I was able to get the Thinline out, look it over, and play it for about 25 minutes on my lunch break. I haven't spent a bunch of time with it, but here are few first impressions:
1. I need to work on my setup abilities. This guitar plays better out of the box than all but one of my guitars at home.
2. The fit, finish, and feel are stellar from what I've been able to tell so far. The pots spin well and taper nicely. The switch is solid and I haven't heard any scratchy noises when switching pickups or adjusting volume/tone. The frets ends are slightly sharper than I remember them being on my S2 Mira, but are still stellar and better than any new Fender or Gibson I've ever seen/played. I have zero complaints about the finish work on this guitar.
3. The neck feels fantastic. Being a Pattern Thin, this was my biggest concern about getting along with the guitar. But with the wide nut, the neck is very comfortable to me.
4. The tuning stability is great. With my Fender and Gibson guitars, I'm used to having to make tuning tweaks while playing for 15-20 minutes after big temperature swings. It was something like 12 degrees here overnight. The guitar was still a little cold when I got it out of the gig bag. I tuned to pitch, and it remained there the whole time I played. I was actually kind of stunned it didn't go flat as it warmed up.
5. It sounds great! I like to play a lot of Gov't Mule, classic rock, southern rock, harder blues, etc. and this guitar nails that sound through my rig right out of the box.
6. I'm glad I went with the Vintage Mahogany finish. I originally ordered the Walnut finish, but later asked the store to swap it with the Vintage Mahogany model. Depending on the lighting, this finish can go from appearing dark, dark brown to a gorgeous light brown with all the mahogany showing through. The Walnut finish is much darker and I don't think the wood could really be seen in most lighting situations.
7. If I have one concern, it's that the 11th fret note on the B string didn't seem to ring out for me like all the others on the fretboard. I'm not saying it's a dead spot yet, because it still did ring, just not with the same sweetness and sustain as the rest of the fretboard. Could potentially be a little high spot on the 12th fret or something. I'll have to investigate further there.
In all, the Thinline seems to be a winner!
Oh, and it weighs 7lb 0.5oz for whatever that is worth.
Sorry for the photo quality. I'm definitely not a pro.
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