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Specs:
Swamp ash body.
Walnut top.
Rosewood neck with the endurneck profile.
Ebony fretboard.
Gigantic stainless frets.
Some kind of pickups
lol: I honestly don't remember what I specced) and a Dimarzio 3-way with petrucci wiring. First off, it's an amazingly light guitar. I almost thought the gig bag was empty after pulling it out of the case. It's also very compact. The weight plus the size plus the body outline makes for a very ergonomic seated playing position. When seated I play in the classical style - where the waist of the guitar rests on the thigh of your fretting hand; but with this guitar an alternative playing position - the cutout near the jack resting on the thigh of your picking hand; is available. In this position the neck sits at a perfect angle (at least for me) and it take zero coordination or muscle tension to keep the guitar in that position. It's a fantastically ergonomic guitar to play.
Choosing the endurneck was a bit of a risk on my part. When originally put on the waiting list, I had planned on a IPNP profile as I made a few fake necks from foam and had some confidence that that profile wouldn't be completely unsatisfactory. When Ola announced the endurneck I was intrigued enough to change my specs, it seemed like a logical extension to the IPNP profile; but I couldn't figure out a way to easily cut the profile in foam until well after I had committed. Any apprehension was unnecessary. When combined with the neck angle resulting from the body shape, it's a very natural neck shape.
If you play with the guitar waist resting on your picking hand thigh or if you play with the neck relatively flat or if you play with your thumb over the neck, do not order this profile, it would be very uncomfortable IMHO.
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