man-in-moon
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After spending more time with the axis and tweaking its setup. I feel more comfortable doing a better review. First thing the neck is so smooth and fast and it has a ton of sustain. The frets are nice and level no buzzing at all. The mahogany body with maple top and ebony board give it a tone more like a thinner body les Paul.
It will cover a wide variety of tones. Of course the locking Trem stays in tune very well. I’m not much of a shredder but this guitar can do so much more. The pickups are a little on the hotter side. But had no trouble doing nice warm cleans. They have a lot of note definition. I’m a big fan of the headstock as well.
Now the other side of the coin. I like the color but am not a big fan of what they use for clear. The satin isn’t bad but it has an ever so slight texture to it. It feels like it has a plastic film on it. Having to reset the neck twice in 5 days seems a little much. It’s real easy to do but seems like there might be something off. The Trem sits at an angle with the fine tuners up in the air more. So they are easy to hit by accident.
When the posts are raised to level it with the body it raises the action way too high. And this coming from someone that likes higher action. The neck pickup is lowered as far as it will go and it’s still about 25-30% louder than the bridge pickup. And raising the bridge pickup puts it incredibly close to the strings.
Over all it is a nice guitar $3000 nice not quite. But my main issue is more preference and feel. I wear size lg/xl gloves. And only have 30% of the feeling in my middle finger and index finger on my left hand. And the narrower nut and all around narrower neck just do not work for me. If it had the same neck just a little bit wider it would be about perfect. I can see why so many people like them. They are just not for me.
It will cover a wide variety of tones. Of course the locking Trem stays in tune very well. I’m not much of a shredder but this guitar can do so much more. The pickups are a little on the hotter side. But had no trouble doing nice warm cleans. They have a lot of note definition. I’m a big fan of the headstock as well.
Now the other side of the coin. I like the color but am not a big fan of what they use for clear. The satin isn’t bad but it has an ever so slight texture to it. It feels like it has a plastic film on it. Having to reset the neck twice in 5 days seems a little much. It’s real easy to do but seems like there might be something off. The Trem sits at an angle with the fine tuners up in the air more. So they are easy to hit by accident.
When the posts are raised to level it with the body it raises the action way too high. And this coming from someone that likes higher action. The neck pickup is lowered as far as it will go and it’s still about 25-30% louder than the bridge pickup. And raising the bridge pickup puts it incredibly close to the strings.
Over all it is a nice guitar $3000 nice not quite. But my main issue is more preference and feel. I wear size lg/xl gloves. And only have 30% of the feeling in my middle finger and index finger on my left hand. And the narrower nut and all around narrower neck just do not work for me. If it had the same neck just a little bit wider it would be about perfect. I can see why so many people like them. They are just not for me.
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