I've had this for a while, and just got around to upgrading it. It has a new bridge, courtesy of Steve at Cumberland, plus a new tailpiece and tuners. I'm a four-string fan, and this is one of the few -- and one of the more interesting -- models that I know of made by a big company. (Not for very long though -- I've only ever seen a few others.)
I really like the way it sounds. The semi-hollow body gives it a woody sound for an electric, and notes have a nice "pop."
It had a pickguard on it that I thought was ugly, and the bridge was an adjustable brass thing that was clunky and kind of over-engineered.
The build quality is high, and it's very playable. Oddly, it had been assembled carelessly. The pickup was 1/4" off center in its rout, so it didn't line up correctly with the neck, and the slots machined into the OEM bridge were off-center and unevenly spaced.
All fixed now.
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