Members jjpistols Posted November 9, 2005 Members Share Posted November 9, 2005 Did ya get it? What do ya think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PaulSter Posted November 9, 2005 Members Share Posted November 9, 2005 Bro-- I've been meaning to tell you about it! I tracked it on FedEx and was not expecting it until yesterday. Well, it arrived Saturday morning! I played it for about two hours before heading out with friends to watch the UT game. Once I got it stabilized, it was playing great. Most importantly, I really dig the tone of it. I won't be changing any electronics. A few nights ago, I took the 9's off and tweaked a few things. Here's what I dig --and a few niggles: 1. Cleaned the sh7t out of the fretboard. There seemed be a ton of build-up on the frets which was causing the strings to bind when I bent them. Also, my fingers ended-up black after playing. So I virtually soaked the neck in fretboard conditioner (Fender/Mcguire--lemon oil). After about an hour I wiped the neck down vigorously. I couldn't believe how much black came off. This helped the string binding issue a lot. A good fret polished would completely resolve the issue. 2. Switching to 10's definitely helped the common problem with those bridges-- strings jumping out of their slots. It also increased the fatness of those p-90s, which already sounded really good. 3. I rotated the pickup switch so that it would move front to back. That is more intuitive for me on this guitar (even though all my other 3-ways move up-down). Besides, I was hitting it a few times when playing. 4. I swapped-out the control knobs with some black speed knobs from a PRS I had. They look great on there. 5. I swapped the cheap white vibrato arm tip for a nicer creme colored one I had. It matches the pickups too. 6. I wish the control knobs were a little further back, because there's not a lot of picking/strumming room in-between the pickup selector and the volume knob. But, I think with more playing time, I can adjust. 7. I really like the vintage looking tinted neck and headstock. The med-jumbo frets are nice. I don't think I'll ever play it ultra aggressively for leads high up the neck, but I'll have to see what further tweaks I can make. Right now it frets out in several spots north of the 12th fret. Maybe the buzz eliminator and some further neck tweaking can solve that. All in all-- it's a really cool guitar and I'm really happy with it. I think one has to adjust one's expectations when paying $139 for a guitar! It totally delivers for me. In fact, here's something-- I have a $149 Peavey EXP that plays very nicely. I take it, along with my Micro Cube, out to the lake, tailgating, etc. I would not freak if it got dropped. With this SX, there's something about how nice it looks, that tells me I would never take it out to a 'hostile' environment. That means I really like it and want to take good care of it. With a few more tweaks or mods, I would easily gig with it. Thanks for turning me on to the guitar! I've seen the Rondo posts since day one and this is the first one I've ordered. PaulS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jjpistols Posted November 9, 2005 Author Members Share Posted November 9, 2005 Glad you like it - my pair will be at the Backroom tonight, and Headhunters on Friday if you're out Did you get the big 70s style headstock? (ahhh remember those 70s vintage SXs?) I love the stock pups - how do the mighty mites compare? think they're the same? think you'll need a buzz stop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PaulSter Posted November 9, 2005 Members Share Posted November 9, 2005 Originally posted by jjpistols Glad you like it - my pair will be at the Backroom tonight, and Headhunters on Friday if you're outDid you get the big 70s style headstock? (ahhh remember those 70s vintage SXs?)I love the stock pups - how do the mighty mites compare? think they're the same?think you'll need a buzz stop? Aw man, I can't get out to either of those gigs, but it WILL happen. :-) Can you give me your band's website again? My headstock looks like the regular-sized one. Hard to tell on the pickups as I'm not sure how big a difference the Strat v SX config makes it sound. The ones in my Strat (Mightly Mites) seem to come across a little hotter and smoother--but that could have everything to do with the hardware, body, etc. I also have top-grade pots and switch in the Strat. This one comes across more funky and sharp-- and I like that. I don't think I will get the buzz stopper until after I've polished the frets and adjusted the truss rod. With that, I would be bending harder, and may need the buzz stopper at that point. PaulS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members k4df4l Posted November 9, 2005 Members Share Posted November 9, 2005 Originally posted by PaulSter Can you give me your band's website again? http://www.littlemanentertainment.com/Mini-Kiss-1.html JJ is second from the left.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jjpistols Posted November 9, 2005 Author Members Share Posted November 9, 2005 Originally posted by k4df4l http://www.littlemanentertainment.com/Mini-Kiss-1.html JJ is second from the left.... that's funny show dates http://www.myspace.com/bricksatx songs http://music.mp3lizard.com/bricksatx/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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