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RobW

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The guitar love is much appreciated. You guys are really elevating the excitement level!
I've always seen the Perfect Guitar's E-Bay ads for a Pacific Blueburst Axis and can't tell you how many times I've hit the "Buy It Now" button and then balked.

I got my Pacific Blueburst Axis from the Perfect Guitar about 5 years ago. The pics on the site were incredible, and then they emailed me more/better ones when I inquired. I was sold, I couldn't resist!
 

acwild

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Nice!!! Congrats

Thanks! It's getting closer...

I got my Pacific Blueburst Axis from the Perfect Guitar about 5 years ago. The pics on the site were incredible, and then they emailed me more/better ones when I inquired. I was sold, I couldn't resist!

Pacific Blueburst is one of my favorite finishes. Seems to work best with the Axis, imo.
 

acwild

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You're stealing my color preference,bro.

Actually it would be called "re-claiming." Remember I sent you the link to The Perfect Guitar's E-Bay auction with the PBB Axis? Then you gave me the high pressure sales pitch of "If you don't buy it, I will."
Sheesh! Axis hoarders... :p
 

ozzyrules

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Actually it would be called "re-claiming." Remember I sent you the link to The Perfect Guitar's E-Bay auction with the PBB Axis? Then you gave me the high pressure sales pitch of "If you don't buy it, I will."
Sheesh! Axis hoarders... :p

I still think you should donate your PDN Axis to me...
 

coldsummer

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This beautiful guitar makes my new Trans Orange Axis feel a little insecure....BFR,PDN......All these letters are driving me crazy with more GAS......!!!

Me too, been looking at those PDN Axis's (Axises, Axii, doh) but can't get hold of them in the sunny UK so I might have to 'settle' for a regular BFR:p:D
 

acwild

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This beautiful guitar makes my new Trans Orange Axis feel a little insecure....BFR,PDN......All these letters are driving me crazy with more GAS......!!!

No need for insecurity. You make magic happen with your guitars. :cool:

Me too, been looking at those PDN Axis's (Axises, Axii, doh) but can't get hold of them in the sunny UK so I might have to 'settle' for a regular BFR:p:D

Where is this "sunny" UK that you speak of? :p Aren't there European PDN dealers that can ship to you?


My wife told me that my guitar is at my house. Unfortunately I'm out of the country at the moment. So close...
 

coldsummer

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No need for insecurity. You make magic happen with your guitars. :cool:



Where is this "sunny" UK that you speak of? :p Aren't there European PDN dealers that can ship to you?


My wife told me that my guitar is at my house. Unfortunately I'm out of the country at the moment. So close...

Sunny refers to our disposition rather than our climate, believe that if you will!! I'm sure we can get some PDN's in the UK but not such a large choice and certainly not at such good prices. That's life, or so they say...
 

guitarp77

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Just in case anyone is looking for another Axis PDN, the people in basscentral.com have one

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TSHOW

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Thanks!
Do you need one of these? Of course you do. :D But you better hurry as they're there and gone fast! The Perfect Guitar sold all of theirs before they hit their website. Music Zoo called me and told me that they have one inbound next week.
Have you seen the specs on these? It's like a wish-list dream come true. :cool:

Please, don't tempt me....I really shouldn't buy another guitar do soon...However, that guitar is Crazzzy Awesome!!!! Maybe, I can pull a few strings...
 

guitarp77

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TSHOW...the thing with these PDN guitars, is once they´re gone, they´re gone, so they´re worth a try!

Helping the GAS flow, ya´ know
 

acwild

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Please, don't tempt me....I really shouldn't buy another guitar do soon...However, that guitar is Crazzzy Awesome!!!! Maybe, I can pull a few strings...

It's definitely worth it. The PDN version has enough differences from the standard Axis to call it a different guitar, imo. I haven't been able to put mine down since I've got it and I think I'm becoming an Axis convert.

One of the first things that I've noticed when I plugged in is how much brighter sounding the guitar is vs. my others. For instance, I usually roll the bass eq off my amp down to about the quarter mark. With the Axis, I had to dial it up to almost half. Once I dialed in my amp, the bass notes got that "punch in the gut" feel and sound which I love.
Apparently there is a noticeable difference between the mahogany body and the basswood. With the basswood, there's a bass overtone that's kind of airy. Almost has a chambered sound to it imo. The mahogany body doesn't have that but retains the bottom end punch and mid-range spank.
If I had a say in it, I'd want all of my guitars to have an un-glossed, roasted maple neck with stainless steel frets. Axises always had my favorite necks but these features take it over the top. Bending strings is silky smooth and knowing that there's going to be less wear on the frets let's me do more bending with confidence.
As far as mods go, I added a D-Tuna and strap locks. Normally I don't care about strap locks but since the bottom end strap touches the beautiful finish, I added the lock to help pull the strap away. I think a chrome knurled knob would look cool to match the hardware but the one I had was kind of tall. Maybe a low-profile one will work.
If I'm not mistaken, the guitar comes equipped with 9's (puny gauge :D ). I think I'm going to switch to 10's when I do a string change. It's way too easy to play right now and I like a little fight.

Jeez I wrote a lot! Sorry for the long-winded review. I'm going to go play it some more now.
 
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