mcmurray Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Finally after nearly a 6 month wait I picked up my Buckethead signature today. Due to a major stuff up regarding customs, it's been sitting in a brokers warehouse for the last 7 days. Within 5 minutes of unpacking the guitar I broke the high E string and my locking tuner jammed >:( All fixed now, but that was the last thing I needed after waiting 6 months lol. The first thing I've noticed is that the 27" scale is perfectly fine, and I don't have huge hands. If no one told me it was a larger scale and larger body I don't think I would have noticed the difference. That said, because of the higher tension strings it just feels easier to play than a standard scale for some reason. Going back to my Ibanez RG J Custom the strings feel like spaghetti. I prefer the feel of this Les Paul a lot more. Acoustically, the tone is amazing - the guitar resonates big time. I can even hear elements of Bucket's tone without plugging it in. From what I can tell, the fit and finish is very good to excellent, certainly much better than I was expecting. The intonation was out on 5 out of the 6 strings, but because it's a 24fret guitar setting the intonation was a snap. (check note at 24th fret, if flat shorten the string, if sharp lengthen the string) I'm loving the blank fretboard, I've wanted one for years and it's just as good as I imagined. Pics to come soon guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockstar232007 Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Congrats man! Glad you finally got it!:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Congrats on a great guitar!!! How you liking the kill buttons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ShredAstaire Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Holy **** you got it bro!!! So awesome!! Want hear!! Want hear!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmiJAMM Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 That's a really sweeeeet axe. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Robot Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Love that white headstock. Congratulations bro!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAS44 Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 That thing kick ***! Had to be said. How's she sound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgman Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Man....that is one beautiful looking guitar, and if it sounds anywhere near as good as it looks, well all I can really say is I envy you BIG time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepblue Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Congrats...enjoy! btw...what do the red buttons do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPguitarman Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Nice. Which red button is the kill switch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShredAstaire Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Both red buttons are killswitches...i guess you use whichever one is comfier for you! Sick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Congratulations.! It looks amazing, I can only imagine how she plays and sounds. I love how that red switch tip looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S t e v e Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 sorry, but i can't keep my eyes off the ibby on the left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmurray Posted April 30, 2010 Author Share Posted April 30, 2010 sorry' date=' but i can't keep my eyes off the ibby on the left [drool'] That's cool man, she's a pretty one isn't she That thing kick ***! Had to be said. How's she sound? The tone has a sweetness unlike any Les Paul's (or any electric guitar) I've played before. This is no doubt due to the 27" scale' date=' you can really feel and hear the extra attack of the notes when you pick a string. The notes just seem to jump off the fretboard. I need to buy a new amp to do this guitar justice, the POD X3 and my practice amp are not worthy! Congrats...enjoy! btw...what do the red buttons do? As Shred said, they're killswitches. They're damn tricky to get the hang of lol. Bucket makes it look real easy, it ain't. I've got a big learning cure ahead of me if I'm going to master using them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIANTRobOT420 Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Sweet man. Bust out some Slunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmurray Posted April 30, 2010 Author Share Posted April 30, 2010 Cool! Coming from you Neo, that means a lot! Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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