Some time again, we took a take a look at Mooer’s very spectacular MSC10 Professional – an exceptionally prime quality tackle a traditional HSS “Strat-style” guitar at a crazy-low value. It’s a reasonably conservative instrument, which is a departure for Mooer’s GTRS line given they’re primarily identified for his or her modern “Clever Guitars”.

It’s flamboyant cousin – the MSC50 Professional – is something however conservative. Whereas this guitar is basically the identical rock-solid HSS doublecut at coronary heart, it’s offered in a end (“Magic Crystal”) that may make Prince blush. A glowing flip-flop silver with notes of purple and jade inexperienced, this eye-catching (eye-watering?) paint job is as attention-grabbing as they arrive. It even sports activities a transparent pickguard infused with reflective foil strips, revealing the tidy electronics inside. It’s like a glam Frankenstrat, and I’m very a lot right here for it.

The blues attorneys shall be clutching their pearls on the sight of it, however that’s type of the purpose

However just like the dearly departed Mick Ronson, the MSC50 Professional is glam on the surface and hard workmanlike grit on the within. It incorporates a very playable roasted maple neck, with Mooer’s immaculate fretwork on a rosewood ‘board. The profile is a snug fashionable “C” with a 12” radius, permitting for a really “pleasant” motion do you have to select to crank it down just a little from the manufacturing facility setup.

Tones come courtesy of Mooer’s personal HSS pickup set, with a pair of great-sounding single coils within the neck and center positions. These pickups are very properly balanced, with loads of sparkle and a delicate midrange scoop within the spot the place some vintage-style pickups is usually a little brash. Place 4 is pure funk magic, whereas the neck and center positions on their very own are clonky, spherical and surprisingly highly effective. The bridge humbucker balances properly with the only coils, however is just a little uninspiring on it’s personal. There’s a toggle swap for coil splitting, however honestly the sound is fairly weak and skinny. It’s not a tone I might see myself utilizing, and the inclusion of the toggle provides a fussiness to the management array that I’m not an enormous fan of.

The {hardware}, as you’d anticipate from Mooer, is of the best high quality. A set of rock-solid Mooer-branded locking tuners assist hold the 6-point tremolo system in tune, which features precisely because it ought to. The arm really feel is constructive and responsive, with excellent return to pitch.

The MSC50 Professional is much less “Les Paul” and extra “RuPaul”, with a glance that’s not for the faint of coronary heart. The blues attorneys shall be clutching their pearls on the sight of it, however that’s type of the purpose, and beneath that outrageous exterior lies a dependable, very playable and nice sounding instrument.

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