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| At first I was not impressed with the tonal quality which explains my delay in a treatment and report. I finally got around to giving Patch's ol' '96 a beauty treatment. Here are my observations: -The old strings were DOA (more later). -It definitely needed some fretboard attention. Some lemon oil/0000 steel wool and some more lemon oil, all is now well. -The hardware cleaned up to 'like new'. -As to the deep maroon/dried blood red (near black)/radiant sunset scarlet (depending upon the lighting) body finish after cleaning/polishing, effing AWESOME! There is one slight ding in the lower bass bout, which Patch had accurately described, that is almost undetectable at first glance. -The headstock face is a flat/matte black with an inlaid 'O' logo. Unusual finish but distinctive. -Put on a set of Elixir 80/20 polyweb bronze custom lights and WOW. It's not the same git I received! This sucker sounds soooo nice. The only barely noticeable drop is the low E string (mid-depth bod). The rest sing with a balanced level that boost the mids without the highs dominating. Terrific blend... BTW, I haven't plugged it in yet. The bling is eye-catching, but it's the sound out that hole that grabs your tonal attention. Just another reason that I continue to the pursue the 'O's. Here's a hats off to Patch and his honest descriptions. Thank goodness he can be sharked...  | |||
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Joined: May 2006 Posts: 4238 Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Originally posted by 2ifbyC: Now if only I someone here would find the teeth to snack up my '94 Collector's or my Country Artist LX. Here's a hats off to Patch and his honest descriptions. Thank goodness he can be sharked...  I'm glad to hear about the '96C Iffy. I had begun to wonder whether you liked it or not. | ||
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Originally posted by Patch: To be honest, at first I was enraptured with the finish but the tonal quality left a bit to be desired. Now that I have the new strings on it, it's more than I had hoped for. The neck is just right for my small hands without the 'crowding' or a Jolly Green Giant hand spread. I had begun to wonder whether you liked it or not. It's definitely a 'keeper'!  | |||
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