Well sure.
There are so many excellent guitars shops in Melbourne, I'm lucky.
My local had a huge delivery of strats, all in a row for me to try. Skived off work and sat in the shop for an hour or so.
Didn't mind the MIA Standards which is what I was looking at, but it still felt a little chunky compared to the MIJ range.
I ended up getting 2016 Aerodyne. I'd never heard of them. Research tells me they're pretty sweet. High end MIJ > low end MIA.
All the specs aligned with everything I was looking for and more. It's the perfect shape for smaller bodies and it really fit me like a glove. So much easier to play than the PRS and the build quality feels great. Slim C neck is great.
The tone after a little dialing in [chef's kiss] I've turned off my EQ at this point.
About to run it through the pedals. Going to be a great night.
It's not letting me upload images, but it's this one (with a sweet discount) .
I do love that shop, I very nearly bought a Ricky twelve string from them last year. Fortunately, common sense won the day and I bought a cheap Dano from MarketPlace instead. 🤑
Well sure.
There are so many excellent guitars shops in Melbourne, I'm lucky.
My local had a huge delivery of strats, all in a row for me to try. Skived off work and sat in the shop for an hour or so.
Didn't mind the MIA Standards which is what I was looking at, but it still felt a little chunky compared to the MIJ range.
I ended up getting 2016 Aerodyne. I'd never heard of them. Research tells me they're pretty sweet. High end MIJ > low end MIA.
All the specs aligned with everything I was looking for and more. It's the perfect shape for smaller bodies and it really fit me like a glove. So much easier to play than the PRS and the build quality feels great. Slim C neck is great.
The tone after a little dialing in [chef's kiss] I've turned off my EQ at this point.
About to run it through the pedals. Going to be a great night.
It's not letting me upload images, but it's this one (with a sweet discount) .