NGD.. 25th Anniversary hardtail has dropped!

[blackrebel]

the mailman has something special for me today.. my very 1st EBMM guitar

well, as mentioned in a previous thread, I managed to get my paws on a 25th anniversary hardtail with rosewood fretboard and it arrived today..

first impressions.. very well made guitar, great feel and playability (not that used to the neck yet though as my other guitars have pretty hefty necks) but the tone from this beast was something to behold, it had an airiness wrapping each note when playing clean which is probably due to the chambered basswood body, with some gain the guitar tones were sweet, stinging on the neck pickup and yet still had a hollowness and articulation. very nice! can imagine playing all sorts of music on this guitar as I have yet to completely fool around with the series/parallel and various tone options.

It's also very light, a little bit neck heavy given that the chambered body is so light but still very comfortable to play standing or sitting. The quality of the guitar build is top notch and the parts and setup out of the box is great, immediately playable. The birdseye maple neck is gorgeous and plays very fast, though it's a little bit thinner than what I am used to.

All in all, 1st impressions is that this is beautiful guitar with some great tones! It's very loud acoustically and quite resonant, the tones are huge and there is NO trebly icepick coming from the pickups even with the amp set fairly bright and loud. Had to adjust my technique due to the neck and way the guitar sits but all's good! Oh, btw, the quilt top looks fantastic (to me anyway)

Would post a more in depth review once I have played it for bit

Now, on to some pron...



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[bkrumme]

Congrats! That's a beautiful 25th you've got there.

!THAT TOP SUCKS!

 

[browndog]

Congrats man. Awesome top.

 

[Ripper]

Amazing 25th there rebel.

Glad another Singaporean is turning into a ebmm lover!

 

[leftyguitarblue]

Wow, what a great first EBMM and with such a sucky top!!!

 

[beej]

Congrats! Ditto on the hardtail 25th ... absolutely love it. Such a great range of sounds from that guitar, and it just feels like you're connected to it when you play.

 

[HCB]

Man, what a grreat new tool ! I hope it opens up many windows of inspiration. These are just some fabulous conduits . Enjoy !

 

[DJ.]

Great looking 25th. Congrats!

 

[blackrebel]

thanks guys! I am very pleased with it thus far.. it's growing on me more and more... excellent guitar!

 

[colinboy]

you will get used to the neck in no time.its an amazing axe and one that i will have forever.
congrats on joining the 25th anniversary owners club!

 

[guitfiddle]

Very nice! Congrats Rebel.

 

[Whoismarykelly]

Very awesome!

 

[fogman]

congrats

 

[bazxkr]

Sweet..........

Cheers

Baz

 

[John C]

Very nice; that one has a sweet looking top - love the artisict photography as well.

A word of warning - once you get used to the EBMM neck it will be hard to play anything else.

 

[Coffeemug]

Gorgeous! Told ya, there's no way one wouldn't fall in love with a 25th...!
Congrats!

 

[catdaddy]

Great top! Congrats!

 

[Sweat]

Congrats and that was quick, super nice 25th and yea the are awesome

 

[RobW]

killer

The words "NGD" and "Dropped" in the same sentence with the word "has", which can easily be mistaken for the word "was" when read quickly, made me cringe. I was expecting a terrible tragedy.

 

[straycat113]

Congrats on a great choice and wicked looking ax, as in a year it is going to be kind of hard to find one of these.