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I must say, now that I got the wiring right on my Predator, I am digging it big time!
I originally bought this because I wanted a guitar that I could take on the road and not worry about, since I work out of town and like to play in the hotel at night. I figured when I was at home, I would play my Roadhouse 'Strat...however, it has been gathering dust since I got the Predator. This was an E-bay score from about a month ago. It was incorrectly labeled as a Fusion and had a custom paint job. The paint is a competition orange that was "smoked" to give it almost a marbled texture. The paint work is damn good, although I am not sure how I feel about it. It certainly does date the guitar (as if the pointy reverse headstock, cut down body and Floyd doesn't!) but it is unique.
When I originally got the guitar I thought the bridge pickup was too bright and weak...so I went out and put in a ToneZone. Then I noticed that the wiring was all screwed up and the rear pickup was only available in conjunction with the neck, which was making it sound weak and thin. Either way, I think the ToneZone works nicely with the guitar.
This guitar really sounds and plays great. I find the neck, which is thin with a wide fingerboard, to be really playable. The setup is nice and allows perfect bends at all points without choke. Tone wise, the guitar screams. I find that I can do many things with this guitar...not just all out distortion ripping. It works nicely for a lightly distorted blues tone and has a very snappy clean tone on the neck. It isn't as "bluesy" as a 'Strat, but it does blues pretty damn well...despite what naysayers would claim. I have owned everything from a real '63 strat to custom shop Ibanez guitars to Les Paul Customs and this little guitar really holds its own. It is also nice and light....
I really think these guitars are way underrated in today's market. I think the Japanese really had their acts together when these guitars were being built. I would not mind adding a second Charvel to the lineup, but I would like one with a Gibson scale length and a humbucker in both positions.
Well, just wanted to brag a little about my $175 Charvel score! Best damn guitar I have ever bought for that money. [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]
Maybe when I get back into town I can post pics of the beast.
Rock on.
Mike
I originally bought this because I wanted a guitar that I could take on the road and not worry about, since I work out of town and like to play in the hotel at night. I figured when I was at home, I would play my Roadhouse 'Strat...however, it has been gathering dust since I got the Predator. This was an E-bay score from about a month ago. It was incorrectly labeled as a Fusion and had a custom paint job. The paint is a competition orange that was "smoked" to give it almost a marbled texture. The paint work is damn good, although I am not sure how I feel about it. It certainly does date the guitar (as if the pointy reverse headstock, cut down body and Floyd doesn't!) but it is unique.
When I originally got the guitar I thought the bridge pickup was too bright and weak...so I went out and put in a ToneZone. Then I noticed that the wiring was all screwed up and the rear pickup was only available in conjunction with the neck, which was making it sound weak and thin. Either way, I think the ToneZone works nicely with the guitar.
This guitar really sounds and plays great. I find the neck, which is thin with a wide fingerboard, to be really playable. The setup is nice and allows perfect bends at all points without choke. Tone wise, the guitar screams. I find that I can do many things with this guitar...not just all out distortion ripping. It works nicely for a lightly distorted blues tone and has a very snappy clean tone on the neck. It isn't as "bluesy" as a 'Strat, but it does blues pretty damn well...despite what naysayers would claim. I have owned everything from a real '63 strat to custom shop Ibanez guitars to Les Paul Customs and this little guitar really holds its own. It is also nice and light....
I really think these guitars are way underrated in today's market. I think the Japanese really had their acts together when these guitars were being built. I would not mind adding a second Charvel to the lineup, but I would like one with a Gibson scale length and a humbucker in both positions.
Well, just wanted to brag a little about my $175 Charvel score! Best damn guitar I have ever bought for that money. [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]
Maybe when I get back into town I can post pics of the beast.
Rock on.
Mike
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