AXIS Question:

[Lou]

Ran across an axis in my travels today... Black, white pickguard, floyd rose, with a Dtuna. Never seen one like this with a pickguard. Can anyone give me the skinny on what the value would/should be? Guitar was unplayable as one of the strings was broken and the locking nuts were missing too? WTF?

 

[GWDavis28]

Lou sounds like an Axis Sport, what was the pickup configuration?

Where'd you see it man?

Glenn |B)

 

[Lou]

Guitar Center...The broken string should have given it away, LOL.

It was HH with a 3 way switch. I can't remember if there was a tone knob.

Kinda looked like this exept it had a floyd:

 

[GWDavis28]

The new one in Millbury? What do they have in stock?

I was at the GC in Natick today at lunch and it was very disappointing on the EBMM front. For guitars they had 1 EVH and 1 Axis.

You should have asked them to restring it so you could check it out. What were they asking for it?

Glenn |B)

 

[Lou]

This was Attleboro. It was the only EB they had. I didn't have time to have someone restring floyd. It was tagged at $999

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

Lou sounds like an Axis Sport, what was the pickup configuration?

Where'd you see it man?

Glenn |B)

I have seen Axi like this. Pretty cool looking!

 

[robelinda2]

not a sport fan, but thats purely based on looks. if one ever popped up in Oz i'd give a good go.

 

[Jimi D]

They produced a few straight Axes with a floyd and a pickguard back around 1999... they're not common, but they're out there. I think $999 is probably a little high considering setup and missing parts, but you could probably talk 'em down to $825 or so cash out the door, and lock nuts are like a buck each... Just make sure you get the case included!

 

[candid_x]

Here's a picture of mine, fwiw. I have no idea when it was made. I paid around $700. That's about the going eBay price for a decent Sport or Silo, from what I could tell.

 

[robelinda2]

they sure are funny lookin axes! Aquired taste i guess....

 

[candid_x]

LOL! I think it looks cool, in a classic sorta way. Sort of Strat meets Tele in Music Man Land.

 

[jongitarz]

I have a Trans Red Sport HH with a pickguard....One of my all time favorite guitars.
I love the Humbuckers with the ash body.

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

I have a Trans Red Sport HH with a pickguard....One of my all time favorite guitars.
I love the Humbuckers with the ash body.

How does the sound (and weight) compare to a basswood body?