The UNO tryouts

This is a continuation of my 'reports' on UNO. On the same day I tried the UNO Standard, me and my instructor also tried 2 other UNO guitars:

They are identical to each other in terms of neck profile, body, build and wood. The only difference is that D-Classic comes with Seymour Duncan 59' and JB' while the Original is mounted with Tesla VR-60 Classic. Oh, there is another difference I forgot to mention. The Original comes with a matte finish while the D-Classic is gloss-finished. So appearance-wise, these are the similarities and differences.

As for the tone, D-classic has more of the midrange response, which I think is probably due to the SD JB on the bridge. The 59' gives a glassy tone in cleans. I find that the the mid frequency for the 59 is scooped unlike the JB on the bridge. Due to the fact that both are uncovered pickups, they sound rather bright and I would say that you don't really get the 'vintage' tone if you are looking for one. However, if what you are searching for is a guitar that can handle high gains for your music, D-classic may be the one for you. In lower gains, it doesn't sound that appealing to me. However, there is always the amp EQs for us to adjust and tweak the sound we want. So it is nothing our Amp EQs can't deal with. 

For the 'vintage' tone seekers, UNO Original may be your friend. I believe that the covered pickups are one of the factors to get the vintage tone. The covers make the tone less brighter and more nasal. The VR-60 Classics is also made to achieve the vintage sounding. If I remember correctly, the 'VR' there stands for "Vintage reviewed'.

Both pieces are very well-made. It is almost flawless. For the price you are paying ($1.25k for D-classic, $1.1k for Original), it is definitely worth it.

I wouldn't say which one is a better guitar; it is a hard question to answer. As long as the guitar is suitable for whatever you are playing, I would say it is the guitar you will like. 

UNO Standard is back!

Remember the UNO Standard? They have been nowhere to be seen since half a year ago. I remembered that there were quite a lot of people who were hunting for them on local forums. I was one of them. At least I was among the lucky ones who managed to get it (once again, thanks Sub!). 

Well, here's the good news. It is back! I saw the Red Tiger hanging on the wall when I went to visit SV 2 days ago. There are a few changes though. It now comes with flamed top instead of the quilted top. I played with it for half an hour and it feels just like my Red Tiger. It means that the quality control is being maintained. It is still priced at S$599 but do take note that it doesn't come with a softcase anymore. So assuming that you will purchase a bag at the shop, it will probably cost you about S$599+25.

The red 'baby' in HERE!

Well, I believe I am not the only one who pampered myself with a new instrument at the end of the year. Now come to think of it, all my band members are getting new instruments. Bassist got himself a new LTD bass, keyboardist (also the 2nd author of this blog) got himself a new synthesizer. The vocalist will be getting something as well. Oh well, anyway this is what I've gotten myself for. Not going to talk much about its goodness today. I will leave it for another day!

This is the discontinued UNO Standard. I bought this from Subversion. As usual, I have faith in him and that he takes very good care of all his instruments and he will never sell any faulty instrument. So I didn't even bother to try it out before getting it. But I do know what to expect from a UNO Standard since I'd tried it countless times at SV before it was sold. 

When I show this to my friend, she said it's just like my Fernandes. =/ Oh well, she is not entirely wrong actually. Both are red and comes with a quilted top. I just like quilted tops and red colour. For UNO Standard, the matching headstock and the binding is what makes it more sexy. 

Now, my Christmas is complete. New guitar, new pedal and more to come! I am definitely a happy boy!

The above is the gig bag that comes along with the UNO Standard. It is a very well-padded bag for a complementary gig bag. However, I will still be getting a hard case since it will probably be traveling with me to Myanmar.

Lastly, I got a matching guitar strap. I find the velvet-like material for the strap rather attractive. And it goes well with the quilted top! Now, I will have to think of a name for it.

UNO: T-May

I think I finally know why UNO chose to discontinue its standard series. My guess is that it's to modify it into T-May

The red-tiger looks just like the standard. I can't say if the body dimension and the neck are the same as the standard (UNO Standard has a thinner neck and body dimension) but it looks almost the same. 

The main difference between T-May and Standard would be the manufacturer's inclusion of the original Floyd Rose. Fans of double-locking bridges and tremolos will find this attractive. For me, I still prefer the Tune-O-matic bridge. I'll be getting Standard instead. 

Warzone I

I've tried Warzone II before. Today is my first time trying Warzone I, the active pickup version of Warzone II. Why only by today? Well, I've never been a fan of active pickups. However, I decided to do something for a change.

The Tesla custom active pickup of Warzone I is more aggressive than the passive ones on Warzone II. It is able to give a stronger distortion. However, the trade-off of this extra aggression would be the sweet clean tones; active pickups have very muddy clean tone. However, the clean tone of Warzone I is just enough to make a metal head happy. =)

SV's 2 day promo

SV Guitars is offering their UNO Warzone I and II at an offer price of S$599 (U.P. S$790).

If you wish to save S$191, you may have to make a decision before 29th of May. The offer is only valid on 28th and 29th of this month. Let's take this as a school holiday special, shall we? 

UNO Standard: not discontinued ??

I went to SV guitars today to buy a fresh set of GHS coated Guitar Boomers. But I still managed to try a guitar there: UNO Standard.

I'd heard from a few people that it is already discontinued. Still unwilling to accept this, I once again asked the staff there if UNO Standard is discontinued. He shook his head. Apparently, it wasn't UNO Standard that was discontinued. It was UNO Standard Plus, the active pickup version of the one above.

Please share with me what you have heard as well. =) Too many people are bombarding with various answers.