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OK so I've had this guitar for over a week now. I have spent more time adjusting the setup to my taste than I have playing it, but I'm generally like that with all my guitars.
This guitar only cost me £83 so I have a base for experimentation that I haven't invested a lot into. Here's what I have done so far:
Neck: Needed a slight tweak on the rod. Nothng more. It's very similar to my 375 dlx neck apart from the 24 frets. No warping. Quite lively. Very satisfactory.
Body: I love the shape. It makes me smile. I'm in my 40s and this is my first ever pointy bodied guitar. I have to give props to MartinBarre here, because his suggestion for placing the rear strap peg on the trem cavity screw hole has saved me a LOT of annoyance. I can't stand "neck heavy" guitars.
Electrics: Single vol, switch and 2 pups. Simple. I like it. The pups are still in honeymoon mode until I get into the live environment to see if they stay or not.
Trem:
This was the most fun. I will probably swap this thing out eventually. It's a solid enough unit........HOWEVER:
The arm retaining sleeve has been taken out at some point and the idiot has crossed the thread on the way back in, so the arm is quite low to the body. Also the lower trem post would not go all the way own when lowering the action. I surmise that the previous owner damaged that too, as the stud head was rounded off. Cheap fix? Take the body insert out, drill a little lower to compensate. Slot the top of the stud head for a screwdriver. Golden.
In summary, this was an EXCELLENT find for the money. It will not replace my main gigging guitars, but I WILL be gigging it for the laugh.
This guitar only cost me £83 so I have a base for experimentation that I haven't invested a lot into. Here's what I have done so far:
Neck: Needed a slight tweak on the rod. Nothng more. It's very similar to my 375 dlx neck apart from the 24 frets. No warping. Quite lively. Very satisfactory.
Body: I love the shape. It makes me smile. I'm in my 40s and this is my first ever pointy bodied guitar. I have to give props to MartinBarre here, because his suggestion for placing the rear strap peg on the trem cavity screw hole has saved me a LOT of annoyance. I can't stand "neck heavy" guitars.
Electrics: Single vol, switch and 2 pups. Simple. I like it. The pups are still in honeymoon mode until I get into the live environment to see if they stay or not.
Trem:
This was the most fun. I will probably swap this thing out eventually. It's a solid enough unit........HOWEVER:
The arm retaining sleeve has been taken out at some point and the idiot has crossed the thread on the way back in, so the arm is quite low to the body. Also the lower trem post would not go all the way own when lowering the action. I surmise that the previous owner damaged that too, as the stud head was rounded off. Cheap fix? Take the body insert out, drill a little lower to compensate. Slot the top of the stud head for a screwdriver. Golden.
In summary, this was an EXCELLENT find for the money. It will not replace my main gigging guitars, but I WILL be gigging it for the laugh.
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