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alf cockle

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Has anybody out there played this guitar.?Please tell me about it.I have a couple of mm90 equipped sports.I really like them..I have been told that the rosewood cap mellows the pickups..how does the neck compare to the rosewood over maple.?All info is appreciated!
 

GuitarHack

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To my ear, the rosewood Axis has an almost instantaneous, popping sort of attack. It is warm and thick and pleasing, yet with very good articulation, and the note sort of keeps blooming after that. It smooths out the single coil MM90s nicely...if you want smooth. The maple top (and neck) is sharper and brighter, with a more pronounced decay. Or, to put it another way, I guess the rosewood sounds more compressed, whereas the maple is more lively and articulated. Both sounds are EXCELLENT.

There's also a difference when playing chords, either clean or overdriven. On the rosewood, it's like you can hear every note coming at you equally, the definition is so good that it's like six different guitarists are playing one note each. The notes of the chord all decay more equally...you're not left with just the bass notes toward the end on the rosewood guitar.
 
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