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Deaj
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A few weeks ago I traded a recently received (and traded for) SC245 for a Johnny Hiland. The SC245 was a completely blind trade as I had never played one prior to the decision. The Hiland OTOH was a safe bet - one I had played and found to me a great fit for me. I've had the Hiland in hand for a couple of weeks now and at this point I can safely say it's a keeper.
Although the neck carve on the Hiland is a composite of sorts it is really very close to the neck profile on my '88 PRS Classic Electric and so I have felt at home on it since it arrived. The pickups and electronics package are really ideal for my preferences and offer tones not covered by my PRS Classic or my super Strat. The bridge humbucker is amazing!
There are some minor tuning stability issues with tremolo use right now - root cause is the nut. No matter really as I plan to have the nut replaced with a bone nut. I will also be having the tremolo bridge locked in place (blocked in using a fitted pair of mahogany blocks). This is how I have my '88 CE set up and I prefer the hardtail configuration for sound and for multi-string bends (the other strings maintain their tuning when bending a string). I have one guitar with a floating trem bridge and that's enough for me. I don't use the trem very much so one trem guitar is enough. I'll probably take the Hiland to Mike Lull's shop for this service within the next week.
This one's a keeper for sure and I say that without hesitation at this point it's just a great fit for me. I'm really happy things worked out such that this guitar landed here!
Although the neck carve on the Hiland is a composite of sorts it is really very close to the neck profile on my '88 PRS Classic Electric and so I have felt at home on it since it arrived. The pickups and electronics package are really ideal for my preferences and offer tones not covered by my PRS Classic or my super Strat. The bridge humbucker is amazing!
There are some minor tuning stability issues with tremolo use right now - root cause is the nut. No matter really as I plan to have the nut replaced with a bone nut. I will also be having the tremolo bridge locked in place (blocked in using a fitted pair of mahogany blocks). This is how I have my '88 CE set up and I prefer the hardtail configuration for sound and for multi-string bends (the other strings maintain their tuning when bending a string). I have one guitar with a floating trem bridge and that's enough for me. I don't use the trem very much so one trem guitar is enough. I'll probably take the Hiland to Mike Lull's shop for this service within the next week.
This one's a keeper for sure and I say that without hesitation at this point it's just a great fit for me. I'm really happy things worked out such that this guitar landed here!
