Has anyone noticed a difference between the new Axis guitars and the older ones (made prior to 2000)? I own 2 Axis guitars. One built in 1995 and one built in 1998. Recently I was looking to pick up another Axis. I tried 3 new ones at the local guitar shops. I was amazed at the difference in sound between my old Axis guitars and the new ones. All of the new models seemed very brittle sounding to me. I also noticed that the wammy bar on the new models was also a bit different. Has anyone else noticed this difference? It is very dramatic and I was trying the new guitars back to back with my old ones. Ther is no doubt in my mind that something has changed. I really want another Axis but I am very disappointed with the sound of the new ones. I was just wondering if someone had some insight into this issue.