New axe!

[King Knall]

Well, it's been three weeks (damn customs), but I've finally got my hands on an Edwards E-HR-135FM. I was wondering whether I'd hate the gloss neck and would need to sand it down, but the neck feels so much better than my satin finished Cort G250. Here are the specs for this baby:

Body: Flamed Maple Top / Ash Back
Neck: Hard Maple / Walnut, 9P
Fingerboard: Ebony, 24Frets
Scale: 648mm
Nut: Lock Nut
Neck Joint: Neck-thru-body
Bridge : Floyd Rose
Pickup: Front - Seymour Duncan APH-1n
Rear - Seymour Duncan TB-5
Controls: Master Volume, Master Volume, Mini toggle SW,
Original Coil Sprit SW

Enjoy the low quality pics courtesy of yours truly:

[kirk]

I like it. Is that an OFR? Regardless it is really good looking.

[the.godfather]

Very nice guitar, I have seen them around a few times and always liked the look of them.

[King Knall]

Originally Posted by kirk

I like it. Is that an OFR? Regardless it is really good looking.

Yep, it's an OFR. My first, and most definately not the last. So far so good, though I expect to encounter some nasty problems in the near future.

[TongueShredder]

PRS look. Very very nice. Congrats man. Play her well

How is the tone?

[Dee]

Looks like a great axe. Gotta love Edwards.

[Eggy]

even from the low res shots it looks like a realy good quality guitar at a reasonable price....are you watching Ibanez ??

Ben

[Dee]

I'm amazed how they can make such good guitars at the prices they charge. What you get is crazy for the money; ebony boards, SD pickups, real Floyd, ash bodies with flamed or quilted maple caps, binding, reverse headstocks, carved tops, nice design, 27 frets on some models, not to mention the scalloped board on the Kiko Loureiro model, 9-piece necks, etc., etc. I love Edwards and if I had the money I'd import a couple of them, cause even with the shipping it works out really cheap. I also read somewhere that the quality is as good as Ibanez Prestige.

[King Knall]

Originally Posted by Dee

I'm amazed how they can make such good guitars at the prices they charge. What you get is crazy for the money; ebony boards, SD pickups, real Floyd, ash bodies with flamed or quilted maple caps, binding, reverse headstocks, carved tops, nice design, 27 frets on some models, not to mention the scalloped board on the Kiko Loureiro model, 9-piece necks, etc., etc. I love Edwards and if I had the money I'd import a couple of them, cause even with the shipping it works out really cheap. I also read somewhere that the quality is as good as Ibanez Prestige.

Having played a few Prestiges in my local store, I can easily say that the quality is just as good, if not better. I got it for under $700USD, which is the price of an RGT42 here. So it's used, but what's a few barely noticable belt buckle rashes, eh?

[King Knall]

Originally Posted by TongueShredder

PRS look. Very very nice. Congrats man. Play her well

How is the tone?

Thanks. The tone, as you can expect, is a little bit on the bright side. I love to play funk and country on the clean setting, and straight out rock and metal with overdrive/distortion.

[Big Job]

Is that an ESP brand??

[Ayrton]

Originally Posted by Big Job

Is that an ESP brand??

Yes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESP_Edwards_Series

[LonePhantom]

That is a great looking axe!

[buddroyce]

Originally Posted by Ayrton

Yes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESP_Edwards_Series

That wikipedia entry is a little misinformative. Edwards model guitars are made in Japan by the ESP PRODUCTION factory. All *ESP* branded guitars in Japan come from the ESP custom shop factory and are all made to order.

Nice guitar, I'm still tempted to buy myself some Edwards model guitars, but I'm still testing the waters with Caparison guitars again.

[marianozz]

Nice... how are you enjoying that coil spRit?


I love the look of neckthroughs... that should read "ash wings", not really "back"...