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Wait, Tobacco Burst finish is offered on regular and BFR Axis models, since the Rosewood neck has a BFR logo too, you sure there's a tone block in there? Either way just killer, love the photos.
 

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Wait, Tobacco Burst finish is offered on regular and BFR Axis models, since the Rosewood neck has a BFR logo too, you sure there's a tone block in there? Either way just killer, love the photos.

This is why I have a pic of the BFR COA for the guitar in my album:
2009-bfr-axis-ss-tobacco-burst-quilt-top-rosewood-neck-2199.jpg

I guess I need to get a sticker that says "Tone Block Inside" and stick it on the guitar. I just hope that Intel doesn't sue me...:D

Slav:p
 

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Oh, my God, that is huge. congrats, very very nice collections you got :)
are you a professional musician since you own so many guitars?
or is just an addiction to have as many as possible ? :p

best regards,

Paul

Thanks Paul, I'm a professional basement musician (only in my house):D
I don't consider the amount of guitars that I own and play as a lot of guitars. As long as you can afford them and have room for them, there's no such thing as too many guitars...Please don't tell my wife that I had said that:p

Slav
 
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hahahaha, great answer Slav, that was very funny, I am laughing for almost 2 minutes after reading your answer :D
it is true, if you can afford you buy them :) lucky you :p
they look all fabulous and I am sure they play the same.
i like very much those with maple neck and maple fretboard. a friend of mine from Hungary has a Carvin with maple neck, fretboard and is just great :)
here is a link [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAQgfz2G1RU"]YouTube - Edda Művek és Jani J. Szentkirályi - The Pump - ZP Budapest[/ame] but ironically here is with the other Carvin....but the other guitarist plays LUke :) (sorry for of topic)

Thanks Paul, I'm a professional basement musician (only in my house):D
I don't consider the amount of guitars that I own and play a lot. As long as you can afford them and have room for them, there's no such thing as too many guitars...Please don't tell my wife that I had said that:p

Slav
 

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This is why I have a pic of the BFR COA for the guitar in my album:
2009-bfr-axis-ss-tobacco-burst-quilt-top-rosewood-neck-2199.jpg

I guess I need to get a sticker that says "Tone Block Inside" and stick it on the guitar. I just hope that Intel doesn't sue me...:D

Slav:p

Yeah but I have the COA too. And I'm 100% sure I do not have the tone block as it would have cost much more money that I could not afford. That is why I ask because you say they sound the same.

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OK, BFR update. After Slingy's post I started to doubt that I had a full BFR so, I called EBMM CS.

It's NOT a full BFR, it's part of a limited run of ASS' with BFR RW necks. I was slightly misinformed by my local GC:(. I was told by CS that my guitar was actually more rare then the full BFR due to the small # of guitars produced with a BFR RW neck and the fact that this is no longer an option. The full BFR guitars can still be ordered but you can no longer get a BFR RW neck on any guitar. COA's were included with these limited run guitars since they used BFR RW necks. There is also a $1K price difference too (and I thought that I got a sick deal on the guitar).

Slav
 

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That guitar is a 100% BFR. Remember BRF stands for Ball Family Reserve. They made that limited RW Neck neck run and that made it a BFR BP said once that BFR does not equal tone block. It is what ever they want it to be. IE the 25th is no BFR yet it has a tone block in it. And, I hear the 25th and ASS BFR sound fairly different.

So my original question returns how diff is you RW necked ASS (which has a maple top) from you all RW ASS (whish has both the RW neck and Top)?
 

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That guitar is a 100% BFR. Remember BRF stands for Ball Family Reserve. They made that limited RW Neck neck run and that made it a BFR BP said once that BFR does not equal tone block. It is what ever they want it to be. IE the 25th is no BFR yet it has a tone block in it. And, I hear the 25th and ASS BFR sound fairly different.

So my original question returns how diff is you RW necked ASS (which has a maple top) from you all RW ASS (whish has both the RW neck and Top)?

You make a great point Otto, Thanks.

In reference to the two guitars sounding different, it's not a huge difference and I really had to pay close attention to it but the ASS with the BFR RW neck and maple quilt top sounded a bit brighter and more trebley. Although again, it wasn't a huge difference (to me anyway) and the vintage trem especially its route in/through the body probably makes a bigger sound difference than the thin maple top...

Slav

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You make a great point Otto, Thanks.

In reference to the two guitars sounding different, it's not a huge difference and I really had to pay close attention to it but the ASS with the BFR RW neck and maple quilt top sounded a bit brighter and more trebley. Although again, it wasn't a huge difference (to me anyway) and the vintage trem especially its route in/through the body probably makes a bigger sound difference than the thin maple top...

Slav

I forgot to mention that the guitar does say " Custom Made " on the neck plate.

Slav
 

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These RW neck models are probably even more collectible than the regular BFR models imo. I really love mine and it's uniqueness makes it a good investment.
 
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