New Axis day! 😃

[wired]

My NOS Axis arrived yesterday. Love the black magic crystal finish, but it's tough to get good pics, it definitely looks better in person. Did my usual upgrades & setup last night - titanium string blocks, stainless steel saddle & nut screws, EB strap locks, D-tuner, and a fresh set of M-Steels

 

[MPM]

Way cool Axis! Congratulations. I have the same amp/cab it's awesome as well.

 

[Jamie M]

Very sweet, nice one.

 

[edhalen]

Great looking Axis! Congrats!

 

[gregc]

Looks great. I love that finish.

 

[Dr. Rock]

Very cool! That looks like the same one The Tone King used in a recent compressor demo:

Compression YOU CAN SEE! ModTone Lemon Squeeze - YouTube

 

[smd24fan]

Simply beautiful and classy looking! The pickup covers look terrific on that color! Nice score, congrats.

 

[RobW]

so killer

 

[wired]

Thanks everyone, I'm loving this guitar. The only annoyance I'm dealing with is the case & guitar both had a little bit of a musty smell, not sure where they were stored by the eBay seller (still had the guitar center tags on it). I threw a couple boxes of baking soda in the case & am leaving the guitar out of the case for a few days. Also, it got a couple of stress cracks in the finish during transport, thankfully they're on the back. Seller offered to take it back, but I want to keep it, so we agreed on a partial refund.

 

[Another Noob]

Awesome Axis wired!!!

 

[lock-ny]

Great guitar..how do you like the 5153??

 

[wired]

Great guitar..how do you like the 5153??

Love it. Much more versatile than the old Peavey 5150. Ridiculous amount of gain, but cleans up really well w the volume control & very responsive.

 

[bsteff666]

Beautiful Axis. Black Magic Crystal is such a killer looking finish.

I had one of these...but I ended up letting it go. To me it didn't quite sound the same as my other Axis'...I'm thinking due to the covered pickups. The high end was not as crisp.

I should have kept it.

 

[billy carr]

Very nice! I'd like that!

 

[Flash Gordon]

Outstanding!

 

[Tollywood]

That's a wonderful color. The covered pickups give it a classy look.

I know it's not my old one, since mine is wearing chrome tuner buttons from my Luke III.

 

[guitarp77]

Awesome choice, looks great!

 

[jzeijen]

That's a wonderful color. The covered pickups give it a classy look.

I know it's not my old one, since mine is wearing chrome tuner buttons from my Luke III.

Did you put the pearloid tuner buttons on the LIII? Picture please!

OT: Nice Axis, congrats!