Solar intrigues the hell out of me.
Hurry up and buy it so we can get a first hand
trustworthy report on them!
Ya must have missed the last 3 years of me loving the shit out of this!
(Pay no attention to the wounds on the side…..drunken antics))
I’ll have no problems buying a Solar again. This was a B-stock because of a pinhead indentation somewhere on it that took me 5 minutes to find and I haven’t seen it since. I think it was $1200 and it’s an absolute beast of a guitar. Outstanding fretwork, the overall fit and finish is something I’d expect on a MIJ Ibanez. There’s been some QC issues with other guitars over the last few years, during the pandemic a couple fingerboards cracked but it all seems to have been cleared up by now.
Super comfy neck joint, too. The way this guitar sits on me when standing, my fretting hand falls exactly on the 12th fret, exactly why I’m going with these for live guitars with the metal band(s).
The pots/switch do feel a bit cheapish, not surprising for the price range/country of origin. Had an outstanding setup when it arrived, I just needed to intonate it for drop C and I was off to the races. I did change the bridge pickup to a Nazgul, the stock pickups are fine, but just fine. No real character of their own and I want something specific from this.
@Iron1 is another Solar fan, he’s got a few of ‘em!
