Members awilson40 Posted October 17, 2006 Members Share Posted October 17, 2006 Well I have to say, Jay and Guitarfetish are a real class act.Jay was on top of my countless emails before the sale.Spent a good 30 min on the phone with me. I ordered iton Thurs and on Monday it was at my door. http://store.guitarfetish.com/xvth7lbledrf.html The XV-700 is a very nice guitar, much better than anything I have seen in a sub -$500 guitar. I have sat in Guitar Center for hours and have seen several over $1000 that werent as nice. Jay then endured my emails and questions after the saleand was first rate all the way around. I tell ya guys...I'mreal anal about stuff and am hard to please. Buy Jay workedwith me all the way.After I play it a while, I might be swapping out the Neck Pickup...not because there is anything wrong, but just to work with my rig better. If I do...I'll be calling Jay and popping in another GFS to get the sound I want. There have been posts about having to set up the guitar when received. Well they ship it right...strings loosened and truss rodloosened. No sweat for me. It plays great and is pretty rattle freewith .010 in relief and 1.5 mm string height at bass, 1.0mm at treble end. For what it's worth, I highly recommend them. Thanks Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Appreciate the headsup. No reason to pay more when you get that much quality for that price!! Sounds great! Jay is great to work with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kace Posted October 17, 2006 Members Share Posted October 17, 2006 Got pics? How's the finish, binding, inlay work, and all that? I almost got one of these in silver sparkle a few months back but opted for my Epi G400 instead. I'm glad I did because I love that guitar, but there are still times when I kind of wish I had tried this out. Mainly becase it was going for $280 at the time and I haven't seen another since. Edit: Oh, and Happy New Guitar Day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docrock55 Posted October 17, 2006 Members Share Posted October 17, 2006 I have the 700 in natural and love it. Inlays, binding and fretwork are flawless, and what I expect on a $1000 guitar. The fretwork is perfect and polished to perfection. Being a geezer,and picky about my guitars, there is nothing to upgrade here!I have bought a ton of stuff from Jay, and have never had a problem. IMHO there is not a better guitar made for $350.00 shipped to your door. Belly cut, coil taps, and an LP style guitar under 7 pounds. Can't go wrong here:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mindwave Posted October 17, 2006 Members Share Posted October 17, 2006 thats a great looking axe, glad you like it out of the box. now if you decide to swap the pup, would you use a GFS and if so which one? i have an AL2800dlx that has remained stock since i got it, but have been considering a pup swap and i LOVE my dream 90 and split bucker i just put in my TeleII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Krashpad Posted October 17, 2006 Members Share Posted October 17, 2006 Congrats! Now, pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members awilson40 Posted October 17, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 17, 2006 I couldnt take any better pics that what are on the site. It does look like the pics. While I havent put it 'under a microscope' I havent seen any flaws. In fact, I emailed Jay and asked if the maple top was real.It just looked too good. Its 1/8 in maple.The binding is great, no flaws that I have seen. The fretwork really is very good. When I got my $1000 Carvin TL60, I had to fuss with the neck and frets quite a while till I got it to play well.Not This guitar, Its fine out of the Box. Somepeople have commented on the Tuners. They are very smooth and tune right up and hold their tune. I have a set of the solid gold / metal ones coming from Jay simply because I perfer all metal. I opened all the control cavities and the controls are wired fine. I'm an engineer and an Electronics tech and I couldnt do any better. I cant leave well enough alone and will probably be putting my own touches on it. Another thing....If you see a guitar that they have but want a part changed, they will do it so dont hesitate to ask.They really will work with you. One thing I think would help Guitarfetish is if they were to post more detailed specs and maybe some sound clips. My feeling is the more info the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 6down1togo Posted October 17, 2006 Members Share Posted October 17, 2006 ... what name is hiding behind the X Plates they tacked onto that "Xavier" guitar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members awilson40 Posted October 18, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 18, 2006 The only thing I see is black paint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L_Z_nut Posted October 18, 2006 Members Share Posted October 18, 2006 Sweet guitar, I've always been curious about xaviere's, and I really like the idea of this one with the belly cut (the shape and feel of LP's always bothered me) and for the life of me I can't understand why they use poplar on the strat and tele copies... otherwise they'd be great. What's the nut width on that thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuyaGuy Posted October 18, 2006 Members Share Posted October 18, 2006 Originally posted by 6down1togo ... what name is hiding behind the X Plates they tacked onto that "Xavier" guitar? Gibson Custom Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jmartin Posted October 18, 2006 Members Share Posted October 18, 2006 Nice score-Ive been curious about those for a while. I think I may have a go at one eventually to compliment my MK......