just pulled the trigger on my new axis

[Larry]

After about a week of debating i just got the balls (pun intended) to buy my new axis in honey burst
just thought id share my excitment with someone who would understand

thats the picture they gave me for it

now i just have to stare at it till it arrives

 

[brentrocks]

that is a nice lookin guitar!!

love the color!!

congrats!!

 

[GWDavis28]

Larry, very nice!!!

Glenn |B)

 

[Norrin Radd]

Very nice!! But that looks like Cherry burst in that picture -honey is more brown. Maybe it's just the photo.

Also - be sure to slap a D-tuna and a push/pull coil tap pot when it arrives. That's how mine is. The SC sounds are surprisingly good. Seriously!

 

[Larry]

yeah i want the coil tap but i dont know much about guitar wiring i know how to solder though. How hard is it also how hard is the d tuna to install? also any diagrams for the coil tapping/ pots or switches

and it is cherry burst i was just so excited i didnt notice i typed it wrong i was looking at one in honey though

 

[Norrin Radd]

yeah i want the coil tap but i dont know much about guitar wiring i know how to solder though. How hard is it also how hard is the d tuna to install? also any diagrams for the coil tapping/ pots or switches

and it is cherry burst i was just so excited i didnt notice i typed it wrong i was looking at one in honey though

I had a buddy do the coil tap. It took him about 10 minutes. He had a diagram he got off the net. I used a DiMarzio push/pull pot - about $15 bucks at GC (IIRC).

The D-Tuna is a piece of cake and comes with very detailed and easy to understand instructions. If I can install it, then anyone can! It really is easy.

 

[Larry]

yeah im definetly thinking coil tap does that void ebmm warranty? also your sig quote is the truth and thats what scares me form the d tuna but i think ill get it anyway

 

[CudBucket]

Sweet! Where'd you get it?

 

[shuai725]

holy jesus!!!!!did you get it from wildwestguitars?????if it was,this will be the one i ve been thinking about for a long time!!!!!!!!you are lucky man(crying)treat it well!

 

[joe web]

absolut fantastic, very nice color and a lot of birdseyes on the fretboard!

 

[Larry]

yeah i got if from wild west guitars some pretty nice people there

 

[Norrin Radd]

yeah im definetly thinking coil tap does that void ebmm warranty? also your sig quote is the truth and thats what scares me form the d tuna but i think ill get it anyway

No worries! The D-tuna works great - just take the time necessary to properly adjust the little set screw. I also found that it works best with 9s instead of 10s - it'll work - but not as easily.

Good luck!

 

[Larry]

yeah i think im going to pick one of those up this weekend (D-Tuna) and ask some people about the coil tap does anyone know if it voids the warranty. I dont want to do that i always can do it after one year cause thats what the EBMM warranty is right?

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

I had a coil tap on my amber Axis when I got it, but was very dissapointed with the sound, so I had it taken out and had it out back to stock. Plus you get the hum of a single coil pickup.

 

[Norrin Radd]

I had a coil tap on my amber Axis when I got it, but was very dissapointed with the sound, so I had it taken out and had it out back to stock. Plus you get the hum of a single coil pickup.

Hmmm.. I think a lot depends on the amp and how it reacts to 60 cycle hum. I also think the amp has a really big affect on the quality of the SC tone.

I used to have a Soldano HR50 and the Axis split always sounded very weak through it. In addition, it would give a decent amount of hum with only mild gain. Now I have an Orange RV and it loves SCs of all kinds, including my Axis in split mode. I can also really give it a lot of gain without being bothered with the 60 cycle hum. I don't know why, but the tone and hum are no longer issues with this amp. AND, if you hate the tone after splitting it, well, just don't pull up the knob anymore and you have your Axis as it was.

As far as the warranty, I have no idea - give customer service a phone call - I'm sure they can tell you.,,

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

The main reason I had the pot removed is that I didnt like the feel of it, regardless of its push/pull functionality! I suppose I am the worst person to comment on the split Axis sound as I dont really care for single coils.