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Re: Floyd Rose Guitar
Well, I just got through playing it for an hour. Here is my version of the specs:
Swamp ash body
Definately Dinky sized
Butterscotch translucent finish. Very plain and vintage looking. You would swear that this was an older mint condition guitar.
Fly Pickguard which is a pretty neat design.
Hum/Sing/Sing Gold logo'd Floyd Rose pickups.
Satin 22 fret maple/maple neck with black MOP fret markers and medium jumbo frets. No figuring at all but a nice plain looking neck with excellent fretwork.
Very high quality speedloader bridge (looked like gun metal)
5 way switch with 1 really cheesy plastic low profile volume knob. It is the stock knob and it is really crummy looking.
Neck profile to me was very similar to a Stock Fender Strat. Maybe a little flatter of a profile.
Tone wise it was very vintage sounding. The bridge pickup sounds like a stock PAF and the 2 singles are typical noisy pickups. To me it, all 5 positions sounded very much like the Fender Lonestar Strat.
Playability-- not any better than a stock Fender Strat and actually not as good as an Ultra. It played fine though.
Bridge-- this is the main focal point of this guitar and IMHO the sole reason it was made. To me, it felt like a cross between an Ibanez Low Pro, a Steinberger transtrem and a traditional Floyd Rose. One cool feature is the ability to block the trem with a set screw in the trem cavity to make it like a top mount Floyd as opposed to a full floater. There is absolutely nothing you can't do with this trem but then again, I can do everything with a Low Pro too.
Very small non-serialized neck plate that was recessed into the body.
It came in a black with white piping Floyd Rose logo'd case. The Floyd Rose signature was painted on the side of the case. it looks like a G & G case to me.
This is a no frills guitar. The fit and finish and fretwork are fine. I wouldn't suggest this model (Model 3 I believe) for a metal player. It just doesn't have the nutz for metal.
Was I impressed?? Not really.
Is it nice?? Yes
Do I want one?? If the price is right, yes but I wouldn't pay $1300-$1500 for one.
Well, I just got through playing it for an hour. Here is my version of the specs:
Swamp ash body
Definately Dinky sized
Butterscotch translucent finish. Very plain and vintage looking. You would swear that this was an older mint condition guitar.
Fly Pickguard which is a pretty neat design.
Hum/Sing/Sing Gold logo'd Floyd Rose pickups.
Satin 22 fret maple/maple neck with black MOP fret markers and medium jumbo frets. No figuring at all but a nice plain looking neck with excellent fretwork.
Very high quality speedloader bridge (looked like gun metal)
5 way switch with 1 really cheesy plastic low profile volume knob. It is the stock knob and it is really crummy looking.
Neck profile to me was very similar to a Stock Fender Strat. Maybe a little flatter of a profile.
Tone wise it was very vintage sounding. The bridge pickup sounds like a stock PAF and the 2 singles are typical noisy pickups. To me it, all 5 positions sounded very much like the Fender Lonestar Strat.
Playability-- not any better than a stock Fender Strat and actually not as good as an Ultra. It played fine though.
Bridge-- this is the main focal point of this guitar and IMHO the sole reason it was made. To me, it felt like a cross between an Ibanez Low Pro, a Steinberger transtrem and a traditional Floyd Rose. One cool feature is the ability to block the trem with a set screw in the trem cavity to make it like a top mount Floyd as opposed to a full floater. There is absolutely nothing you can't do with this trem but then again, I can do everything with a Low Pro too.
Very small non-serialized neck plate that was recessed into the body.
It came in a black with white piping Floyd Rose logo'd case. The Floyd Rose signature was painted on the side of the case. it looks like a G & G case to me.
This is a no frills guitar. The fit and finish and fretwork are fine. I wouldn't suggest this model (Model 3 I believe) for a metal player. It just doesn't have the nutz for metal.
Was I impressed?? Not really.
Is it nice?? Yes
Do I want one?? If the price is right, yes but I wouldn't pay $1300-$1500 for one.
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