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Great guitar, really nice construction, pickups might be a bit dull
First of all, I've been playing guitar for quite some time, but apart from my first guitar and a Les Paul Studio , I didn't get my hands on any other guitar, especially one with a Floyd - this is the first new one I actually bought since I've started this journey
I've bought it during covid times, so I was a bit worried since I couldn't try it or at least get my hands on something similar...
Even so, the guitar turned out to be splendid. Of course, a set up was needed, new strings, action, setting up the Floyd for the first time, etc.
No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't find a single design/construction flaw. The finish is way better that it is in pictures, the maple neck & board are really comfortable(slightly thinner than a les paul but not skinny thin), and for those who are worried, after setting the Floyd correctly, it would not go out of tune no matter how hard I played with the bar. It is quite heavy, but that's because of the mahogany body, but even so it is well balanced.
One thing I really love about it, is the shredders cutaway. The reach is effortless, all the way up to the 24th. You'd think that it's close to a neck-through. Comparing it to a les paul or even a traditional strat block attachment, this feels like butter. That is a really nice though out feature of this guitar
Now coming down to the sound - I go through a THR 10v2. What I have to say about the pickups, is that to me at least, they seem to be a bit dull, even sterile somehow. They are not bad by any means, but they don't seem to excel in any particular area, especially the neck on distorted sounds. It seems to be quite low output, even though it is raised as high as it would go. I would like to switch them for something hotter as I go along the way. Other than that, the switch feels great, the pots as well. It also has a no-load tone
As a conclusion, this is a really great instrument from Charvel's catalogue. The only thing missing would be ss frets, but that might be a lot to ask at this price point
Note that if this is your only guitar(as it currently is in my case) , you might want to think twice before getting it, because the Floyd can be a bit annoying to set up, and you might not want to spend the effort to set it every time you want to change the strings/tunning. Other than that, I can say that Charvel has done a great job with this instrument
I've bought it during covid times, so I was a bit worried since I couldn't try it or at least get my hands on something similar...
Even so, the guitar turned out to be splendid. Of course, a set up was needed, new strings, action, setting up the Floyd for the first time, etc.
No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't find a single design/construction flaw. The finish is way better that it is in pictures, the maple neck & board are really comfortable(slightly thinner than a les paul but not skinny thin), and for those who are worried, after setting the Floyd correctly, it would not go out of tune no matter how hard I played with the bar. It is quite heavy, but that's because of the mahogany body, but even so it is well balanced.
One thing I really love about it, is the shredders cutaway. The reach is effortless, all the way up to the 24th. You'd think that it's close to a neck-through. Comparing it to a les paul or even a traditional strat block attachment, this feels like butter. That is a really nice though out feature of this guitar
Now coming down to the sound - I go through a THR 10v2. What I have to say about the pickups, is that to me at least, they seem to be a bit dull, even sterile somehow. They are not bad by any means, but they don't seem to excel in any particular area, especially the neck on distorted sounds. It seems to be quite low output, even though it is raised as high as it would go. I would like to switch them for something hotter as I go along the way. Other than that, the switch feels great, the pots as well. It also has a no-load tone
As a conclusion, this is a really great instrument from Charvel's catalogue. The only thing missing would be ss frets, but that might be a lot to ask at this price point
Note that if this is your only guitar(as it currently is in my case) , you might want to think twice before getting it, because the Floyd can be a bit annoying to set up, and you might not want to spend the effort to set it every time you want to change the strings/tunning. Other than that, I can say that Charvel has done a great job with this instrument
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