Solar Guitars AC1.7VC+ | Honest Review (Hits & Misses)

An honest review of the Solar Guitars AC1.7VC+. I cover playability, tone, and build quality including the good and the bad. You’ll hear isolated playing examples as well as short full songs to get a real sense of how this guitar performs. If you’re considering a Solar guitar or are curious how this model performs in real-world use, this review should give you a clear picture. 00:00 Intro and full mix demo song 00:25 Introducing the guitar 00:39 Not sponsored Quality 00:45 Approaching the cat 00:50 First impressions of quality 01:10 Acoustically resonant 01:22 Stainless steel frets 01:48 Burr on the tuner 02:57 Evertune bridge 03:47 Evertune setup and fixing stuck saddles 04:21 Evertune is great for 7 strings 04:32 Controls and components 05:18 Everything else 05:29 Short metal demo song Playability 05:37 Petting the cat 05:41 Good playability after setup with low action 06:02 Set neck 06:18 Controls don’t get in the way 06:31 Palm muting on the Evertune 06:41 Strap height and the carved body 07:18 Satin finish on neck 07:47 26.5” scale length vs 25.5” scale length 08:46 Neck profile vs the A1.7 09:14 Good weight 09:33 Slightly neck heavy 09:50 Overall playability 09:59 Clean guitar short demo song Sound 10:15 Camera tripod cat 10:21 Sounds great out of the box 10:36 Solar Duncan + pickups 11:09 Can use beyond specialized chugs 11:28 Tones in isolation 11:35 Clean bridge 11:38 Clean bridge + neck 11:43 Clean neck 11:47 Split clean bridge 11:51 Split clean bridge + neck 11:55 Split clean neck 11:59 Rhythm bridge 12:03 Rhythm bridge + neck 12:07 Rhythm neck 12:11 Split rhythm bridge 12:15 Split rhythm bridge + neck 12:18 Split rhythm neck 12:23 Lead bridge 12:27 Lead bridge + neck 12:31 Lead neck 12:35 Split lead bridge 12:41 Split lead bridge + neck 12:46 Split lead neck Overall 12:50 More cat petting 12:55 Is this guitar worth it? 13:32 How does it compare to my other 7 strings? 14:56 Would I pick this over the A1.7? 15:38 Why not just use an 8 string? 16:27 Overall summary Legend of Zelda Dark World cover:    • Dark World Theme (Legend of Zelda: A Link ...   Mega Man X2 Flame Stag cover:    • Flame Stag (Mega Man X2) Metal Guitar Cover   Evertune bend zone explained:    • The Evertune Guitar Bridge Bend Zone Expla...   Solar A1.7 review:    • Solar A1.7 Review Revisited | Unsponsored ...   Solar T1.7 review:    • Solar Guitars T1.7 AC Unsponsored Review   Solar V1.7 SVART+ review:    • Solar Guitars V1.7 SVART+ Unsponsored Revi...   Solar A1.6 review:    • Solar Guitars A1.6 Unsponsored Review Revi...   Abasi Concepts Master Series 8 review:    • Abasi Concepts Larada Master Series 8 Revi...   👉 Listen to the full Lucid Break EP here: https://open.spotify.com/album/6sXFN9... 👉 Stream VGM Volume 3 here: https://open.spotify.com/album/2E75x1... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1xF7W... Discord:   / discord   Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/HighZ?sub_c... Patreon:   / highz