Paul Reed Smith KL 1812 Limited Review

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Overall Rating 5

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Features 5

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Quality 3.63

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Reliability / Value 5

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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Scale Length: 25"  
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  • Fingerboard Radius: 10.00"  
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  • Number of Frets: 24  
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  • Nut Width: 1.6875" (1-11/16")  
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  • Bridge: Stoptail  
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  • Fret Size: Medium Jumbo  
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  • Number of Pickups: 2  
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  • Push/Pull Tone. Pickups - PRS Mira. Tuners - 14:1 Phase II Low Mass Locking Tuners.

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Comparing to other guitars in its range this is an absolute must have! KL 1812 Limited is a perfect choice for musicians seeking a guitar in this price range. If you give it a shot, you won't be sorry and surely you'll fall in love with this Paul Reed Smith's beauty in no time.

Feature-wise this guitar is perfect! There is no need to add or remove anything, and that is quite an achievement by Paul Reed Smith, considering that it's quite hard to please every musician's desire, in order to grade an instrument such as KL 1812 Limited with such a high score when it comes to guitar features. That means that Paul Reed Smith has constructed more or less a guitar with perfect features, so if you decide to buy KL 1812 Limited you will be more than happy with it.

With KL 1812 Limited you will need some patience to get it to sound right. Paul Reed Smith has made a nice sounding instrument but if you want to have it sounding the way you really want, maybe a different set of pickups would do the trick. Most people find the current hardware good enough to suit their playing style and find their tone satisfying enough with what Paul Reed Smith has already built into KL 1812 Limited.

KL 1812 Limited is a professionally built guitar that is extremely easy to set up. Action is great, and easy to tweak. The finish is traditionally great, a main characteristic of nearly every Paul Reed Smith guitar model. This is an instrument that has both beauty and endurance. Fit with the best hardware, this guitar will provide you with joyful years of playing experience.

KL 1812 Limited is a reliable guitar that will go to hell and back with you, and would want to do it again. It's a magnificent instrument that is reliable on stage as it is in studio. It will stand the beating and still would not lose its charm and ability to perform. Paul Reed Smith did make the instrument that should be considered the most reliable in its class!