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Post by knot on Aug 31, 2013 4:04:26 GMT -5
i am pretty impressed with the build being from Indonesia. i got it for less than a quarter of the retail so i am quite happy. but as for the CoAxe pickups... i am still out on that one. i like them some times... then i dislike them other times. they have an extra 'mode' two-way switch supposedly to flip between a lead (humbucker type sound) and a clean (single coil) but i can't hardly tell a difference driving the amp (Blackstar HT-1 and Carvin Nomad) haven't played it much clean though. the guitar is only like a week old. many say in reviews that theirs came out of the box set up. but i cannot say mine did. the strings were clipped all the way down to the machine heads and were not tied off so the string kept adjusting. replaced them with some ernie ball coblat .010s i had laying around. intonation was horrid... and to lengthen ALL of the strings... but i will say the B and high E were close. also had to lower the action down a tad... it wasn't bad but taller than a Quarter (coin) which i normally adjust to. anyways... all in all... for $249 it is a fine guitar that just needs tweaking.
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Post by newey on Aug 31, 2013 7:00:03 GMT -5
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Hello and Welcome to G-Nutz2!
There's one of those Vox guitars hanging on the wall of our local music store, I'll have to have them get it down and have a strum at it sometime. I like the look of those guitars. Glad you're (overall) happy with yours.
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Post by knot on Aug 31, 2013 7:19:08 GMT -5
well if the price is right... i'd grab it. the double cuts tend to nose dive on your strap i've read many places. but the single cut is fairly balanced. it's basically all mahogany except the carved tops. the transparent coatings have ash and the solid colors have maple. mine is the gloss black with the aged cream binding. rather beautiful. and it is like a go between... between my epi joe bonamassa les paul and my various strat copies. even if i change out the CoAxe pups... it will look damn nice with the GFS cream colored 180s because the CoAxes are P90s pretty much.
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