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For the past couple of months, I've had a craving for another guitar. I've been all over the map with what I wanted...started out looking at the new Charvels, then Suhrs, and most recently looked at building a Warmoth to save a few bucks. Mainly, I wanted a versatile guitar with a nice range of usable sounds.
Well, thanks to Shredmonster's McNaught thread and based on a lot of frenzied last second research, I pulled the trigger on this:
To some extent, it was a crap shoot. I was able to play another G-4 locally, which convinced me that I liked McNaught's neck carve and wasn't bothered by the heel construction. Out of a dozens of photos on many web sites, though, I didn't find another McNaught ANYWHERE that had been built with a Floyd.
I'm happy to report that this guitar is incredible. Every position on the five-way has an articulate, full sound. After lowering the action a bit, the guitar plays as well as anything I have (including my parts Charvel). The reptile finish is hard to photograph. For some reason, the guitar just looks green in photos. In person it looks much cooler, but I don't know how to describe the effect.
Thanks to everyone who pointed me in this direction. I'm going to enjoy this one quite a bit!
Well, thanks to Shredmonster's McNaught thread and based on a lot of frenzied last second research, I pulled the trigger on this:
To some extent, it was a crap shoot. I was able to play another G-4 locally, which convinced me that I liked McNaught's neck carve and wasn't bothered by the heel construction. Out of a dozens of photos on many web sites, though, I didn't find another McNaught ANYWHERE that had been built with a Floyd.
I'm happy to report that this guitar is incredible. Every position on the five-way has an articulate, full sound. After lowering the action a bit, the guitar plays as well as anything I have (including my parts Charvel). The reptile finish is hard to photograph. For some reason, the guitar just looks green in photos. In person it looks much cooler, but I don't know how to describe the effect.
Thanks to everyone who pointed me in this direction. I'm going to enjoy this one quite a bit!
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