squirrel211
New Member
And it's making my life difficult!!!!!
I had the, for me, uber rare opportunity to actually go to a music store today. (It brought back my "stage fright" about playing in music stores!)
The first axe I was able to sample was the HBII in an absolutely stunning green finish. The feel, appearance, and sound of this guitar were 1,000% TOP SHELF! This guitar is a musical instrument AND a work of art; and I'm not exaggerating even a little bit! The one thing of note that I didn't realize was that it came with 11's that had a wound G; quite a bit different in feel than the 10's that came stock on my CU24. I was so geeked out about playing in front of guitar heroes that it took me a couple of flat bends with the G to examine why I suddenly lacked the physical strength and/or talent to even perform a whole step bend!! HA!
After talking with the sales rep, I also sampled an all mahogany 408, and a Paul's. The 408 had a pretty punchy, powerful sound on the bridge humbucker that in hindsight I wish I could have tried on a different amp. The single cool sound was pretty sweet I must say! That particular guitar was difficult to get in tune, so I spent most of the time trying to get the G tuned properly. I really should have spent a little more time with it...
The Paul's guitar sounded GREAT! I have to be honest with you guys/girls, I never really liked the look of the pickup configuration on that guitar. It just looks kind of... funny. Wow does it sound sweet though! It's really making me rethink what pickups I thought I wanted in my new axe! I wonder if PRS could wind them on squabbins????
I was all set to order a straight away HBII, but now I think I may want to put some different pickups in it!!!!
I have to go give them a deposit when I order the new axe, and you can be sure that I'm going to try these bad boys out again before I pull the trigger! This time on a couple different amps!
I really wish they had an isolation box for Scaredy Cats like me!
I had the, for me, uber rare opportunity to actually go to a music store today. (It brought back my "stage fright" about playing in music stores!)
The first axe I was able to sample was the HBII in an absolutely stunning green finish. The feel, appearance, and sound of this guitar were 1,000% TOP SHELF! This guitar is a musical instrument AND a work of art; and I'm not exaggerating even a little bit! The one thing of note that I didn't realize was that it came with 11's that had a wound G; quite a bit different in feel than the 10's that came stock on my CU24. I was so geeked out about playing in front of guitar heroes that it took me a couple of flat bends with the G to examine why I suddenly lacked the physical strength and/or talent to even perform a whole step bend!! HA!
After talking with the sales rep, I also sampled an all mahogany 408, and a Paul's. The 408 had a pretty punchy, powerful sound on the bridge humbucker that in hindsight I wish I could have tried on a different amp. The single cool sound was pretty sweet I must say! That particular guitar was difficult to get in tune, so I spent most of the time trying to get the G tuned properly. I really should have spent a little more time with it...
The Paul's guitar sounded GREAT! I have to be honest with you guys/girls, I never really liked the look of the pickup configuration on that guitar. It just looks kind of... funny. Wow does it sound sweet though! It's really making me rethink what pickups I thought I wanted in my new axe! I wonder if PRS could wind them on squabbins????
I was all set to order a straight away HBII, but now I think I may want to put some different pickups in it!!!!
I have to go give them a deposit when I order the new axe, and you can be sure that I'm going to try these bad boys out again before I pull the trigger! This time on a couple different amps!
I really wish they had an isolation box for Scaredy Cats like me!