Risk101 Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Just got this - used to have one in natural a few years but sold it for some reason !! Have always liked the black ones as it makes the large pickguard less obvious. i Just love the tinted neck and gold coloured block inlays. Looks mint in the pictures, but in fact its nicely "road-worn" for its 10 years, with little dings, chips, scratches here and there which will make me less worried about putting the first mark on it! Set up was poor when I got it, so have adjusted the truss, all the saddles, intonation etc and it plays really nicely. Swapped out the completely dead strings for a partially used set I had to give a bit more brightness - plan to put Elixirs on when I can get some at a sensible price! I know there are mixed thoughts on the pre-am/pickups (I'm assuming these are stock for now) but it sounds good, and there is no discernible single coil hum and no apparent earth/grounding issues - might be a different matter when recording or on a fully lit stage etc. Tone controls as most of you will know are treble/bass and boost/boost only. The bass boost is ridiculous, but set at about a 1/3rd it gives a nice tone. Pondering whether to replace the chrome knobs with fender-style black ones (the original would have been the unusual half and half which I'm not keen on). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 These always sound killer on stage. Agree with you about swapping the chrome knobs for black 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risk101 Posted June 10, 2021 Author Share Posted June 10, 2021 Oh, and I forgot to mention that for a Fender 5 string, it weighs a very sensible 9.0 lbs !!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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