Garrett ACE Apex Metal Detector with 6x11 DD Multi-Flex Viper Search Coil, 20kHz

Nice detector, and works extremely well. I swap it out between my Max from time to time, and it seems as though it is almost equal in most every important way. If you're looking to save a couple of bucks and still want a great detector, go for this one!

I have been looking for a backup machine for a while and decided to give the Apex a try. I primarily use an AT Pro, so there wasn't much of a learning curve getting started with the Apex. It is lightweight and very easy to use. So far, I have taken it out and used it twice with very positive results. Over the two-day period I used it I found 493 coins, a silver ring, a musket ball, two old and one restorable pocket knives, a few miscellaneous hatpins and badges, and a number of other misc. items of interest (see attached picture). My overall impression just based on its first time finds is, it is a keeper. Nothing I found was deeper than six inches, so I really didn't check its depth ability. I used it in zero-mode mostly and after a short while I got used to "seeing" what the targets most likely were based on tone and reading. The iron separation seems pretty good, most notably since I was able to pick out a coin next to a railroad spike and other trash items. When I messed with it in coin-mode, it does an excellent job at eliminating iron-related targets. I also used the multi-frequency setting on a variety of different targets, but I really didn't notice a difference from manually selecting a certain frequency. Overall I do highly recommend the Apex, especially for someone just getting into the hobby. It is lightweight, has some great features for its price range, and most importantly it is very capable of finding things.

There's more of an art to this than I expected. There's really no cheating. But the gizmo did what I needed.

The detector works great but wish it came with earphones

Love it!

I am new to metal detecting, and I feel like this one was very easy to learn. I didn’t want a cheap one but I didn’t want to spend $700 on something I may or may not enjoy. I think this is perfect for beginners and it is addicting. I searched my old backyard and I found my dogs dog tag from 20 years ago about 5 inches under the dirt. It brought back good memories. I did a lot of research and I landed on Garrett. My next purchase will be a Garrett pinpointer... I highly recommend.

Top part of the item wouldn't fit to center piece due the diameter of both tubings being exactly the same when one should have been larger than the other to enable one to slip on and lock in place. Problem made it impossible to use otherwise I would have been able to enjoy the item if it worked as stated.

Great features at a reasonable price.