bluesypicky
Enlightened Member
FEDEX!!!!!
The DV-52 arrived this morning safely, and in the same shape pictured and described on the ebay listing, so needless to say I'm a happy camper.
Not quite all smile yet because it fell on the morning when I woke up with a head like a watermelon, and the achy muscles typical of an unwelcome cold bug. Good thing it all happened on a day off, and hopefully I will shake it off quickly in order for me to fully enjoy the bonding period with my newly arrived dread. (You didn't think I was gonna say "in time for me to go back to work feeling better" did you?) :lol:
So far, (when I was emerging from the dozing off effect of the cold meds), I noticed that it is one of the best balanced dread (tied with the Dove maybe) I have ever heard. The crystal like crispness of the treble is what caught my ears in our little preliminary introduction.
But what really impressed me the most is the playability. That thing is set up so low, one's breath could almost bring the string to the point of contact with the fret!! But seriously you hardly need to push on the strings to make a clear, bright sounding chord anywhere on the fingerboard.
The flip of the coin regarding this, is it came with a set of XL strings, and in order to achieve such a low action set up, almost all of the saddle has been shaved off, so the high point (of the saddle) is maybe a millimeter from the bridge top. There is almost no down angle on the low E from the point where it rests on the saddle and the pin hole.
So I suspect that what was gained in playability, was inevitably lost in power and punch, and I am considering (come to think of it for the first time of my life!) going for a little higher action, allowing me to install a heavier gauge of strings, as I am afraid with this action set up, I would probably hear some buzzing on the bigger strings at least. But I'll try the light gauge without touching the saddle nevertheless, who knows that guitar maybe magic?
All in all I am VERY pleased by the rich sound, loud volume (and that's with XL strings mind you) and the almost untouched appearance of this instrument, which will, no doubt become one of my favorites, for we only shook hands so far, and I'm sure there is a lot more to be discovered of each other..... :wink:
Any feedback, personal input and suggestions appreciated from any DV-52 club member, and/or any other dread enthusiast for that matter!
PS:There was also a little added bonus in the case, not mentioned in the description: A Dean Markley "woody" sound hole pick up! Who knows? I might even need one of those someday....
I'm on my way to returning the positive ebay feedback to the buyer! :mrgreen:
The DV-52 arrived this morning safely, and in the same shape pictured and described on the ebay listing, so needless to say I'm a happy camper.
Not quite all smile yet because it fell on the morning when I woke up with a head like a watermelon, and the achy muscles typical of an unwelcome cold bug. Good thing it all happened on a day off, and hopefully I will shake it off quickly in order for me to fully enjoy the bonding period with my newly arrived dread. (You didn't think I was gonna say "in time for me to go back to work feeling better" did you?) :lol:
So far, (when I was emerging from the dozing off effect of the cold meds), I noticed that it is one of the best balanced dread (tied with the Dove maybe) I have ever heard. The crystal like crispness of the treble is what caught my ears in our little preliminary introduction.
But what really impressed me the most is the playability. That thing is set up so low, one's breath could almost bring the string to the point of contact with the fret!! But seriously you hardly need to push on the strings to make a clear, bright sounding chord anywhere on the fingerboard.
The flip of the coin regarding this, is it came with a set of XL strings, and in order to achieve such a low action set up, almost all of the saddle has been shaved off, so the high point (of the saddle) is maybe a millimeter from the bridge top. There is almost no down angle on the low E from the point where it rests on the saddle and the pin hole.
So I suspect that what was gained in playability, was inevitably lost in power and punch, and I am considering (come to think of it for the first time of my life!) going for a little higher action, allowing me to install a heavier gauge of strings, as I am afraid with this action set up, I would probably hear some buzzing on the bigger strings at least. But I'll try the light gauge without touching the saddle nevertheless, who knows that guitar maybe magic?
All in all I am VERY pleased by the rich sound, loud volume (and that's with XL strings mind you) and the almost untouched appearance of this instrument, which will, no doubt become one of my favorites, for we only shook hands so far, and I'm sure there is a lot more to be discovered of each other..... :wink:
Any feedback, personal input and suggestions appreciated from any DV-52 club member, and/or any other dread enthusiast for that matter!
PS:There was also a little added bonus in the case, not mentioned in the description: A Dean Markley "woody" sound hole pick up! Who knows? I might even need one of those someday....
I'm on my way to returning the positive ebay feedback to the buyer! :mrgreen:
