25th Ann versus Axis SS

[Slingy]

Wow did you luck out on that top or are they just all awesome? Either way, doesn't get much better than that.

[bbake1]

Awesome. That maple neck is sure tempting.

[tornandfrayed]

looks great..hope you like it as much as i do mine!

[izzy]

excellent choice, maple neck ftw!!

where's the tone report??

hngd!!

[browndog]

Holy Crap! What an amazing top you got. A maple neck just tops off the perfect guitar.

[brokenvail]

That top sucks it is the worst flame top I have ever seen! The maple neck is sweet though!

Now as fas as quilt tops goes that one is awsome!

[Slav123]

That top sucks it is the worst flame top I have ever seen! The maple neck is sweet though!

Now as fas as quilt tops goes that one is awsome!

+1, worst flame top ever!
Congrats on that beauty! I love that combo!

All the best,
Slav

[daddystarbucks]

Well, it is a beautiful guitar, that is for sure. I had never touched one before and just ordered this thing blind (and with your suggestions, thanks!).

First impressions: It is very well balanced and a delight to hold. I know what people meant when they talked about the resonance; you can feel it thru the body. It sounds great not even plugged in! The neck is super slippery and its taking me a bit to get used to just how fast it really is (maybe I'll get around to cleaning my other guitars!). The neck is gorgeous but I was expecting some birdseye markings of which I don't seem to have much of; still beautiful, though.

I am having issues with fret buzz on the 6th and 5th strings. It's quite annoying and will happen on the 6th string at every fret unless I use the lightest attack; not fun. I was hoping acclimatization would help, but it's still going on and I'm going to have to fix it, pronto.

The overall quality of the guitar seems worth the price. I really questioned whether it would be worth it to spend this amount of cash on a brand new guitar versus something used, but so far no regrets!

Thanks again for your advice,

Rob

[beej]

Congrats!

On the buzzing ... sounds like you need a bit more relief in the neck. The truss rod is exposed at the heel of the neck. You could give it a small turn counterclockwise and that should do it. (There are lots of threads here about how to use the truss rod.)

[Sweat]

Nice guitar, just sent you a PM.

[colinboy]

Congrats and welcome to club 25th!

Do as Beej said with the trussrod and you,ll get rid of the fretbuzz.

[Ripper]

very nice choice... the Axis SS is an amazing guitar, but it will be available for a long time... the 25th is something special, even though the Reflex is coming soon

Exactly. Reason why everyone should get a 25th while they are available.

[daddystarbucks]

I emailed the guy that did an apparent initial setup before they shipped it to me.

He suggested (like beej) to give it a little turn to the left.

I'll see how that goes.

Thanks,

Rob

[radrock]

If I were choosing between the two, I'd choose a 25th for sure. I think the 2 & 4 position on the SS are lacking, whereas on the 25th the split coils have more possibilities and the "openness" comes through in those positions.

[robelinda2]

Ok, so maybe right now i'm sitting at home twangin on a 25th Anni with maple neck, hardtail, through my Super Reverb, and its pretty darn good!!! Gotta say, its incredibly alive, all EBMM's should be chamberd I think!