I've had mine for just under a week have been playing it constantly since it arrived - it is a big adjustment in feel from the EMCI I've played forever, but I'm feeling really good on it now. And after bringing it down 7 flights of stairs, taking it on three subways, and up 6 more flights to get to rehearsal, then doing the reverse to get home, I can't stop smiling about how easy it is to move around in comparison to my other guitar
The top is polished with no mica and I think that looks very cool! As does the slight metallic flake in the black mica. The back is more or less entirely unfinished, and I ordered the volume / tone / bypass switch option which adds a narrow plate all along the back side of the body which is also unfinished on the underside but that doesn't bother me. After playing this guitar in a few scenarios, I don't know that I'd say it's
necessary to have the knobs but I do like having them just in case. I have my first proper gig with it in a week and a half, we'll see if I end up engaging them or leaving them bypassed the whole time... I've tweaked the setup a bit and the mechanics are precise, tidy and very clever. A couple rods were a bit 'rattly' for my liking so I cut a bit of foam to wedge around them and now it's all good underneath.
It sounds great, and I was a bit worried about a keyless of this scale having read on the forum that some have found a longer scale is necessary to get the lower strings sounding good, but I'm not finding that at all - it sounds probably better in the lowest registers than my EMCI. The knee levers feel fantastic and I immediately preferred them... The pedals are taking a bit to get used to as they are maybe a bit lighter to the touch and 'springier' than I'm used to but the pulls are timed really well and I feel like I instantly sound slightly more in tune on this guitar. And it is so light
The wheeled case with lots of pockets is a very nice touch.
I'm a convert to keyless now, and it really stays in tune fantastically - I've been bringing it to rehearsals and not bothering with bringing my Peterson since I can touch it up by ear but am not even really needing to. Mitsuo is right, there is very little cabinet drop.
Really cool guitar!
