Fiore
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RickP
Established 1960, Still Not Dead
Darn… thought you were making an NGD post!
KentuckyBoiledChiccan
A good boy
They are slowly showing up in stores. It may take a while till they arrive in UK tho which is fine as I'm not quite prepared financially for one - in case I like it as much as I think I may
Draconomics
Fearless Papa of The Brethren of the Crust
Dont have one yet but I am intrigued. I still think the CE is better value, but no knock on the Fiore. It looks fantastic.
bodia
Authorities said.....best leave it.....unsolved
Ditto!
Bowtiefanatc
Confirmed Bird Snob
Swamp Ash, maple neck and board, HSS, cool switching options?
Sign me up!
Sign me up!
alantig
Zombie Four, DFZ
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I was at my local today, and they had one. I actually walked past it twice, but my pusher thought I came in to see it. So I had to give it a try.
The whammy bar wasn’t in it, so I can’t comment on that. The neck felt pretty decent, somewhere between a pattern and pattern regular at the lower end. It did feel a tad thinner further up the neck, so I wonder if it’s sort of a combination carve. Hard to say for sure.
Sound-wise, it sounded to me like it had plenty of snap in the tone, even on the humbucker. To be honest, I didn’t hear much of a change from the push-pull on the neck/middle tone. There were times I thought I heard a bit of a difference in the richness of the tone, but I’d be hard-pressed to say exactly what it was. It was rather subtle to my ears. Not so much with the bridge tone push/pull - the difference between the HB and single-coil of that pickup was easy to discern. The 2 and 4 positions had something close to that Strat quack. Overall, I thought the sound was very good.
I will say this - the red finish really popped. It’s a very vibrant color in person.
The whammy bar wasn’t in it, so I can’t comment on that. The neck felt pretty decent, somewhere between a pattern and pattern regular at the lower end. It did feel a tad thinner further up the neck, so I wonder if it’s sort of a combination carve. Hard to say for sure.
Sound-wise, it sounded to me like it had plenty of snap in the tone, even on the humbucker. To be honest, I didn’t hear much of a change from the push-pull on the neck/middle tone. There were times I thought I heard a bit of a difference in the richness of the tone, but I’d be hard-pressed to say exactly what it was. It was rather subtle to my ears. Not so much with the bridge tone push/pull - the difference between the HB and single-coil of that pickup was easy to discern. The 2 and 4 positions had something close to that Strat quack. Overall, I thought the sound was very good.
I will say this - the red finish really popped. It’s a very vibrant color in person.
Sybo
Jim
I can’t wait to play one!
A Fiore arrived yesterday. It played great until i right away noticed snaps, crackles and pops coming from a bad input jack.
There were also strange noise artifacts that i presume were input jack related but i’m not sure. It could have been treble bleed circuitry.
One of the video reviews i watched, Trogly’s, also mentioned the input jack being a potential concern.
Electronics we’re definitely screwed up.
In addition, the tremolo bar and tools were missing.
Theres my NGD story as wonderful as it is.
This one is going back. Bummer.
There were also strange noise artifacts that i presume were input jack related but i’m not sure. It could have been treble bleed circuitry.
One of the video reviews i watched, Trogly’s, also mentioned the input jack being a potential concern.
Electronics we’re definitely screwed up.
In addition, the tremolo bar and tools were missing.
Theres my NGD story as wonderful as it is.
This one is going back. Bummer.
toothace
Zombie Thirteen, DFZ
Soooooo...you contacted the dealer and they are taking care of you?
Yes, dealer will take care of it. The PRS dealer network has always been good about such things.
I do wish these things would be discovered before leaving factory and dealer though.
RallyFanatic
Perpetual musical mid-life crisis
One of my Silver Sky’s came loaded with static electricity and had the same issues you describe. It took a week to have it stabilize in my home, and I also used a dryer sheet to pull some of it out. It’s been aces ever since. Same problem I also had with a Les Paul.
Thank you for pointing this out. Perhaps that’s the issue.
KentuckyBoiledChiccan
A good boy
Bummer, I'm sure you will be looked after
I'm really excited for actual reviews, can't stop thinking about this guitar
I'm really excited for actual reviews, can't stop thinking about this guitar
When i could get a clear signal i loved the sound. Once this is sorted out i’ll be very happy with it.
