Surprise NGD! Epi Flamekat

[FrankenFretter]

Like P-90's, haha. Unlike the vast differences in humbuckers, I've found there to be much less differences in P-90's, even between an alnico Seymour Duncan (which I have on my USA Hamer Special) and a ceramic no-name (which I have on an Agile Valkyrie "SG"). So, they've got more oomph than a Fender single, but more clarity than most HB's, and usually a good deal of midrange. Will break up sooner/better than Fender singles.

I played the WildKat at my most recent rock band gig, with the hippie side band, Cinnamon Hill:

The WildKat will do everything from clean and mellow to hard rockin.

I've always wondered whether investing in a better set of P90s for my Jazzmaster-ish guitar. I actually like the tone of the pickups quite a bit. Good to know that no-name pickups don't sound much different than big name pickups. Thanks, Brian.

 

[Brian Krashpad]

I've always wondered whether investing in a better set of P90s for my Jazzmaster-ish guitar. I actually like the tone of the pickups quite a bit. Good to know that no-name pickups don't sound much different than big name pickups. Thanks, Brian.

You're welcome. Of course, tone is subjective, so you should take anything I say with a grain of salt.

Also, I'm a "ain't broke don't fix it" guy rather than having a modder's mindset, so consider the source. But fwiw I have heard a couple other folks say that the gap between various P-90's also does not seem to them to be so great as with other styles of pickups.

Of course, there are also those who will say that their Lollars or Fralins sound totally unlike whatever they replaced, and a bazillion light years better. I don't have any guitars with either of those brands, so really can't say.

 

[FrankenFretter]

I recently changed the strings out for a set of 10-46s, and set the intonation. I'm having some slight issues with it staying in tune. It seems better since the string change, but it's still happening. I'm now considering a roller bridge to mitigate that issue.

Everyone who's had their hands on this guitar comments on how great it feels, sounds and plays. This was a real Craig's List prize, for sure. I'm very glad that I grabbed this up before someone else did!

 

[NWBasser]

I'll vouch that Sean's FlameKat is one sweet guitar. It's loads of fun to play!

I recently saw one on the local CL, identical,that was $350, so he got quite the deal.:dude

 

[Brian Krashpad]

I'll vouch that Sean's FlameKat is one sweet guitar. It's loads of fun to play!

I recently saw one on the local CL, identical,that was $350, so he got quite the deal.:dude

Did Sean ever say just what he dropped on it?

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My WildKat was $300, no case. Not a great deal but a decent one.

 

[NWBasser]

Well, I know it was less than $300 with the case and I think he paid $250 which seems a very good deal after I played it a bit.

I mean, it sounds and plays sweet for a $500 price-range guitar, so half that price of admission is fairly awesome.

 

[FrankenFretter]

Well, truth be told, I paid $350 for it. It was listed at $400, and I probably could've taken it home for $300, but the poor kid needed rent money, and I didn't feel right taking more advantage of him than I already was. It did come with the hard case, which retails for around a C-note, so not a bad deal.

The 'Kat is currently residing with my guitar teacher, who volunteered to do a complete setup on it. How could I say no to that? I did notice that he really likes to play it when I bring it in, so maybe that had something to do with him volunteering his setup talents. I'm pretty sure drool wipes right off, so all is well.

Oh, my flat wound strings came a couple days ago. I'll wait until the new 10s wear out before I change them, though. The flats are 12s, so my fingers should get a good workout with them.

 

[Brian Krashpad]

Well, truth be told, I paid $350 for it. It was listed at $400, and I probably could've taken it home for $300, but the poor kid needed rent money, and I didn't feel right taking more advantage of him than I already was. It did come with the hard case, which retails for around a C-note, so not a bad deal.

The 'Kat is currently residing with my guitar teacher, who volunteered to do a complete setup on it. How could I say no to that? I did notice that he really likes to play it when I bring it in, so maybe that had something to do with him volunteering his setup talents. I'm pretty sure drool wipes right off, so all is well.

Oh, my flat wound strings came a couple days ago. I'll wait until the new 10s wear out before I change them, though. The flats are 12s, so my fingers should get a good workout with them.

Good onya Sean. $350 w/hsc is a good deal. Plus those cases are hard to find separately, I'm making do with a slightly-too-large one.

 

[NWBasser]

Well, truth be told, I paid $350 for it. It was listed at $400, and I probably could've taken it home for $300, but the poor kid needed rent money, and I didn't feel right taking more advantage of him than I already was. It did come with the hard case, which retails for around a C-note, so not a bad deal.

The 'Kat is currently residing with my guitar teacher, who volunteered to do a complete setup on it. How could I say no to that? I did notice that he really likes to play it when I bring it in, so maybe that had something to do with him volunteering his setup talents. I'm pretty sure drool wipes right off, so all is well.

Oh, my flat wound strings came a couple days ago. I'll wait until the new 10s wear out before I change them, though. The flats are 12s, so my fingers should get a good workout with them.

Sean, keep in mind that the thicker string may change the overall tension (especially on the Bigsby) and you may need to do another light setup after the change.