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Nitro Axis BFR - Translucent Purple

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Skd

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I received #93/100 on November 14th ! (most beautiful day of my life)
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I fell in love with it right when I opened the case… it looks much better in real life. It is dark purple, and has lighter shades when exposed to bright light. The back has a different purple (blueish), both colors match perfectly. A true piece of art.

The nitro finish is very soft, feels very organic and has this special smell that I love !
we’ll see how it ages in the next months/years.
The stainless steel frets are amazing, bends are smooth 😎

A few remarks on that purchase though :
- I wish the case was just a little thicker so that I could keep the trem arm on when it is stored. (The trem arm is easy to clip on / off though)
- the action is a bit high… I expected a brand new MM to be a little better set up on that side. (I’ll add a shim myself)
- the volume knob was flush with the table, and has already left a mark on the finish. (I’ve raised the knob a bit, now it’s perfect)

Apart from that, it’s the perfect guitar :) I might marry it some day, and I also want to be buried in its case @Astrofreq 🫠
 
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They are amazing guitars. The nitro on mine was very soft, to the point where I thought I was going to damage it playing it. I put a piece of acoustic clear pick guard material over the area where my hand touches the body. It's nitro safe.

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Skd said:
I received #93/100 on November 14th ! (most beautiful day of my life)
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I fell in love with it right when I opened the case… it looks much better in real life. It is dark purple, and has lighter shades when exposed to bright light. The back has a different purple (blueish), both colors match perfectly. A true piece of art.

The nitro finish is very soft, feels very organic and has this special smell that I love !
we’ll see how it ages in the next months/years.
The stainless steel frets are amazing, bends are smooth 😎

A few remarks on that purchase though :
- I wish the case was just a little thicker so that I could keep the trem arm on when it is stored. (The trem arm is easy to clip on / off though)
- the action is a bit high… I expected a brand new MM to be a little better set up on that side. (I’ll add a shim myself)
- the volume knob was flush with the table, and has already left a mark on the finish. (I’ve raised the knob a bit, now it’s perfect)

Apart from that, it’s the perfect guitar :) I might marry it some day, and I also want to be buried in its case @Astrofreq 🫠
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I had the same high action on both of my axis. I had to shim the neck and grind the bottom of the nut down to get it to where I like. Not a big deal. I just assume that the factory setup is a starting point. They both play amazingly well now. The nitro finish on mine was very tacky when I got it. I let it sit or a few weeks. it seems ok now.
 
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yngvai said:
I had the same high action on both of my axis. I had to shim the neck and grind the bottom of the nut down to get it to where I like. Not a big deal. I just assume that the factory setup is a starting point. They both play amazingly well now. The nitro finish on mine was very tacky when I got it. I let it sit or a few weeks. it seems ok now.
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In fact I just followed the instructions on that video , now the action is perfect !

 
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