- Thread starter songman
- Start date
Pablo
Well-known member
Well, the EVH and the Axis are essentially identical guitars. The guitar started out life as the EVH and the name was simply changed to Axis when you-know-who had a brain fart and downgraded to Peavey.
Along with the new name came a few minor changes:
1) The toggle switch was moved to right below the volume knob
2) A belly contour was added and
3) The neck was widened slightly at the heel, to remedy the high E's tendency to slide off the edge of the fretboard.
Cheers
Eske
P.s.: A fun fact: The original name of the Albert Lee signature was actually "Axis"...
Along with the new name came a few minor changes:
1) The toggle switch was moved to right below the volume knob
2) A belly contour was added and
3) The neck was widened slightly at the heel, to remedy the high E's tendency to slide off the edge of the fretboard.
Cheers
Eske
P.s.: A fun fact: The original name of the Albert Lee signature was actually "Axis"...
Dizzy
Well-known member
Not to mention the small point that an Axis has a big AXIS on the Headstock, and an EVH has Eddies Signature....
Colin
Well-known member
I personally don't think they are over/ridiculously priced. How much is a Gibson LP in your area? What about PRS? I've never seen a Fender with a birdseye neck or flame top like what you get on MM. And if you did it would cost you a lot more. You pay for what you get...qualityand that is the main reason why it is so ridiculously (sp?) priced
brentrocks
Well-known member
about $2000
threeminutesboy
Well-known member
Pablo
Well-known member
Well, the prices I've seen for EVH guitars lately have been silly:
You can get one used, dinged EVH with worn frets for the price of two brand spanking new Axii (that's the original vs. new and improved)... IMHO you have to be either a collector or clinically insane to spring for an EVH over the Axis at those prices!
Cheers
Eske
brentrocks
Well-known member
EXACTLY!!!
Tim O'Sullivan
Well-known member
I never thought I would see the day Brent agreed with this!
THE_EB_KID
Well-known member
The EVH's are STOOPID high on the bay!!
brentrocks
Well-known member
every once-in-a-while you will find a good deal on an EVH on ebay, but you must be fast and furious on the net to get them!
J_Alexander
Well-known member
- Joined
- Sep 10, 2005
- Messages
- 425
there overpriced? still cheaper then lp with quilt tops. and still cheaper then those crap charvel and fender guitars. no comparison there.
Colin
Well-known member
that was my point. MM really has the right idea, they open a run of LE's and anniversary models for 12 months and then they become highly sort after in many cases...
Sweat
Well-known member
Waste of money to over pay on a guitar that you can buy brand new without all the wear, yea if you collect and it has the EVH on it cool, but if you play why?
beej
Moderator
It has the identical construction (same wood, p'ups, bridge etc.), so I can't imagine why it would sound different. But hey, if you love it 'cause it's got mojo there's nothing wrong with that.
