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Published on 06/18/08 at 23:49
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Very good scratch at wood and finishes ... But wraps are not yet mechanical top. I have changed the Sperzel! and here I am quiet. Besides the self-locking system with a whammy bar is great. I do not support pack saddle strings, because when you have to give or change a line is a mess!
The pickups are also rather disappointing, although they are very good. I found them in time a bit bland, no personality ... Godin team models above with seymour for 1000 euros more. Well I've changed the pickups and treble with sleeves Seymours 59 (neck) and SH6 (bridge) and there is my top for € 180 more. Another negative point, the microphones on positions 2 and 4 are not split or splitables. What I am do to have a great sound close to the stratum for all that is funk and blues. You lose a little power, but to play stuff finest, no need for a more swollen volume.

UTILIZATION

The handle is very nice, access to acute is suitable, it is not an sg, but hey that's okay. It is a bit heavy, but as they say what is heavy is good, so between the electronic board and wood, but it's still very tolerable ... Still better to have a good strap because after an hour's concert was a little sore in the shoulder.

SOUNDS

I play a little bit of everything, and obviously the highlight of the skyscraper is its versatility. I play a Peavy any lamp, with the new pickups I have a good sound, vintage rock and very kind to Paul, however I find that my sound is much better than my friend who has a les paul studio a marshall tube. Micros splits very strat. The neck position is perfect for jazz solos and well rounded. Ah I think that compared to other guitars, the knobs do not allow too many possibilities, it flies at the two extremes, and we can not really play with the volume effects. The piezzos are not bad, it makes not like the heat of a real acoustic, but it's a bonus!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for three years, despite the negative points raised (and solved with minor changes) is my favorite skyscraper as it allows me to just play without having to change scratch: acoustic, rock, funk, blues, jazz . I am not using the synth guitar part, maybe one day ... but hey you still have a synthesizer or a computer with software, in short, the gear and more ... And if I want to play the synth I bought one and not a guitar. So for now I added this tool is useless to me.
The strong point and it's a little bit why I chose it. I find it very beautiful, and somewhat original. The next shot to play with a les paul or a tele (even if it sounds of hell) is not too much for me, I wanted to stand out.