" style guitar. I have owned a 70's era Gibson, a Japanese Tokai copy and a Hamer Sunburst model. This one blows them all away. Absolutely beautiful guitar with perfect finish and detailing. Neck feels like something off a $2000+ guitar and is fast and smooth playing. Pickups are incredible. I can actually turn down the bridge volume to 7 and not lose my tone or distortion level and switching to both pickups at this point gives and incredible lead sound. I never turn down volume knobs, but with this guitar the versatility of the pickups makes it possible and still maintain a good sound. Can't recommend this guitar enough. I also own the Bumblebee yellow Racer and love it and the Revenge doesn't disappoint at all. Buy it before its gone because if you like Explorers, this is the guitar for you. I think I want another one.

Llevo un mes usando la guitarra y puedo decir que no he quedado decepcionado. Muy cómoda de tocar. Solo tuve ligeros problemas de afinación los primeros días pero me imagino que por lo nuevo de las cuerdas, fuera de eso no he tenido ningún problema. El diseño me gustó mucho, es un poco más pequeña que una ESP Explorer pero igual de bonita. Súper recomendada.

Reçu en début d'après midi, j'ai joué dessus pendant 6h environ dans la journée pour formuler un avis.Première chose faite en la recevant (juste après avoir testé sur ampli si elle fonctionnait correctement) :- Changement de cordes- Un coup d'huile sur la touche (elle était très très sèche)Ensuite c'est parti, la guitare est très belle (la couleur est un peu plus sombre que sur les photos du site) et très équilibrée (la tête du manche ne plonge pas dès qu'on le lâche).Le manche est très confortable, les micros sont plus que corrects (mais manquent un peu de puissance et de caractère) par contre arrive rapidement le premier défaut : Les mécaniques. C'est un peu dommage au vu de la qualité du reste de la guitare mais il sera obligatoire de les changer dans le future, on peut tourner un quart de tour avant d'entendre une différence au niveau de l'accordage.Mais bon, un jeu de mécaniques correct est aux alentours de 50€, ce qui en fait toujours une guitare à moins de 300€, et pour posséder plusieurs guitare de cette gamme de prix, celle ci est largement au dessus.Je la mettrais au même niveau que ma LTD Viper qui coute deux fois le prix de cette Westcreek.A ne peut être pas conseiller à quelqu'un qui voudrait apprendre la guitare, mais plutôt à quelqu'un qui cherche une deuxième guitare avec un style plutôt sympa.

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