Another big thank you to EBMM (photos now added)
Well, after my post saying I was cancelling my Axis order (Pacific Blue Burst, matching head, premium quilt) my guitar store (GuitarGuitar in Edinburgh) decided to keep the order and get it in for shop stock. As I ordered it, they called me up when it arrived to at least let me see it before it went to their new Newcastle store..
...and now I own it
Couldn't help it. The house moving proved a little less expensive than we anticipated thanks to our folks financial help...and what else are credit cards for! Had to chop in the Boss GT6 to finance the last part of the deal but I don't think I'll miss it. It came down to changing amps or the GT6 as the AVT150 and it really hated each other Love the AVT...so bye, bye GT6.
And hello gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous Axis I'll get photos up soon but yet again you guys outdo yourselves. The thing was even in tune when it arrived! Setup took a 1/2 turn off the truss and raise the bridge by 1/8 turn to get rid of buzz and it was perfect! Oh, and I discovered the high E was a guff string. Of course I spent an hour swapping locking nuts and cleaning the nut thinking I had a serious problem before deciding to be less clever and just putting a new string on....DOH.
So now the Carbon Blue Luke has a new blue buddy and I'm in second EBMM heaven. Thanks for making the best damn gitars on the planet folks
Oh, and quick question....what string set does the Axis ship with...feels like 9-46 rather than the Luke's 9-42? Also, what kind of action (height wise) do most people achieve without buzz, just to see if my setup is OK?
Well, after my post saying I was cancelling my Axis order (Pacific Blue Burst, matching head, premium quilt) my guitar store (GuitarGuitar in Edinburgh) decided to keep the order and get it in for shop stock. As I ordered it, they called me up when it arrived to at least let me see it before it went to their new Newcastle store..
...and now I own it
Couldn't help it. The house moving proved a little less expensive than we anticipated thanks to our folks financial help...and what else are credit cards for! Had to chop in the Boss GT6 to finance the last part of the deal but I don't think I'll miss it. It came down to changing amps or the GT6 as the AVT150 and it really hated each other
Love the AVT...so bye, bye GT6.And hello gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous Axis
I'll get photos up soon but yet again you guys outdo yourselves. The thing was even in tune when it arrived! Setup took a 1/2 turn off the truss and raise the bridge by 1/8 turn to get rid of buzz and it was perfect! Oh, and I discovered the high E was a guff string. Of course I spent an hour swapping locking nuts and cleaning the nut thinking I had a serious problem before deciding to be less clever and just putting a new string on....DOH.So now the Carbon Blue Luke has a new blue buddy and I'm in second EBMM heaven. Thanks for making the best damn gitars on the planet folks
Oh, and quick question....what string set does the Axis ship with...feels like 9-46 rather than the Luke's 9-42? Also, what kind of action (height wise) do most people achieve without buzz, just to see if my setup is OK?
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