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Beware of cheap imitations! 
So I brought the SL2H home today and did my setup tonight and thought I would share with everyone. I won't bore you again with the story of how I came to get it. You're welcome. Please excuse the poor quality of the photos, as my camera sucks.
Anyway....
First things first. I opened the control cavity and replaced the 9-volt battery in the Whateverthehellitis(r). If anyone recognizes this circuitry, please let me off the hook and tell me what it is. All I know is that the additional knob on the guitar increases the bass when turned up.
Next step. I removed the Floyd, but left the strings attached. Why, you ask? Because I always use the old strings for setting action and intonation.
Next came the fret polishing. The frets weren't grungy by any means, but I always go for minimum fret resistance, especially with jumbos. Here's the fretboard, taped and ready.
Once the frets were polished, I treated the fretboard with...brace yourselves....lemon oil.
NOTE: I had to enhance and brighten these pictures for clarity. No, the board isn't rosewood.
The next couple of steps aren't pictured, but I set the action nice and low. The intonation is actually good enough, or at least for now. I may decide to tweak the B string at a later date.
The final verdict? Awesome! The neck plays like butter and, surprisingly, even open chords have great clarity with heavy distortion. I honestly didn't expect that. If I had known then what I know now, I would have brought her home three weeks ago.
Here she is, all set up and standing against the coat closet wall.
So I brought the SL2H home today and did my setup tonight and thought I would share with everyone. I won't bore you again with the story of how I came to get it. You're welcome. Please excuse the poor quality of the photos, as my camera sucks.
Anyway....
First things first. I opened the control cavity and replaced the 9-volt battery in the Whateverthehellitis(r). If anyone recognizes this circuitry, please let me off the hook and tell me what it is. All I know is that the additional knob on the guitar increases the bass when turned up.
Next step. I removed the Floyd, but left the strings attached. Why, you ask? Because I always use the old strings for setting action and intonation.
Next came the fret polishing. The frets weren't grungy by any means, but I always go for minimum fret resistance, especially with jumbos. Here's the fretboard, taped and ready.
Once the frets were polished, I treated the fretboard with...brace yourselves....lemon oil.
NOTE: I had to enhance and brighten these pictures for clarity. No, the board isn't rosewood.
The next couple of steps aren't pictured, but I set the action nice and low. The intonation is actually good enough, or at least for now. I may decide to tweak the B string at a later date.
The final verdict? Awesome! The neck plays like butter and, surprisingly, even open chords have great clarity with heavy distortion. I honestly didn't expect that. If I had known then what I know now, I would have brought her home three weeks ago.
Here she is, all set up and standing against the coat closet wall.
I never knew SL2H's had a 9 volt battery in there. Active electonics? Aftermarket, or do they come stock that way? Line boost? The pickups look passive to me.
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