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Axis Sport

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Found this in Nashville during my travels this past week. 2016 quilt top with roasted maple neck. Chambered with no M hole, one volume, 3 way toggle and push pull for splitting the pickups. I have not put it on a scale, but could not be more than 5 or 6 bounds. Great hum-bucker tones and when split, sweet Strat like tones with no volume drop. I really love this guitar and feel lucky to have gotten it.






 
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jlf599

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Wow! Congrats! That's a gorgeous Axis.

I wonder how that came to pass - chambered with no M hole?
 

Axis Sport

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Thanks, it looks like it was an artist guitar or maybe for a show. If an artist it would be the second one I have purchased, the first was a Reflex. I really love the standard Axis set up as far as one knob and switch. The weight is impressive too, just an overall quality guitar from MM. Fortuantly I did not have to pay that for it, they gave me a great deal and a tee shirt to boot.
 

jlf599

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Thanks, it looks like it was an artist guitar or maybe for a show. If an artist it would be the second one I have purchased, the first was a Reflex. I really love the standard Axis set up as far as one knob and switch. The weight is impressive too, just an overall quality guitar from MM. Fortuantly I did not have to pay that for it, they gave me a great deal and a tee shirt to boot.

That's awesome! I also prefer the Axis layout to the ASS layout. I like the single vol and 3 way switch.

I'm only a tiny bit jealous of your purchase. :)
 

Axis Sport

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Very nice indeed. Do you have a built preamp as I can see there is a battery in the back?

I assumed it was a silent circuit, but your question made me look. It is a silent circuit,
even though this one looks taller than the ones I have seen the past, but believe there have been different ones over the years.
 

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That’s interesting, thanks for checking but as you said there was no volume drop when pup are splitted I thought it might be a preamp. In any case a great find and a keeper for sure.

Enjoy it!
 

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Did some mods to my SS. Such a great guitar and has become my go to instrument. I love my Axis too, but this one has some special sauce. Go back and forth on which guard I like best.


 

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I think I like the black as well, and have some black tuning buttons around here somewhere. I thought it could use black buttons with the black guard too.
 

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Did some mods to my SS. Such a great guitar and has become my go to instrument. I love my Axis too, but this one has some special sauce. Go back and forth on which guard I like best.

At first, the idea of covering up that quilt at all seemed sacrilege...but the more I see the black pickguard with covered pickups, the more I like it!

J
 
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