Review:
Two words “Freakin Sweet!” This guitar has a superb finish, it’s hard to capture the blue sheen over green finish well on camera. Very unique. I like the carve on the top and contours on the bouts. Nice headstock design, a lot of body around the bridge which gives a different look than the Gibson/Fender typical looks. Body is thin and comfortable with good contours. Balances well too
The neck is super smooth and amazingly playable. Reminds me of the wizard with a slightly different profile, maybe slightly thicker, but really playable. Suits me perfect as I prefer that type of neck. Position of the PU switch and volume is good if you hit the volume by accident a lot, a bit harder for volume swells, but this is a matter of preference. Fit and finish is really nice, especially the neck and frets. Very nice job dressing the frets, nice and smooth on the sides.
Sound is a bit different from the Ibanez lines or my strat (besides single vs bucker). The Evos in poplar almost give a hot rodded tele type sound. It complements my other guitars very well. So far I’m liking the sound, especially the neck PU. Nice crunch though my Marshall DSL60 head in the bridge. Sounds real nice clean too. I'm going to keep working on sound as I only have had it for a couple of days. I'll play through my Fender SuperSonic a bit more too.
Overall holds this work holds up excellently against the major brands. Nice and unique in sound and looks. If I could swing it, I'd love to try one in Mahogany, but I've maxed out on the budget!
Details:
Sims Custom Shop Carved Top
Top: Poplar
Back: Poplar
Neck: Set 3 piece neck -
Rosewood Fingerboard - Maple with Bubinga Center section - Striped Ebony Headstock Card
Bridge: Original Floyd Rose
Scale: 25.5
Color GREEN! (being a Red Sox fan, I should nickname this the green Monster!)
Pics to be posted shortly.
Kudos Patrick! Nice work!
