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Of course, it can be done, but you'd better really, really, REALLY! know the guy you're taking it in to, because you will certainly void your warranty, and nothing short of a wood chipper will ruin a good guitar faster than a bad refret... In terms of refrets, you will almost certainly get what you pay for, so if you're getting it cheap, it will probably be a disaster...
Punkin,
My Brian Moore is a really cool guitar, it's been growing on me, but still nowhere near my #1 Amber Axis. A very different vibe from the EB. The neck is wider and flater, very fast feeling. The strings feel looser... Acoustically the tone is really good, with a slight mid-range emphasis. But plugged in, i find the tone to be lacking in depth. It's very focused, with a narrow range (mids and highs). Really cuts through in a band situation...in fact i think it cuts abit too much. I think a PU change is in order. Will probably try an Air Norton/Tone Zone combination...unless i manage to score a pair of Axis humbuckers somehow.
In comparison, the Axis has a very much warmer tone that still retains the sparkle and can cut through the mix when i want it to. The Brian Moore is kinda too in-your-face for me right now.
Regarding the MIDI, I have no experiance with their MIDI guitars, though i have heard lots of good things about the RMC Midi pickup that Brian Moore uses. Also, a point to note, mine is an MC/1...kind of hard to find and ridiculously priced (i got a great deal on mine...) which is a Neck through/composite back semi-hollow kind of thing. The C-90's and i-series guitars are all bolt ons if i'm not wrong. So the tone would probably be different.
Hope that helped...
My Brian Moore is a really cool guitar, it's been growing on me, but still nowhere near my #1 Amber Axis. A very different vibe from the EB. The neck is wider and flater, very fast feeling. The strings feel looser... Acoustically the tone is really good, with a slight mid-range emphasis. But plugged in, i find the tone to be lacking in depth. It's very focused, with a narrow range (mids and highs). Really cuts through in a band situation...in fact i think it cuts abit too much. I think a PU change is in order. Will probably try an Air Norton/Tone Zone combination...unless i manage to score a pair of Axis humbuckers somehow.
In comparison, the Axis has a very much warmer tone that still retains the sparkle and can cut through the mix when i want it to. The Brian Moore is kinda too in-your-face for me right now.
Regarding the MIDI, I have no experiance with their MIDI guitars, though i have heard lots of good things about the RMC Midi pickup that Brian Moore uses. Also, a point to note, mine is an MC/1...kind of hard to find and ridiculously priced (i got a great deal on mine...) which is a Neck through/composite back semi-hollow kind of thing. The C-90's and i-series guitars are all bolt ons if i'm not wrong. So the tone would probably be different.
Hope that helped...
Jim,
That's an interesting mod...and to be honest...the Axis necks are really the best.
I just tried a Luke and a Petrucci about 3 days ago....i really didn't like the necks on either.
Guess i'm just a simple 'ol Axis player. heh.
Well...maybe if you did have enough cash lying around you could get a used luke and a used Axis and then switch the necks? I think the pocket dimensions are the same? (not sure at all here...)
Euge
That's an interesting mod...and to be honest...the Axis necks are really the best.
I just tried a Luke and a Petrucci about 3 days ago....i really didn't like the necks on either.
Guess i'm just a simple 'ol Axis player. heh.
Well...maybe if you did have enough cash lying around you could get a used luke and a used Axis and then switch the necks? I think the pocket dimensions are the same? (not sure at all here...)
Euge
Don't get me wrong...I love my Petrucci. I would change a thing about the neck. Something about the frets...especially when bending stings...the strings seem to pull out from under my fingers a bit. I played for years on Ibanez RG guitars I guess I'm still having a hard time adjusting. I feel that a taller fret gives me a little more control and a little better sustain. That's just me though.
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