I’ve wanted one of these since I saw Paul Gilbert with one at some point. Ive previously had an ash bodied RG which I loved, but really wanted fixed bridge.
This popped up on eBay and I got lucky. It needed a refret so it went to Feline for a refret (and setup, obviously).
This thing is fantastic. The refret (stainless jumbo) is superb, and I think is the best playing guitar I own. Fairly thin neck (I prefer something chunky), but it’s quarter sawn and pretty stable.
This reminds me of playing expensive Suhr guitars, except this has character.
I expected to hate the ToneZone pickups, but they suit this really well - it gives some nice vintage-y tones, and the in between sounds are a bit Tele-like. The single in the middle is usable too, which is a nice suprise.
I’m plugging into my PC at the min for anything serious (?), but have this beast of a Peavey Rage for practice where I don’t want to use headphones.
This not having a Floyd also helped my decision to use uncoated strings, which means it sounds nicer too (to my ears).
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