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janir123
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janir123
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01/21/2004 9:46 am
Well, it's a decent guitar. It's korean but it's better than most other "cheapo" guitars and for the money it's great. Only the Lo-TRS bridge and the pickups aren't that great but you can upgrade. I would buy a used japanese model
like S540 instead. You can get it for the same money but the parts are much better. But if you want the 470 and you like it then get it. I've heard tons of positive reviews from people who use it so it can't be all bad.

Why I think the TRS is bad? Because it's made from some kind
of weaker metal and it doesn't last very long. The sharp
edges wear out causing the guitar being out of tune. Especially when using tremolo arm it doesn't return to exactly same spot. Another downside is that the Edge trem doesn't fit without rerouting if you want to replace the TRS at some point.
Thanks

Jani