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Recently I completely unexpectedly ran against an Alliance VP semi-acoustically which aroused my interest from only a photo already.
So I also dug deeper into this brand but there was virtually nothing to be found. It turns out to be a guitar of a brand that appears to have a short existence sometime in the nineties, but at least in the pre-Euro era.
They are rarely for sale and the times they are for sale are fairly cheap, of which later on. That what can be found about it is mainly a lot of speculation of people who indicate that they do not know the brand and never have played it, but still think they can have an opinion that it will not be much.
I accepted the offer and went to look and try.
Immediately upon entering I saw that it was certainly a guitar worth a look at. He turned out to be in good condition. Such a good state that I think that it is rarely played on or that he has even served only for decoration. And he was indeed sold fairly quickly.
Now after some time of experience with it my review. I want to communicatie this because apparently there is so much uncertainty surrounding this brand which gives it a worst name then it deserves.
The guitar is quite solid and built entirely according to current custom. For example, the grain continues on the two back plates so you can clearly see that it is actually halved and folded over as it should. The same can be seen in the side where the bottom is the mirror from the top.
The neck is also of solid quality wood and stands perfectly, just as the cabinet is also made of solid wood.
The finish is also fine. The guitar has a look with a brilliant shine on the equally beautiful lacquer layers. In my case this is a walnut wood look on the back and sides, and a beautiful Birdseye Maple Sunburst. With a finish in ivory style edges allover. How beautifull do you want it?
There is no unevenness in the finish on the entire guitar. Just a super finish.
He does not detune itself. Guitar tuning is very smooth and flawless. Good quality mechanismes.
Together with the finish in gold-plated metals the whole looks very chick too.
Due to its solid construction and finish the guitar is wonderful in the hand. You feel the quality.
His sound is also fine for the same reasons. It sounds very nice in both high and low and has a deep warm sound over its wide tones, and has a wonderful action.
Plugged on a good Marshall amplifier, he also sounds deep and warm, and especially free off interference. With its on-board pre-amp with EQ, this sound can be adjusted over and over again, after which, of course, the amplifier can also be changed in settings and effects that compliment the sound even more.
Even on crunch and distortion the guitar plays as if it were an ordinary electric. It surprised me how simple a heavy sound could be conjured up and how this could just as easily be adjusted with the on-board. In a split second I played warm blues but also solid rock and metal on it as if it was a Les Paul or Strat.
In the end, I come to the conclusion that finding the online results is not very accurate. This guitar is heavily underestimated in both its ability and price appreciation. This is certainly not a budget guitar.
I have had all sorts of guitars in my hands in my life and I dare to say that I know a bit about what I am talking about when I say that this is a very good guitar of good quality and great sound possibilities.
It would not surprise me either that Alliance had to stop production and only had a short existence because the high production costs were not covered by the selling prices as they are communicated on the internet.
This guitar certainly won and maybe at least the quality as for example a well-known Yamaha and Epiphone get assigned. Undoubtedly there are the necessary brands and types such as Gibsons and Martins that will transcend this guitar, but what do you want if you count a few thousand euros.
The fact that there are such top guitars (with high prices) prevents me from this Alliance the 9 or 10 to beg what I actually want. But that is the only reason I appreciate this guitar on a big 8.
What a great guitar. Definitely a stay.
Thanks for your attention and i hope i helped some with this review.
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