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Great guitar, but... (edited)
The images I saw of this shows a white quilted top, however there's a lot of yellow in it. I looked at it and just had a negative "oh...really?"
Then I tried to set it up. Oh boy, so many quality issues.
The frets are not level. There is buzzing in a lot of places, but mostly on the small E. Had to raise the action so high it's not fun to play. The bridge pickup is so much louder than the neck pickup. The low B and E tuner are stiff, almost like the gears are cross threaded somehow.
I cannot play this as-is.
(edit) After returning the guitar and getting a replacement, the new one is much better.
-The fret buzz is not an issue, they seem even.
-The fret edges are better, they seem properly trimmed.
-The neck pickup functions properly, is the same volume as the bridge pickup.
-The quilt top is much better, aesthetically. Still yellowish, but the pattern is much cleaner, doesn't appear to have weird knots it.
-The tuning knobs are still very stiff
-The fine tuners on the bridge also don't feel very well machined. This was a problem with the first one too. (my MIJ KVX10s with licensed floyd rose are much smoother)
All around, this is a great improvement compared to the first one I got, but still lacking on Jackson (tuners) and Floyd Rose's (fine tuners) part regarding quality. for a $2,000CAD guitar, I expected this thing to blow my MIJ KVX10s out of the water.
Then I tried to set it up. Oh boy, so many quality issues.
The frets are not level. There is buzzing in a lot of places, but mostly on the small E. Had to raise the action so high it's not fun to play. The bridge pickup is so much louder than the neck pickup. The low B and E tuner are stiff, almost like the gears are cross threaded somehow.
I cannot play this as-is.
(edit) After returning the guitar and getting a replacement, the new one is much better.
-The fret buzz is not an issue, they seem even.
-The fret edges are better, they seem properly trimmed.
-The neck pickup functions properly, is the same volume as the bridge pickup.
-The quilt top is much better, aesthetically. Still yellowish, but the pattern is much cleaner, doesn't appear to have weird knots it.
-The tuning knobs are still very stiff
-The fine tuners on the bridge also don't feel very well machined. This was a problem with the first one too. (my MIJ KVX10s with licensed floyd rose are much smoother)
All around, this is a great improvement compared to the first one I got, but still lacking on Jackson (tuners) and Floyd Rose's (fine tuners) part regarding quality. for a $2,000CAD guitar, I expected this thing to blow my MIJ KVX10s out of the water.
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