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Like some of you knew, it arrived today!! And yes, in Metallic Fucking Orange (MFO)!
For the TLDR crowd: it's WELL WORTH $500, I've played some guitars 3 times as expensive (or more) that aren't as nice! If you're looking for an affordable headless, stop right here, this is it! Is everything perfect, of course not, but very serviceable and a great player!
Action and relief were both high out of the box, unsurprisingly, and I had no issues setting the guitar up - although the truss wheel got a little tight right before it was utterly perfect (I like very very minimal relief, the least I can get with a slight ping). It's nice that even with 3/64" wound and 2/64" unwound, the saddle screws aren't sticking out above the saddles! Very nice sizing of those screws, I have a couple of high dollar guitars that could learn from this! Tuners work smoothly and accurately.
Even with minimal relief and very low action, I can't make it buzz. May have to shoot for a slight reduction, but really, this is good for me. Really surprised by this, I whacked on the strings and called them names and they just won't buzz.
I did run a fret rocker across the board, 3 places on each fret. I found a few places with a hair of movement. Not a shocker, and haven't found any ill effects with the 3 or 4 songs I've played on it so far.
Changing strings was fairly uneventful. The unwound are a bit more of a challenge to push the ball down into the catch, I think I figured out the trick - but it went fast and I didn't run out of tuner prior to getting up to pitch, which happens on my Legator if you aren't really careful. HILS has a YouTube for changing strings and it has all the tips you need AND the guy speaking has perhaps the most serious "tone of voice" of any headless guitar string changing video, ever. He's worth a listen, if you ask me.
Only time will tell if the locking head and bridge parts will hold up. I was careful not to overtighten.
Other than the value for the price, this think definitely resonates and different than I'm used to, but you really feel it in this sub 5 lb guitar. Acoustic tone is decent but not spectacular.
On to the pr0n:
Comparison with Legator (and yes, I fixed the Legator hanging crooked
) :
Hard to see, but there's a side contour to the bridge (this is with the old janky strings, too).
They didn't index the knobs, there's 1 complaint lmao.
You can see how "grainy" the board is, but not noticeable playing
Yes, it has 2 feet!
The neck screw holes are a tad sloppy, but not that bad.
Neck is roasted darker than I was expecting!
Fits just fine in my wall hangers
More pictures in next post!
For the TLDR crowd: it's WELL WORTH $500, I've played some guitars 3 times as expensive (or more) that aren't as nice! If you're looking for an affordable headless, stop right here, this is it! Is everything perfect, of course not, but very serviceable and a great player!
Action and relief were both high out of the box, unsurprisingly, and I had no issues setting the guitar up - although the truss wheel got a little tight right before it was utterly perfect (I like very very minimal relief, the least I can get with a slight ping). It's nice that even with 3/64" wound and 2/64" unwound, the saddle screws aren't sticking out above the saddles! Very nice sizing of those screws, I have a couple of high dollar guitars that could learn from this! Tuners work smoothly and accurately.
Even with minimal relief and very low action, I can't make it buzz. May have to shoot for a slight reduction, but really, this is good for me. Really surprised by this, I whacked on the strings and called them names and they just won't buzz.
I did run a fret rocker across the board, 3 places on each fret. I found a few places with a hair of movement. Not a shocker, and haven't found any ill effects with the 3 or 4 songs I've played on it so far.
Changing strings was fairly uneventful. The unwound are a bit more of a challenge to push the ball down into the catch, I think I figured out the trick - but it went fast and I didn't run out of tuner prior to getting up to pitch, which happens on my Legator if you aren't really careful. HILS has a YouTube for changing strings and it has all the tips you need AND the guy speaking has perhaps the most serious "tone of voice" of any headless guitar string changing video, ever. He's worth a listen, if you ask me.
Only time will tell if the locking head and bridge parts will hold up. I was careful not to overtighten.
Other than the value for the price, this think definitely resonates and different than I'm used to, but you really feel it in this sub 5 lb guitar. Acoustic tone is decent but not spectacular.
On to the pr0n:
Comparison with Legator (and yes, I fixed the Legator hanging crooked
) :Hard to see, but there's a side contour to the bridge (this is with the old janky strings, too).
They didn't index the knobs, there's 1 complaint lmao.
You can see how "grainy" the board is, but not noticeable playing
Yes, it has 2 feet!
The neck screw holes are a tad sloppy, but not that bad.
Neck is roasted darker than I was expecting!
Fits just fine in my wall hangers
More pictures in next post!
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