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musikarero
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Buy with complete confidence......one of the finest instruments made today and yesterday.
JayDawg
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This! Just played some Music Man guitars at Guitar Center today. I am yet to play one that has not been a quality instrument.
TNT
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Take it from someone who has been around EBMM forever - YES, by all means!!
kneeoh
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Every single EBMM I have bought, except my standard Morse, were purchased sight unseen, either by mail order or ordered from Dubaldo Music. I have never had any quality control issues. They playability, sound, and build quality has remained consistent from guitar to guitar and year to year. I've never gotten a lemon from EBMM and I own quite a few.
acwild
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Asking this question here may give you biased answers but I will say that EBMM are one of the very few guitars that I would confidently buy via mail-order.
ozzyrules
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I bought my first one "sight unseen". I now have 7 of them. You'll have no issues other than the possibility of a slight neck adjustment.
Thanks everyone, these respsonses make me feel compfortable that I will be fine with the quality. I had played some a few years back and really liked them but didn't want to spend the money. Now I can and since it seems they are just as good now I have confidence ordering one on line.
I'm not sure if you are aware, but there are several axis models. If you can afford it, I would take a look at the bfr axis. The bfr line is incredible. You'll still get the same quality with the non bfr, but the bfr does have some nice upgrades. Also, note there is a pdn model that just came out, but is limited and may be hard to find. Not sure what you like about the axis, but that gives you some options and wood choices. So you probably know all this, but theres been a lot of development with the axis since the older models.
threeminutesboy
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Tony Levin once said that EBMM is probably the only brand were the recent instrument are even better than the older one (due to the constant improvement and innovations) . He also said that he doesn't need a signature instrument as he is fully happy with the stock one.
if the best bassist in the world (IMHO) says that, I think you can trust him
if the best bassist in the world (IMHO) says that, I think you can trust him
DrKev
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Yep, my feeling too. Particularly with the compensated nut. IloveitIloveitIloveitIloveitIloveitIloveitIloveitIloveit!
kbaim
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Fine instruments. I'd just add that every once in a while an issue does come up with them, but no company does more to see that their customers are happy and treated like rock stars. They've often bent over backwards (no video available) from what has been posted on this forum and from personal experience.
Tollywood
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I've owned Axii from 2000 up to the tributes, and they are always wonderful.
AllenJ
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When I tried out my green Aixs Tribute at GC in Brooklyn it played and felt perfect right off the wall so I left with it. The gent at GC said they just put in on the wall a few days prior and had no time to set it up but there was no need! And I'm VERY picky on how my guitars are set up. bascially low action with no buzzing and so it remains one year later. No adjustment needed after one year of fairly regular playing.
aleclee
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PRS might be another, though I fell off the PRS wagon about five years ago (for reasons having nothing to do with quality).
That was the one positive that came out of wrecking the neck on my Rosewood ASS. The replacement neck has a compensated nut and I've never played a guitar that was so in tune up and down the neck.
Astrofreq
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Here's another perspective for you. I've been working as a guitar tech/repair guy at our local store for about a year now. I have yet to work on an Ernie Ball guitar.
DrKev
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Yeah, when I worked for the big store here in Paris, the only EBMMs that I saw (otherbthan the few orders I sent out) were people who brought them in just to show me, hang out, and talk about how much they loved them!
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I just checked out a brand new Axis at Z Music in Flagler Beach FL. Darn thing was perfect and the set-up was perfect too. I'm moving to a house about 3 miles from there. I promised the guy I'd order an ASS from him after we got down there and recouped from the moving expenses. Super nice people in that shop and the guy was more than happy to chat with me for a half hour even though I made it clear nothing was leaving with me (regretfully). To get back on point, I haven't seen a new Axis in person in quite a long time and this was was no exception to typical EBMM quality.
I checked out an Axis today. It sounds really nice and feels just as good the owner bought it second hand and thinks its a 2006. I would have to check the sn to verify. I had a few questions. I heard somewhere that the action comes about 1/16 inch(1.5 mm)at the low e 12th fret. I am not sure if that is right or not. He said the action was higher when he bought it than it is now though he had it set up for floating against the techs recommendations. I would set it back to non floating but right now I would guess its a little over 2mm at the low e 12th fret and it appears the neck does not have excesive relief. I don't think the amount the bridge floats is very much and dont think the action will be significantly lower once the bridge is brought back down so I am just wondering how high the action generally is for these, I like it fairly low. Also the nut does not have the entire surface supported on the neck. About a third of it , maybe a little less is not supported on the shelf. Is that normal for these or should the entire bottom of the nut surface be supported? The string retainer at the head stock is slightly crooked as well, a little higher at the low e I don't believe that is an issue but just want to see what the opinions are. The more I read everyones great comments and after playing one today the more I want one of these but I want to get the right one.
