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not yet- where is it available? might go gear hunting mid-week, wouldn't mind checking it out... 8)
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thks for da comments. where u purchase da digitech death metal?(cos swee lee only haf digitech delay, hot rod dist & syn wah
)oso like to found the tone diff btw duncan dist PUs & dimarzio dist PUs.
acc to da tone chart provide by both manufacturers, SD seems to haf more highs compare to dimarzio....
thks for da comments. where u purchase da digitech death metal?(cos swee lee only haf digitech delay, hot rod dist & syn wah
)oso like to found the tone diff btw duncan dist PUs & dimarzio dist PUs. acc to da tone chart provide by both manufacturers, SD seems to haf more highs compare to dimarzio....
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hi there, the Digitech Death Metal is available @ swee lee. if you don't see it at the bras basah branch, ask if they still have stock @ MFO. after i bought the pedal, a friend told me there were 2 units left @ the Bras Basah showroom last Sunday, maybe these were snapped up...
the Duncan Distortion pickup is slightly brighter than the Dimarzio version. what i hear from the Dimarzio is a boosted PAF tone. i have the Distortion in my Ibanez RG1550 (neck) & it gives me more clarity there. Dimarzio's Super3 humbucker comes close to Duncan's distortion but these were discontinued from regular production, strictly custom shop now...
the Duncan Distortion pickup is slightly brighter than the Dimarzio version. what i hear from the Dimarzio is a boosted PAF tone. i have the Distortion in my Ibanez RG1550 (neck) & it gives me more clarity there. Dimarzio's Super3 humbucker comes close to Duncan's distortion but these were discontinued from regular production, strictly custom shop now...
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RGA would be about $2K (list)
hey, i did try the Aero Tele, just that i didn't do a review, more impressed by the Aero Strat- want one? i'd do it soon... 8)
hey, i did try the Aero Tele, just that i didn't do a review, more impressed by the Aero Strat- want one? i'd do it soon... 8)
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Fender Aerodyne Telecaster
List: $Ditto Aero Strat
The Aero tele is very much a mix & match unit, like its sibling, the Aero Strat. However, this guitar attempts to redefine the tele feel & tone despite retaining the all familiar outline.
Neck
The Aero tele neck isn’t our familiar rounded ‘C’ affair, in fact, it sports a slightly wider & thinner rear, a very contemporary D-profile, much like a shred-type guitar. Despite a gothic, overall hue, the tuners are vintage-type units (including a split post machine head design) & a single string tree completes the hardware appointments here. Frets are medium offerings which offer good manifestation of both modern & vintage feel. Workmanship is tops here in terms of fit & finish.
Body
The highlight of the Aerodyne design is its curved body top. While this translates into player ergonomics, it also means that there is less wood to propel a true tele tone (more on this later). With the aero tele, we do not get the metal strip cover which holds the electronics in tact, instead, the volume & tone knobs are rear installed, likewise for the pickup switch, whose position on the bass-side, upper body bout, gave rise to a Les Paul feel. The metal housing which holds the bridge single coil isn’t an ash tray incarnation, in fact it mimics the American Series offering, complete with the 6 string saddles for individual height & intonation adjustments- thumbs up to this feature. Like its strat brother, the tele features an edge bound body & enough rear chamfer for a very comfy strap-on feel. This is how all teles should be IMO, to accentuate player comfort but to date, even the American Series model sports a slab body design, devoid of any surface curvatures for placement comfort. That’s sad isn’t it?
Tone/ Playability
The Aero Tele features a pair of vintage output single coils but the neck counterpart is a fatter manifestation of an average single coil- introducing the P-90. I was expecting it to be slightly louder but it’s rather restrained volume wise. With the P-90 on board, there is added top end in the neck position, if you are expecting a rounder neck tone here, you’d be disappointed but remember the tone knob? Use it to curb excessive treble, that’s what it’s for. The P-90 is a hum menace, more so driven. If you are hum-wary, this is sheer annoyance & there’s no hum-canceling combination on offer, unlike the Aero Strat. Aural annoyance aside, this tele feels & plays great. In fact, I like its shred capacity (despite it being terribly noisy at high gain settings), maybe because the bridge saddles here do not feature protrusive screws which are so in the Aero Strat. The pickups offer great crunch tone. If you are after that nasal tele honk, it’s not quite available but there is enough inherent character to separate it from being too stratty. The curved top did remove crucial chunks from the body to make it sound less brash but the tone is still full in its entirety, not too open & bright.
Verdict
For about $1.3K, you’d be bringing home a very functional Jap Tele with enough cotemporary & vintage vibe to keep you busy. This is one of the best modern tele incarnation I’ve played, pity the excessive hum but that’s what you get with single coils. Both the Aerodyne Tele & Strat should not be the benchmark to differentiate Japanese workmanship/ tone from the Mexican & American counterparts simply because they possess ‘custom’ specs to individualize themselves from being a standard offering. This is the wrong guitar to buy if you wish to replicate intimate country twang, however, if you are aiming for a decent avant garde & vintage potpourri, your investment would offer great returns.
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the new 2005 SZ320 has Duncan IBZ pickups which are very versatile (ceramic bridge unit, alnico neck unit), definitely better than the previous default Powersound models, perfect for hard rock... remember to try one before you commit. good luck 8)
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Subby.
Need your professional opinion and hopefully a review on the Washburn CS780, and its pricing and/or where it may be procured. It's not neccesary, but if you did it I would be greatly appreciative.
Washburn CS 780
Need your professional opinion and hopefully a review on the Washburn CS780, and its pricing and/or where it may be procured. It's not neccesary, but if you did it I would be greatly appreciative.
Washburn CS 780
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no problem my friend :rock:
i'll check that Washburn out. the dealer is bringing in more Washburn stuff, in time for NUNO's clinic. the current collection is a little undesireable...
i'll check that Washburn out. the dealer is bringing in more Washburn stuff, in time for NUNO's clinic. the current collection is a little undesireable...
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eh? i thought i saw luther website advertising it? theres no "out of stock" sign posted mah...? the aero strat.
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Aerodyne- G77 8)
wangdexian
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I have to say this, Prae, you have GOOD taste! 8O
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wangdexian said:
Thank you. If I had a choice between the CS 780 and maybe a RG1550, I'd take the CS.
It looks good. Supposed to sound beautiful. Fell in love with it when I saw Nightwish "live" videos.
The body shape really appeals to me because its tapered, like the S series, except more drastic. Its feel is supposed to be excellent, not to mention tone.
Hunting high and low for in in SG. Can't find it. Can't find a single person who has it.
Check out the white one, man. It's beautiful. I put the purple one cuz i couldnt find a pic of the white one. It's THAT rare.
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