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<div class="bbWrapper">Hi All,<br /> <br /> I have a question for those who have multiple EBMM models. What body contour do you like the best? I&#039;m asking because at one time I had an EVH model and found it uncomfortable because it didn&#039;t have a contour for the right forearm. I now have an EVH guitar from that &quot;other&quot; company, and modded it to be close to an Axis, but even though it looks and sounds great, I&#039;m getting rid of it because of the contour problem. I once had a<br /> Silhouette Special that I stupidly sold, and that was the most comfortable guitar I ever had. When I sell that other guitar, I&#039;m looking for a Sil or another guitar that has the contour I like. Maybe I&#039;m getting old, but I find more value in comfort than in<br /> looks.<br /> <br /> So back to the original question. Who has an Axis and another<br /> model(Luke, Sil, Jp)? Do you favor one body style over the other? Does it<br /> bother you going from the smooth contour to a flat top contour?<br /> <br /> thanks Al,</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">IMO the Strat style body is the most comfortable with the arm and rear contours. Many other guitars are comfortable but I just think the Strat style (and all the clones of the Strat style) are the most comfortable.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Because of my job, I have a chance to play them all...The body carves are nice, but I still like my Axis&#039;s best. I have other guitars with and without carves and don&#039;t really notice too much difference..I guess its just what feels good to you.<br /> <br /> BTW hbucker, I was doing a couple of gigs with a drummer who had to have eye surgery on one eye.....He showed up for a gig with an eye patch, and after the first song I turned to him and said &quot;aint no drummer like the one eyed gott,&quot; and brought the house down..eye owe you for that one bro!<br /> <br /> Jon</div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper">Hey, it&#039;s Friday night, why&#039;s everyone home? I have two anchors(age 10 and 6) that keep me home on Friday nights.<br /> <br /> I agree about the Strat body, it&#039;s perfect for me. One a differnet forum, there was a guy who wanted to trade a Fender Sambora for my Wolf. He was suppoossed to get back to me but never did. That would be the perfect trade for me.<br /> <br /> I&#039;m not sure if it&#039;s still there or not, but there used to be a video of JP testing out prototypes of his guitar. In one clip the contour wasn&#039;t in the right place, and the builder showed JP how he would move the cut instead of making it bigger. <br /> <br /> Al</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">I find the Axis SS very comfortable to play. But then, I play a lot of acoustic also. After playing a dred, the Axis feels fantastic under my arm. Besides, my body has too much contour right now anyway <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> But, I&#039;m working on that, as we go to the beach in a few weeks.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">I have an axis and silhouette, and the silo has the most comfortable body standing up, sitting the axis is perfect but standing up you need to wear it a bit higher, but its still very comfortable and has a different vibe for that reason as well, sort of like the strat/tele comparison -</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Doesn&#039;t the Axis have a contour on the back that the original EVH didn&#039;t have?<br /> <br /> Al</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">I think the Albert Lee is the most comfortable body style I own, but I&#039;m very comfortable with the Axis as well. The Axis does have a belly contour on the back that the Wolfgang lacks, and so I find my Axes more comfortable than my Wolfgang Special for that reason (among others). The Silhouette and Sil. Special bodies are beautifully contoured and very comfortable as well, but I love the way the AL balances on the strap...</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">I have a Morse and an Albert Lee. The Morse doesn&#039;t have any contouring but is still comfortable. The Albert Lee, however, it practically stealth. Super lightweight (without feeling cheap), small, and contoured. Love it.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="jongitarz" data-source="" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> jongitarz said: </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> <b>Because of my job, I have a chance to play them all...The body carves are nice, but I still like my Axis&#039;s best. I have other guitars with and without carves and don&#039;t really notice too much difference..I guess its just what feels good to you.<br /> <br /> BTW hbucker, I was doing a couple of gigs with a drummer who had to have eye surgery on one eye.....He showed up for a gig with an eye patch, and after the first song I turned to him and said &quot;aint no drummer like the one eyed gott,&quot; and brought the house down..eye owe you for that one bro!<br /> <br /> Jon </b> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Glad to hear it! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="akozols" data-source="" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> akozols said: </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> <b>Doesn&#039;t the Axis have a contour on the back that the original EVH didn&#039;t have?<br /> <br /> Al </b> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> My Axis Sport (1997) is contoured in the back...along the upper mid portion of the guitar where it would normally lay against your torso. The more recent models (the ones that I have actually seen) have a contour also. Not sure if this was part of the original EVH design or if it was developed later. Anyone know?</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">The rear body contour is on the Axis but not the EVH. It is an improvement on the Axis IMO. <br /> <br /> Also, moving the pickup switch down by the pots is probably better. I was always accidentally hitting the pickup switch and changing the setting on my EVH due to the switch&#039;s location. I solved the problem by rotating the switch so it moves back and forth instead of up and down. Now if I hit it (with my up and down picking motion) it doesn&#039;t move. And I can tell at a glance what pickup is selected. When it was moving up and down, sometimes I couldn&#039;t tell which position it was in by just glancing at it. <br /> <br /> <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f615.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" data-smilie="5"data-shortname=":confused:" /></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">I&#039;ve been serioulsy considering modding my Wolf to get the contours I want. I think I&#039;m going to try the rear belly contour first. I mostly play sitting down and want the guitar to hug my body a little more. I&#039;m hoping that with the belly cut, the guitar will sit at an angle and my right forarm won&#039;t dig into the edge too much.<br /> <br /> Al</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">For the sake of mention, here are the videos etc. that you spoke of:<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.ernieball.com/mmonline/artists/jp_proto.html" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">http://www.ernieball.com/mmonline/artists/jp_proto.html</a><br /> <br /> Personally, I&#039;m a fan of the original EVH. When I started playing again in Feb 2002, I had 2 Axes, and they were ultimately replaced by my 2 EVH&#039;s I possess right now. I don&#039;t like the bevel that they added in the Axis back, though popular opinion says that it&#039;s a great thing to happen to the guitar. It makes me uncomfortable, but hey, to each their own, ya know? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Its the Albert Lee for me. The size, balance and weight couldn&#039;t be any better. I love my Axis SS too but I favor the AL.</div>
 
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