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Great guitar with a couple of misses.
When the Max guitar came out i got the green one which was a terrible example with a lousy Floyd Rose, locking nut too high, sharp and very uneven frets all over the place. Basically unplayable. So I was a little hesitant to try a new Max Signature, but thanks to Thomanns return policy i bought it.
When it arrived i only had an hour to microadjust it before i decided to bring it to a gig the same evening. I played it for around 20 minutes before changing to one of my to-go-to guitars. It needed more than a quick setup.
One of the other misses, apart from a really bad factory setup, was the missing locking tuners. This guitar is apparently a part of the Fusion series, so why no locking tuners now that it has a nice hardtail bridge ??????? Another annoying miss was the factory strings supposed to be coated DR strings but they were rusty like a Morris Minor kept for 31 years in saltwater.
So.. I ordered the locking tuners and strap locks and gave it a real setup when the parts arrived. This time the frets are mounted alllllmost perfectly into the fretboard. The Babich bridge is wonderful, the truss rod very responsive and easy to adjust, the nut was cut spot on, so I took it out again and this time i played it all evening. The 3 lighter string are 1 mm over the frets, the wounded strings 1,50 mm and it plays beautifully without any buzz.
The Tesla pickups are incredible as usual. Back in 2004 i imported Tesla and modified pups for other guitarists so i am well aware of every Tesla model's strengths and weaknesses.
The guitar itself is very well build with only one more miss: A dead note on the middle of the fretboard where the note rings out in 1,5 seconds. All other ffequencies have a nice sustain.
And then..... the design. Maaaan it looks awesome. My my model was lucky but the walnut on the bode and the back of the neck are i credibly beautiful.
So.... out of all the misses only a dead note remains after the visit to ny workbench. I can live with that and it should definately not prevent you from buying this guitar too.
The price is right and the specs are high.
When it arrived i only had an hour to microadjust it before i decided to bring it to a gig the same evening. I played it for around 20 minutes before changing to one of my to-go-to guitars. It needed more than a quick setup.
One of the other misses, apart from a really bad factory setup, was the missing locking tuners. This guitar is apparently a part of the Fusion series, so why no locking tuners now that it has a nice hardtail bridge ??????? Another annoying miss was the factory strings supposed to be coated DR strings but they were rusty like a Morris Minor kept for 31 years in saltwater.
So.. I ordered the locking tuners and strap locks and gave it a real setup when the parts arrived. This time the frets are mounted alllllmost perfectly into the fretboard. The Babich bridge is wonderful, the truss rod very responsive and easy to adjust, the nut was cut spot on, so I took it out again and this time i played it all evening. The 3 lighter string are 1 mm over the frets, the wounded strings 1,50 mm and it plays beautifully without any buzz.
The Tesla pickups are incredible as usual. Back in 2004 i imported Tesla and modified pups for other guitarists so i am well aware of every Tesla model's strengths and weaknesses.
The guitar itself is very well build with only one more miss: A dead note on the middle of the fretboard where the note rings out in 1,5 seconds. All other ffequencies have a nice sustain.
And then..... the design. Maaaan it looks awesome. My my model was lucky but the walnut on the bode and the back of the neck are i credibly beautiful.
So.... out of all the misses only a dead note remains after the visit to ny workbench. I can live with that and it should definately not prevent you from buying this guitar too.
The price is right and the specs are high.
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