So!!
After a rocky start (faulty microphonic Humbucker, and these vintage locking tuner not staying in tune), I can finally celebrate a NGD here!!
The humbucker has been swapped for a brand new one that PRS Europe kindly sent.
I also upgraded the tuners to the Phase III (I just love them on my special, it's like butter) with some Ebony buttons to match the black side of the Fiore.
As I already knew before ordering it, it's an amazing guitar and tool, you can do pretty much everything on it, any style. (which is why I also had a Special Semi Hollow, but I'm being way more careful with that 10 top guitar, that I am with the Fiore, which is good! I can take it anywhere and play it without thinking)
The neck is really standing out, different than the wide thin obviously of my C24, and also different than the pattern of my SSH. I got used to it really quickly and really like, like it's home.
Home used to be both my SSH and Xotic guitars (these necks...!!)
Sound wise, it's a Swiss army knife again , it will sound exactly like you want it to, IF you know your way with the many standard controls (always amazed how little people use the volume and tone knobs) and the bonus push/pull configuration.
I was in the market for a Strat with Humbucker/S/S coils, and was really closed to buy another Xotic, but XSC-2 this time or a Suhr, but the Fiore just ticked all the boxes for me (That headstock, these birds, this neck, the pickups, and the quality of the Brand I have known for years now), so no regrets at all.
Maybe one minor thing, is how fragile the black finish is on the guitar is...
Never had so many pick scratches in such a short period of time! On the white version, it's probably less obvious, but on the black iris under certain lightning conditions, it's crazy! But hey, these are meant to be played after all!
Happy day
Yin & Yang!
After a rocky start (faulty microphonic Humbucker, and these vintage locking tuner not staying in tune), I can finally celebrate a NGD here!!
The humbucker has been swapped for a brand new one that PRS Europe kindly sent.
I also upgraded the tuners to the Phase III (I just love them on my special, it's like butter) with some Ebony buttons to match the black side of the Fiore.
As I already knew before ordering it, it's an amazing guitar and tool, you can do pretty much everything on it, any style. (which is why I also had a Special Semi Hollow, but I'm being way more careful with that 10 top guitar, that I am with the Fiore, which is good! I can take it anywhere and play it without thinking)
The neck is really standing out, different than the wide thin obviously of my C24, and also different than the pattern of my SSH. I got used to it really quickly and really like, like it's home.
Home used to be both my SSH and Xotic guitars (these necks...!!)
Sound wise, it's a Swiss army knife again , it will sound exactly like you want it to, IF you know your way with the many standard controls (always amazed how little people use the volume and tone knobs) and the bonus push/pull configuration.
I was in the market for a Strat with Humbucker/S/S coils, and was really closed to buy another Xotic, but XSC-2 this time or a Suhr, but the Fiore just ticked all the boxes for me (That headstock, these birds, this neck, the pickups, and the quality of the Brand I have known for years now), so no regrets at all.
Maybe one minor thing, is how fragile the black finish is on the guitar is...
Never had so many pick scratches in such a short period of time! On the white version, it's probably less obvious, but on the black iris under certain lightning conditions, it's crazy! But hey, these are meant to be played after all!
Happy day
Yin & Yang!
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