L2A3
Member
- Joined
- Jun 22, 2015
- Messages
- 5
Greetings all,
I've had my AL for about a week now and I have to say I love it!
I know I'm preaching to the choir here but this is my first venture into EBMM guitars. I have always been a big fan of Albert and have been interested in the guitar for a while but had never laid my hands on one until FedEx dropped it off last Thursday.
Observations:
This is probably the most comfortable guitar I have ever played! Fits the body perfect, light and compact. I didn't realize how compact it really is until switching back to an "S" or "T" style and having them feel huge when they normally feel small.
The neck is very comfortable and of nice birdseye maple, the 4/2 is ergonomic, and this is my first go with locking tuners and now I want them on my other guitars. The smooth neck joint is genius and a much better solution than anyone else has come up with. If you can't tell I'm very impressed with the design of this guitar.
The Sky Blue is beautiful and the perfect color for this retro space age design. It's also cool that when the light hits it the center turns a more aqua color and the blue edges make it look like a burst finish.
Things I would change:
1) I would not have waited so long to take a chance on trying one of these beauties.
2) The neck while very comfortable could be a little rounder in the back for my personal preference.
Questions (thanks in advance for the assistance!):
1) My Trem Arm snaps in and swings freely but I see from pics on the forum (and from seeing AL in concert) that there must be a way to give it some friction to stay in place, probably something easy that I am missing but can anyone let me in on the secret?
2) I'm already thinking about my next AL and I want it to be a BFR. From looking at them on the forum and in ads and such some are shown with the standard molded case and some with a fancier wooden case. Is the difference based on production years or custom orders or ....?
I've had my AL for about a week now and I have to say I love it!
I know I'm preaching to the choir here but this is my first venture into EBMM guitars. I have always been a big fan of Albert and have been interested in the guitar for a while but had never laid my hands on one until FedEx dropped it off last Thursday.
Observations:
This is probably the most comfortable guitar I have ever played! Fits the body perfect, light and compact. I didn't realize how compact it really is until switching back to an "S" or "T" style and having them feel huge when they normally feel small.
The neck is very comfortable and of nice birdseye maple, the 4/2 is ergonomic, and this is my first go with locking tuners and now I want them on my other guitars. The smooth neck joint is genius and a much better solution than anyone else has come up with. If you can't tell I'm very impressed with the design of this guitar.
The Sky Blue is beautiful and the perfect color for this retro space age design. It's also cool that when the light hits it the center turns a more aqua color and the blue edges make it look like a burst finish.
Things I would change:
1) I would not have waited so long to take a chance on trying one of these beauties.
2) The neck while very comfortable could be a little rounder in the back for my personal preference.
Questions (thanks in advance for the assistance!):
1) My Trem Arm snaps in and swings freely but I see from pics on the forum (and from seeing AL in concert) that there must be a way to give it some friction to stay in place, probably something easy that I am missing but can anyone let me in on the secret?
2) I'm already thinking about my next AL and I want it to be a BFR. From looking at them on the forum and in ads and such some are shown with the standard molded case and some with a fancier wooden case. Is the difference based on production years or custom orders or ....?
