Members goatman Posted July 28, 2008 Members Share Posted July 28, 2008 I bought an XV-600 with p90s, and i've never spent more than $150 on an axe at one time ever. My current guitars are as follows: -basswood olp with strat pups on it instead of the HBs. I got a wired pickguard from guitarfetish and it sounds sweet. It has a 24 fret ibanez RG style neck. It was only $60 at a blowout sale originally. -box-0-parts job with crankin plywood, sanded & scalloped neck, tele HB bridge and dream90 complete with a switch as a tone control. so i was excited when my xaviere arrived. I set it up nicely, minimal buzzing, intonation etc. when i went to play it It felt weird and cumbersome - now i'm not one of these ibanez boys that can't play a tele. last time i picked up a 52 tele i didn't want to put it down. not only that, but the p90s sound muddy and they got to much low trebles, not to mention way more hum than my dream90 :poke:. I know it's a sub $200 guitar but for all the hype going on i expected more... by the way, i expected the p90s to sound somewhere between a HB and a strat pup, probably like HB in paralell. maybe if i get a marshall amp it might sound better, but for now i have a zoom 2.1u and monitors I could probably learn to live with the neck, but what to do with the pups? i was thinking on getting a set of these and running them in paralell, might get a decent tone then http://store.guitarfetish.com/gfswdoovovra.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wagdog Posted July 28, 2008 Members Share Posted July 28, 2008 Bummer man. Can you eq it differently at your amp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JasonA Posted July 28, 2008 Members Share Posted July 28, 2008 Why not just return it if you dislike it that much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Noise... Posted July 28, 2008 Members Share Posted July 28, 2008 Bummer man. Can you eq it differently at your amp? +1. Before just deciding it's not for you, try tweaking some settings. I may just not like the settings that your other guitars sound great on. As for the hum, it probably isn't shielded well enough. That's a quick/easy/cheap fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scolfax Posted July 28, 2008 Members Share Posted July 28, 2008 Sorry it didn't sound good to you - how are the frets and fit/finish? On mine all three were very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burgess Posted July 28, 2008 Members Share Posted July 28, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brandass Posted July 28, 2008 Members Share Posted July 28, 2008 Tweak for a day or two, but your description smacks of an unease that will not be erased through tweaking - you'll probably end up sending this one back. But better that than let it become a thorn in your side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elsupermanny14 Posted July 28, 2008 Members Share Posted July 28, 2008 Does the neck really that bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Naranolic Posted July 28, 2008 Members Share Posted July 28, 2008 Could try plugging into a buddy's equipment and check the tone there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted July 28, 2008 Members Share Posted July 28, 2008 You got a picture of it. Maple neck on my 820 is nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goatman Posted July 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 28, 2008 frets are alright, finish is fine too. maybe it's just me. I'm gonna go and play a 52 after work to get me straightend out just in case it's me.(havn't in a while) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zawam Posted July 28, 2008 Members Share Posted July 28, 2008 Well how are you liking the guitar itself. If you like the playability and look you could always tailor the sound to something you might prefer (change pickups etc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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