This beauty came yesterday. Full Shred and Alnico II Pro pickups. Pretty well-setup and playable out of the box. Strings don't even feel too old.
I was concerned about the amount of treble in the FS, but so far, I'm pleased with the sound. Will probably need to tweak my metal settings to get a bit more of the chug I need, but otherwise, it's fine -- articulate as advertised, crisp without being shrill in the upper end. Lead playing is addictive. The Alnico II Pro sounds remarkably nice on the clean channel (cue ominous acoustic intros to thrash burners!).
The satin neck is 100% my cup of tea. Love how it feels, and how it looks too -- the maple neck against that dark ebony fingerboard.
First guitar I've owned with the combination of a Fender scale and 24 frets, so my fingers are still getting used to things being a touch off from where they are on my other guitars. But that's not really a criticism.
Pretty stoked to own this!
I was concerned about the amount of treble in the FS, but so far, I'm pleased with the sound. Will probably need to tweak my metal settings to get a bit more of the chug I need, but otherwise, it's fine -- articulate as advertised, crisp without being shrill in the upper end. Lead playing is addictive. The Alnico II Pro sounds remarkably nice on the clean channel (cue ominous acoustic intros to thrash burners!).
The satin neck is 100% my cup of tea. Love how it feels, and how it looks too -- the maple neck against that dark ebony fingerboard.
First guitar I've owned with the combination of a Fender scale and 24 frets, so my fingers are still getting used to things being a touch off from where they are on my other guitars. But that's not really a criticism.
Pretty stoked to own this!
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