Electric Guitars

Electric guitars are string instruments that may probably be considered as the one which created revolution to the pop music culture and also one of the worthy asserts of the music today. A recognized pioneer in musical instrument manufacturing, the Peavey electric, acoustic guitars are branded by Peavey Electronics. Their latest addition is the PXD Tomb Electric Guitar, which is introduced to the new PXD series of electric guitar. Skim through the following review to know all about the new PXD Tomb electric guitar.

Outlook:

The PXD Tomb Electric Guitar from the Peavey PXD series is sure a breed of extreme guitars that delivers heavy tones. This guitar well seizes both the attitude and aggression of the modern metal players.

Design and Dimension:

The PXD designs are notable as it merges the sophisticated look of metal into a black colour with the mix of aluminium. The Peavey PXD Tomb Electric Guitar dimensions about 24″ (60.96 cm) W x 48.12″ (122.2248 cm) H x 5.5″(13.97 cm) D and has a weight of 3.17 kg. The specially designed angular body is modern and neat with a craved top. This Tomb guitar is double cutaway built with a tough basswood body. The finish is clean and worth mentioning.

Features of the Tomb:

The bridge of the Peavey PXD Tomb electric guitar is of type string–through–tune o matic Bridge. The bridge holds the strings of the guitar in place on the body. A guitar’s frets, fret board, tuners, headstock, and truss rod all are attached to a long wooden extension that constitute its neck which is of maple bolt–on neck. This bolt–on neck offers flexibility and ease of accessing the neck for any maintenance or repairs. The neck wood is of maple and has a standard shape.

Frets:

The wood used to make the fret board usually differs from the wood in the rest of the neck. Thus the fret board is made up of the material rosewood. The fret or the finger board has 24 numbers of frets. These are of jumbo fret size which means that is has slightly thicker gauge allowing the player to use slight vibrato technique from pushing the string down softly.  The inlays are located on the fret board at its 12th fret position.

Pickups:

Two VFL Active ceramic pickups attached to the guitar detect the string vibrations and convert the mechanical energy of the string into electrical energy. As the types and models of pickups used can greatly affect the tone of the guitar, humbuckers, which are two magnet–coil assemblies attached to each other are associated with a heavier sound. Humbucker is the pickup type of both bridge and neck. The number of pickups is 2 and its switch type is of 3 way selector switch. This guitar has pick guard which is a piece of laminated plastic that protects the finish of the top of the guitar from damage due to the use of a plectrum or fingernails.

Controls:

The controls present in the PXD Tomb 6 string electric guitar are the two volume controls and a master tone control with 3-way toggle switch. It has precision PXD logo tuning machines of 15-1 ratio w’ distinctive PXD button. This guitar has standard number of strings of 6 and the scale length of 24-3/4″.

Available finishes:

The colours are attractive and have a touch of glossy finish. Three colours it is available in are glossy red, white and black. It lasts long with the same finish without fading. This guitar includes a specially designed coffin case gig bag for storing it after use.

Warranty Details:

The manufacturer Peavey gives an extended warranty for this tomb guitar a period of 5 years. Defects in the material and workmanship are covered under warranty from the date of purchase.

In Brief:

The Peavey PXD Tomb Electric Guitar is a good choice to go for. The look and finish is convincing and the sound may not be so good but not bad either. Although built with limited set of features, it is definitely a usable instrument. The Tomb is no doubt to last long and offers an average performance in the live shows more than one expects.

Peavey PXD Tomb Electric Guitar – Technical Specification details

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