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SteveB
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Are these things from Buffalo?
Ted's hot dogs? (with their tasty hot sauce)
Premier Liquor?
Buffalo wing cheese?
About 30 of my 2nd cousins?
Ted's hot dogs? (with their tasty hot sauce)
Premier Liquor?
Buffalo wing cheese?
About 30 of my 2nd cousins?
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I have both at the moment - an EVH (first year of production) and an Axis - 2003 I think. They do sound different but its very, very close - the EVH is ever so slightly smoother and mellower.
hbucker is right on the money - I'm convinced that the difference I'm hearing is all about the EVH being several years older than the Axis, and little differences in the weight, wood density etc that all add up. In essence, they are not 'different' guitars. The EVH has been sweated on, loved and caressed (metaphorically of course!) for many years. I've no doubt that the axis will undergo the same transformation if treated similarly. Isn't this what 'vintage' is all about?
Incidentally, at the moment I have two Fend*r Eric Johnson strats in the house. One from 2005 and one from 2006. Absolutely stock, unmessed about with. Technically, exactly the same guitar. However, they sound way different - the neck pu on one is far mellower than the other, and there are differences between the other positions as well. The difference between these two axes is much greater than my EVH vs Axis. One is not 'better' than the other but they do not sound the same.
I play a lot of acoustic (far more than I do electric). It's common to pull down 4 ostensibly identical guitars, and have them all very sound different. In general, I find the intra-model variation is of a much greater magnitude than for electrics.
Cheers,
Steve
hbucker is right on the money - I'm convinced that the difference I'm hearing is all about the EVH being several years older than the Axis, and little differences in the weight, wood density etc that all add up. In essence, they are not 'different' guitars. The EVH has been sweated on, loved and caressed (metaphorically of course!) for many years. I've no doubt that the axis will undergo the same transformation if treated similarly. Isn't this what 'vintage' is all about?
Incidentally, at the moment I have two Fend*r Eric Johnson strats in the house. One from 2005 and one from 2006. Absolutely stock, unmessed about with. Technically, exactly the same guitar. However, they sound way different - the neck pu on one is far mellower than the other, and there are differences between the other positions as well. The difference between these two axes is much greater than my EVH vs Axis. One is not 'better' than the other but they do not sound the same.
I play a lot of acoustic (far more than I do electric). It's common to pull down 4 ostensibly identical guitars, and have them all very sound different. In general, I find the intra-model variation is of a much greater magnitude than for electrics.
Cheers,
Steve
Big Poppa
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yes steve a great post