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarCrazy Posted October 18, 2006 Members Share Posted October 18, 2006 Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DenverDave Posted October 18, 2006 Members Share Posted October 18, 2006 Thanks for the report. I have been very close to pulling the trigger on one of these for awhile. I love the LP shape and a much lighter guitar... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members awilson40 Posted October 18, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 18, 2006 Originally posted by mindwave thats a great looking axe, glad you like it out of the box.now if you decide to swap the pup, would you use a GFS and if so which one? I'm not sure yet...I'll have to play it live through my main rig and see what my sound man says. I think it might be a little dark in humbucker mode for me...The thing is, when split, I think its probably perfect. A really good single coil sound so I dont want to brighten that up.I will be installing a treble bleed cap on that pup which may fix it right up. It sounds fine at 10 but darkens up a bit below 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members awilson40 Posted October 18, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 18, 2006 Originally posted by L_Z_nut What's the nut width on that thing? I'll measure it tonight for ya.Anyone want me to measure anything else while I'm at it ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members awilson40 Posted October 18, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 18, 2006 Originally posted by DenverDave Thanks for the report. I have been very close to pulling the trigger on one of these for awhile. I love the LP shape and a much lighter guitar... It does weigh in like they said, mine is sub 7lbs and the belly cutreally fits nice.I thought my Carvin TL60 was light, this one is lighter and better balanced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr_GoodBomb Posted October 18, 2006 Members Share Posted October 18, 2006 Does the finish look as nice as in the pictures? Are they bringing back the solid black model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members awilson40 Posted October 18, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 18, 2006 Originally posted by Mr_GoodBomb Does the finish look as nice as in the pictures? Are they bringing back the solid black model? Every bit as nice. As I said above.... I emailed Jay and asked if it really was a real maple top as it just looked too good. I spent more time last night and this morning going over it again and cand find a finish or binding flaw anywhere. I dont know about the black, Jay...maybe you can chime in. I am wondering how tough the black neck and back are. What kind of paint and how thick. You know black, it shows every little imperfection and scratch.I wonder how 'buckle proof' the back is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members santos Posted October 18, 2006 Members Share Posted October 18, 2006 Congrats on the new guitar, and good to know about Xavierre's quality. I've been gasing for one of their semi-hollows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Originally posted by GuyaGuy Gibson Custom Shop :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kherman Posted October 18, 2006 Members Share Posted October 18, 2006 Very nice.Congrats. How thick is the maple top though?Is it a veneer over a carved mahogany top?Or veneer over carved plain maple top? Is the neck mahogany or maple?Is it one piece, or does it have a scarfed on headstock? Is the nut plastic, bone, or graphite? Are the tuners Klusen Deluxe clones.Are they sealed?Do you know the gear ratio? How is the inlay work?Is there much filler?or is it a pretty tight fit? How long is the neck tenon?Does it extend to the neck pickup cavity? Is the scale length 24 3/4 or something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan Trevisol Posted October 18, 2006 Members Share Posted October 18, 2006 Originally posted by kherman Very nice. Congrats. How thick is the maple top though? 1/8" Is it a veneer over a carved mahogany top? Yes Or veneer over carved plain maple top? No. Is the neck mahogany or maple? Website says solid mahogany Is it one piece, or does it have a scarfed on headstock? They paint the back of the neck black, so it'd be tough to tell, but you can bet it's scarfed, like my Epi. Is the nut plastic, bone, or graphite? Are the tuners Klusen Deluxe clones. Are they sealed? They look like these with the ivory keystones. . . By the way, this thread is useless without pics!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members awilson40 Posted October 18, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 18, 2006 here are some measurements of the nech and a couple of pics.The pics dont do it justice without a better camera. Width at nut = 1.7 inwidth where neck joins body = 2.15 in thickness at first fret = .88 inthichness at 12th fret = .88 in fret wire thichness = .11 infretwire height off fretboard = .04 in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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