Brian Moore iGuitar81.13 Electric Guitar with Roland Interface (with Gig Bag)

6-String Electric Guitars

A Brian Moore Guitar is as distinctive as the way you play. Below are some of the features, options and benefits that make Brian Moore Guitars stand out from the rest. The iGuitar81.13 is based on the i81 and feature RMC piezo and 13-pin system for access to 13-pin Roland and compatible guitar processors.

REVIEWS
Feature:
Truly a three-voice guitar. I have had all three (humbuckers, acoustic, synth) outputs going at once, and it can sound very good and thick, especially with a good GR-33 patch, such as strings, dialed in as a background sound. Has pretty much the same features as most Roland-ready guitars (s1, S2 switch, magnetic/mix/synth output), plus the piezo output. Nice padded gig bag included. Standard non-locking tuners.

Quality:
Factory setup was good, finish very nice, good quality control. Pleasant surprise. Humbuckers only fair, but the i8.13 has Seymour Duncans, I believe, if you want to spend a good bit more. Cheap looking bridge saddles worry me a bit, but seem to work fine.

Value:
You'll pay about $150 more for this than for Fender's Roland Ready strat. I have owned both and, in my option, the i81.13 is worth the extra cost due to the acoustic output and overall quality.

Desirability:
Lot's of features - that's why you buy this guitar.

Sound:
RMC bridge output has a very good piezo/acoustic sound (run to Marshall ASD100 acoustic amp). Guitar synth tracking as good or better than Fender Roland Ready model. Magnetic humbucker pickups rather undistinguished but adequate. Deduct a couple of points for the humbuckers (but not bad for the price). Stereo output. The body is resonates nicely unplugged.

Support:
Not used, but web site has good customer support (manuals, etc.)

Overall:
Good value and plenty of features.

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