NGD: Salen Classic NX 6 tremolo black
Just got my first Strandberg, had been looking for a while when this one popped up at a great price. It seems this model doesn't get talked about much, I was searching the internet high and low for reviews and chat about this one, and did not find much (the Salen Jazz has a lot more info online about it, yet I heard it was the worst selling model...). Was super impressed with the tone straight away, though was surprised by the big volume difference between humbucking and split coil. A lot of versatility in the tones though, fat humbucking sounds and almost strat like single coil tones are both available, and I really didn't expect to love the pickups as much as I do. The enduraneck feels great, no problems adapting to it, upper fret access is not quite as good as expected, but the birdseye maple looks sick. Tuning is a bit painful due to not being able to turn the tuners without moving the tremolo a bit which then throws off the tuner. Fairly minor issue, but wouldn't want to be doing a fast on-stage tune up on this. The tuners themselves are a bit fiddly to grab and turn, but the guitar tends to stay in tune very well (it arrived after 5 days of shipping in perfect tune). My only other issue is in a house full of guitar stands this won't sit on any of them nicely! Ordered the neck adapter off Etsy so I can hang it. Next step is to adjust the intonation a little, haven't even looked up how that works yet. Overall I'm very happy with the purchase so far!