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Been itching for one of those yellow jokers to channel my inner Dann Huff.
Came in a super dope hard case. In tune out of the box, which is always a good sign. Nice low action, no buzz. Neck is nice. Has a natural feel to it. Minimal top coat. Size is great. It feels like a traditional S neck, but slimmed enough to play fast. No baseball bat. I’ve been playing my RG a lot lately so any non-wizard neck profile feels awkward at first, but I was riffing around pretty comfortably after a half hour or so.
Really digging the pickups. Everything but my LP has super hot output, so it’s fun to play something that doesn’t completely bludgeon everything downstream in the signal. Neck pickup has this wonderfully warm cut and clarity. Position 2… this is where the 80’s tones live. Sweet jeebus. I spent hours on this position, straight into the JC with the chorus on.
I like position 4 a lot too. I haven’t spent a ton of time on the bridge yet, since I’ve been lost in JC/H90 land but we’re going straight into the x88 today to drop the hammer.
Mid boost is interesting. This far I’m liking it turned all the way down, but that still gives just a slight boost and changes the character. Really cool because it makes the guitar feel like it has 10 positions not 5, one for each combo of mid boost on or off. I’ll see how the mid boost does under heavy gain now.
Was originally thinking I might do a pick guard swap to solid black, but now having it in person I’m not so sure. The pick guard fits the aesthetic better than I thought.
I now own guitars that are yellow and purple respectively, wtf have I become.
Came in a super dope hard case. In tune out of the box, which is always a good sign. Nice low action, no buzz. Neck is nice. Has a natural feel to it. Minimal top coat. Size is great. It feels like a traditional S neck, but slimmed enough to play fast. No baseball bat. I’ve been playing my RG a lot lately so any non-wizard neck profile feels awkward at first, but I was riffing around pretty comfortably after a half hour or so.
Really digging the pickups. Everything but my LP has super hot output, so it’s fun to play something that doesn’t completely bludgeon everything downstream in the signal. Neck pickup has this wonderfully warm cut and clarity. Position 2… this is where the 80’s tones live. Sweet jeebus. I spent hours on this position, straight into the JC with the chorus on.
I like position 4 a lot too. I haven’t spent a ton of time on the bridge yet, since I’ve been lost in JC/H90 land but we’re going straight into the x88 today to drop the hammer.
Mid boost is interesting. This far I’m liking it turned all the way down, but that still gives just a slight boost and changes the character. Really cool because it makes the guitar feel like it has 10 positions not 5, one for each combo of mid boost on or off. I’ll see how the mid boost does under heavy gain now.
Was originally thinking I might do a pick guard swap to solid black, but now having it in person I’m not so sure. The pick guard fits the aesthetic better than I thought.
I now own guitars that are yellow and purple respectively, wtf have I become.
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