So there is a long sequence of GAS and just sheer coincidence that leads to this NGD. Read on at your own peril or just scroll down for pics
It started a week ago with a friend locally getting a Swamp Ash Special and singing its praises which piqued my interest in that model. Which led me to the 25th Anniversary with three Narrowfields pickups , the virtues of whom were extolled both on this forum and YouTube. As I dug deeper, I discovered that there was another unique model with three narrowfields, with a korina body no less. Not only that, it didn’t have a standard PRS body but a stratish body which really fit my current proclivities (I don’t like how strats sound but a 8 string Strat (an ESP) has brought me round to the comfort of that shape). The final fuse in this fire was the repeated message that I heard that this was the perfect Strat for the non Strat guy. Sounds a lot like me (as much as I like PRS, I have never been tempted by the silver sky)
Now the question was where to get one. I am in Europe on holiday this month so I thought I’d take a punt at seeing if there was something not too far off that I could ship to my aunts place in Switzerland before I fly off. Well, I was in for a surprise and more.
My itenary had Genoa on it in a couple of days time. And lo and behold right there in Genoa was a NF3 . What were the chances ? What made it even better was it was the perfect spec, black with a maple board, reminiscent of two of my favourite Strat wielding guitarists called Dave (Gilmore and Murray obviously)
So here’s how it went as I made my way to Redhouse music Genoa on a sleepy Wednesday morning
The guitar store lady taking it off the wall. It’s getting exciting already
First strum. Things are feeling and sounding good already. And it’s perfectly in tune
Time for a closer inspection as it’s getting very real very quickly
Fully in the groove now. As good as convinced
Final stages now. Checking all is complete and as reported
One last check. Cannot believe how immaculate it is
And the deed is done. That’s about as wide a smile as you will see on my face
And with my ever supportive wife who tolerated such outrageous behaviour
Hope you liked this style of NGD. Not usual for the entire process to be captured or for things to happen so serendipitously so this is a special one. Shout out to Redhouse music for great service despite them not speaking English and is not speaking Italian. Turns out the language of guitars is universal after all.
On the guitar itself, early days but I was simply blown away by the neck pickup clean tone. That itself was worth the price of entry and everything else was extra. Clear as a bell, chimey yet with body and the clarity of notes making chords sound extremely musical was second to none. It was also extremely comfortable and playable . I will have a better chance to play it once I am back home so will report again soon
Thanks for reading
It started a week ago with a friend locally getting a Swamp Ash Special and singing its praises which piqued my interest in that model. Which led me to the 25th Anniversary with three Narrowfields pickups , the virtues of whom were extolled both on this forum and YouTube. As I dug deeper, I discovered that there was another unique model with three narrowfields, with a korina body no less. Not only that, it didn’t have a standard PRS body but a stratish body which really fit my current proclivities (I don’t like how strats sound but a 8 string Strat (an ESP) has brought me round to the comfort of that shape). The final fuse in this fire was the repeated message that I heard that this was the perfect Strat for the non Strat guy. Sounds a lot like me (as much as I like PRS, I have never been tempted by the silver sky)
Now the question was where to get one. I am in Europe on holiday this month so I thought I’d take a punt at seeing if there was something not too far off that I could ship to my aunts place in Switzerland before I fly off. Well, I was in for a surprise and more.
My itenary had Genoa on it in a couple of days time. And lo and behold right there in Genoa was a NF3 . What were the chances ? What made it even better was it was the perfect spec, black with a maple board, reminiscent of two of my favourite Strat wielding guitarists called Dave (Gilmore and Murray obviously)
So here’s how it went as I made my way to Redhouse music Genoa on a sleepy Wednesday morning
The guitar store lady taking it off the wall. It’s getting exciting already
First strum. Things are feeling and sounding good already. And it’s perfectly in tune
Time for a closer inspection as it’s getting very real very quickly
Fully in the groove now. As good as convinced
Final stages now. Checking all is complete and as reported
One last check. Cannot believe how immaculate it is
And the deed is done. That’s about as wide a smile as you will see on my face
And with my ever supportive wife who tolerated such outrageous behaviour
Hope you liked this style of NGD. Not usual for the entire process to be captured or for things to happen so serendipitously so this is a special one. Shout out to Redhouse music for great service despite them not speaking English and is not speaking Italian. Turns out the language of guitars is universal after all.
On the guitar itself, early days but I was simply blown away by the neck pickup clean tone. That itself was worth the price of entry and everything else was extra. Clear as a bell, chimey yet with body and the clarity of notes making chords sound extremely musical was second to none. It was also extremely comfortable and playable . I will have a better chance to play it once I am back home so will report again soon
Thanks for reading
