Solid guitar
The truthful answer to each question was "yes"... and "no".
-Does it have a good pickup? Yes... ish. It is hotter than most stock pickups, to be sure and has a decent sound. But the low end is a bit mushy, and the high E is "plinky" and weak sounding. It does not "sing". But I figure a quick replacement with the Dimarzio Super Distortion that the high end version comes with is easily enough done.
Is it fun to play? Does it have a good feel"?
Yes-ish. The action was a bit higher than I expected for a guitar touted as a sleek soloing machine. This is very subjective I understand. I could see from the word go it was too high, so I used the included allen wrench to drop both sides a full turn. A quick retune, and I was back in business. The fine tuners on the Floyd license work very smooth and bar itself has just enough slack at full tight to not get in the way.
I would have loved this guitar in a fixed bridge, either string-thru or tunematic-type, but that isn't offered. Either way it is solid. Unison bends do not go out of tune, nor does light palm muting pull it sharp. And although I am not given to crazy whammy antics, it held tune perfectly even after a few dive bombs, and pinched harmonic screams pulled high. The neck has a semi-satin finish that felt very nice. Again personal preference, but I do not like a heavily varnished neck.
All in all, for the money paid I would recommend it. A quick set-up to preference, and possible pickup upgrade and it's a nice machine!
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