and I was nervous it might be better and mine would be inferior.......but, IMHO the Fender felt like a toy to me.
It is a Fender select Strat, HSS,.......looks like they can go for about 2 Grand new....... I would have felt pretty bad if I had paid that much for it. Case was really nice and plush, maybe that's where some of the $$$ goes.....It was a LOT lighter than the Silo Special, tone wasn't bad, but I could never go back to a lacquered neck..........I mentioned that I could feel the lacquer on the back of the neck slowing me down, he said "yeah, but it gets fast once your hand starts to sweat"..........I usually try to avoid sweaty hands when I am playing myself. Big goofy headstock looked pretty funny, I think it was a mahogany body, but the top was kind of flamed, looked like a thin maple top, contoured. Mahogany fretboard, 22 Frets, however; it looked and felt like it had only 20 frets.......access to way up high wasn't quite that easy, it was weird..........he thought the Silo Special had 24 frets due to ease of access before I told him it was only 22.
Let him play the Axis SS too......he really liked that as well. Not sure if he has been converted, I don't think he has a big GAS budget, but I was really proud of my EBMM guitars and they definintely showed his up. Can't wait until my PDN Axis SS gets here.......... I could probably play the Fender full-time IF I absolutely had to, however, I would HAVE to take the finish off of the back of the neck for immediate starters, and there is no guarantee that couldn't go from bad to worse.
It is a Fender select Strat, HSS,.......looks like they can go for about 2 Grand new....... I would have felt pretty bad if I had paid that much for it. Case was really nice and plush, maybe that's where some of the $$$ goes.....It was a LOT lighter than the Silo Special, tone wasn't bad, but I could never go back to a lacquered neck..........I mentioned that I could feel the lacquer on the back of the neck slowing me down, he said "yeah, but it gets fast once your hand starts to sweat"..........I usually try to avoid sweaty hands when I am playing myself. Big goofy headstock looked pretty funny, I think it was a mahogany body, but the top was kind of flamed, looked like a thin maple top, contoured. Mahogany fretboard, 22 Frets, however; it looked and felt like it had only 20 frets.......access to way up high wasn't quite that easy, it was weird..........he thought the Silo Special had 24 frets due to ease of access before I told him it was only 22.
Let him play the Axis SS too......he really liked that as well. Not sure if he has been converted, I don't think he has a big GAS budget, but I was really proud of my EBMM guitars and they definintely showed his up. Can't wait until my PDN Axis SS gets here.......... I could probably play the Fender full-time IF I absolutely had to, however, I would HAVE to take the finish off of the back of the neck for immediate starters, and there is no guarantee that couldn't go from bad to worse.
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