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I'd have posted earlier, but I had to travel 600 miles for work....didn't have much time with my new SL2H after it showed up at my doorstep. I had to leave, literally, three hours later...and I hadn't started packing.
Anyway, I finally got back home tonight from Charlotte, NC...nice town...nice people...and those women down there...NICE
In any event, I got a chance to FINALLY sit down and play this thing. I recently bought an SL3 from Sams Ass, and I really liked it...got it used, and (at least I think) I got a good deal on it. Well...after the boss gave me a substantial raise, not long after, I figured what the hell..go for broke, despite the obvious disgust of the fun police...fuck her
I took my SL3 back to SA, and got my money back. I liked that guitar...but didn't love it. But this USA trans blue is one hellova good looking guitar....and it plays and sounds incredible.
I've wanted a soloist since the 80s....when you couldn't turn on MTV and not see one. It's great to know that they still make quality guitars...I'm so used to seeing the cheapy Jacksons on the walls of GC, SA, etc...(and I'm not bashing those things...they're just not for me). I knew that the SL3 that I had was a quality piece. It's finish was really top notch...and it played great. If I had to compare the Japanese vs. the USA model...it's pretty easy to tell the difference..but there was a surprise or two. The SL2H is a heavier, more substantial guitar...the trem is obviously superior (MIG)...and the finish definitely nicer on the US guitar. The bridge pickup is the same...then there's the binding on this USA....it's fantastic...along with the ebony board, it's just a better guitar. One thing that did surprise me was the neck...the Japanese version was thinner...considerably thinner. It was almost Ibanez-like....which I didn't particularly like at first, but I will admit....it grew on me. Anyway... I will always say...the Japanese version was nice, and I certainly wouldn't recommend against it. I will say...if you can spare the extra 7 or 800 bucks, go for the USA model.
So that's my first impression. Here's a couple pics (taken with the phone camera...but in all honesty...it could be a professional grade camera and my pictures would probably still look like shit...I don't know how some of you guys do it
Anyway, I finally got back home tonight from Charlotte, NC...nice town...nice people...and those women down there...NICE
In any event, I got a chance to FINALLY sit down and play this thing. I recently bought an SL3 from Sams Ass, and I really liked it...got it used, and (at least I think) I got a good deal on it. Well...after the boss gave me a substantial raise, not long after, I figured what the hell..go for broke, despite the obvious disgust of the fun police...fuck her
I took my SL3 back to SA, and got my money back. I liked that guitar...but didn't love it. But this USA trans blue is one hellova good looking guitar....and it plays and sounds incredible.
I've wanted a soloist since the 80s....when you couldn't turn on MTV and not see one. It's great to know that they still make quality guitars...I'm so used to seeing the cheapy Jacksons on the walls of GC, SA, etc...(and I'm not bashing those things...they're just not for me). I knew that the SL3 that I had was a quality piece. It's finish was really top notch...and it played great. If I had to compare the Japanese vs. the USA model...it's pretty easy to tell the difference..but there was a surprise or two. The SL2H is a heavier, more substantial guitar...the trem is obviously superior (MIG)...and the finish definitely nicer on the US guitar. The bridge pickup is the same...then there's the binding on this USA....it's fantastic...along with the ebony board, it's just a better guitar. One thing that did surprise me was the neck...the Japanese version was thinner...considerably thinner. It was almost Ibanez-like....which I didn't particularly like at first, but I will admit....it grew on me. Anyway... I will always say...the Japanese version was nice, and I certainly wouldn't recommend against it. I will say...if you can spare the extra 7 or 800 bucks, go for the USA model.
So that's my first impression. Here's a couple pics (taken with the phone camera...but in all honesty...it could be a professional grade camera and my pictures would probably still look like shit...I don't know how some of you guys do it
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