Martyn wrote:I'd welcome any updates on progress as you carry out any mods or adjustments plus your overall comparisons with any others you own or have access to.
It would similarly be great if you were able to record some samples using it, for us to hear how it sounds.
Oh no, Christmas approaches and I can feel similar purchasing twitches in the wallet department . . .
Cheers,
Martyn
Hi Martyn,
On first lookover, the tuners are good & turn really smoothly, the pickups, although a little bright (can be adjusted thru' judicious EQ twiddling) are fine, & the pots work OK as they should. The neck is superb & really comfortable. The downside is the bridge assembly. Although it is perfectly solid, & works OK at the moment, it is a typical Far East copy with a string to string width of 2 1/16", as opposed to the general vintage width of 2 3/16". The Trem block is the poor bit. It is a very thin cheap soft alloy casting, & the trem arm won't take long to start wobbling in the hole. I will try to find a better quality block; steel if I can get one to fit. My other option is to replace the whole bridge assembly with maybe a Jap version, which I have in my Spares box.
I believe the 'Biffy' model may well be a Ltd. edition, & is certainly only available in Europe, so if you really think you want one, it may be advisable to go for it sooner rather than later. I ordered mine over the phone at 9.15am on Monday morning from Dolphin Music. They had three in, but my mate who phoned on Tuesday found that they'd already sold out, & it will be the end of the month before they have any more in. I have a practise with the band tomorrow, so I will give it a road test. I'm not sure on how to record & post soundfiles on site, so I may have to give a written report on my results.
Tony.