Riffmagus
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**NOW UPDATED WITH PICS FURTHER DOWN!**
Well, it arrived yesterday. I couldn't wait for Fedex to deliver it in Monday, so when I saw it was in my local depot on Saturday I took a ride and picked it up.
Unfortunately, work commitments meant I was not able to plug it in until today..
Intitial Impressions -
Finish -
After unpacking - wow! Arrived in perfect condition - the satin finish on the Bloodburst is awesome - if a slight fingerprint magnet. No dints, dings or blemishes that I can see or feel. It really does look like a high class instrument for a great price.
Action -
Too low for my tastes, the Low F# was buzzing like crazy - So I adjusted the action to taste. As mentioned on here, the low F# and B do not ship with the correct gauge strings. I carefully unwound the F and tried slotting a 0.72 in - but it does not go through the tuning peg. So I need to get this drilled out to fit. I put the original string back on to give it a whirl...
Sound -
Cepheus Pickups are impressive. Nice tight characteristics even with flubby stock strings. Good amount of clarity. I can see the 8 is going to make me learn to play differently; I can't get the pinch harmonics happening as easily as I would like. This could be down to the extended scale or indeed the pickup placement - I cannot make them ring out or 'squeal' as much as I do on a 6 - but feel this will make me work more on my groove and melody on the 8 which is great instead of just Zakking Off.
Did notice a fair bit of unwanted string noise with high-gain when playing the low 8 - so need to find the best hand position to minimise this.
Clean sounds and natural harmonics are literally bell like and chords have extra oomph - typical Andy Summers progressions with chorus and reverb sound particularly lush.
Sorry if this is a little short, but I'm horribly hungover. Going to pay for a pro setup and get the tuning peg drilled out for the low F and then get stuck in some more. Overall, I'm very impressed with the Agile and would not hesitate in recommending them to anyone.
Will put up some pics ASAP.
Well, it arrived yesterday. I couldn't wait for Fedex to deliver it in Monday, so when I saw it was in my local depot on Saturday I took a ride and picked it up.
Unfortunately, work commitments meant I was not able to plug it in until today..
Intitial Impressions -
Finish -
After unpacking - wow! Arrived in perfect condition - the satin finish on the Bloodburst is awesome - if a slight fingerprint magnet. No dints, dings or blemishes that I can see or feel. It really does look like a high class instrument for a great price.
Action -
Too low for my tastes, the Low F# was buzzing like crazy - So I adjusted the action to taste. As mentioned on here, the low F# and B do not ship with the correct gauge strings. I carefully unwound the F and tried slotting a 0.72 in - but it does not go through the tuning peg. So I need to get this drilled out to fit. I put the original string back on to give it a whirl...
Sound -
Cepheus Pickups are impressive. Nice tight characteristics even with flubby stock strings. Good amount of clarity. I can see the 8 is going to make me learn to play differently; I can't get the pinch harmonics happening as easily as I would like. This could be down to the extended scale or indeed the pickup placement - I cannot make them ring out or 'squeal' as much as I do on a 6 - but feel this will make me work more on my groove and melody on the 8 which is great instead of just Zakking Off.
Did notice a fair bit of unwanted string noise with high-gain when playing the low 8 - so need to find the best hand position to minimise this.
Clean sounds and natural harmonics are literally bell like and chords have extra oomph - typical Andy Summers progressions with chorus and reverb sound particularly lush.
Sorry if this is a little short, but I'm horribly hungover. Going to pay for a pro setup and get the tuning peg drilled out for the low F and then get stuck in some more. Overall, I'm very impressed with the Agile and would not hesitate in recommending them to anyone.
Will put up some pics ASAP.
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)! Ya need some pics!
(<--anyone notice that this is actually a left handed smiley? haha)
