NGD: Hooked on a Feline

JerkMoans

Slight sense of unreality about this, but after a 5 hour round trip I've finally got my trembling, sweaty mitts on this: the Feline Lion Supreme Slash 2.

First impressions?  Simply stunning.  The build quality and attention to detail are the best I've ever played, Custom Shop jobs and all the rest of it included.  Neck slightly wider than my Fenders but reasonably slender front to back, so even my delicate poet's hands can find their way around the board.  Jumbo frets will take a bit of getting used to but in no way impeding play.  Oil City Tubesnake pickups give that fat PAF sound that my neighbours love so well.  LOVE the finish too: bit lighter than a tobacco sunburst: hickory burst, perhaps?  Even the binding is a bit special, with a sort of wavy pattern in it.

And that upper neck heel... *swoon*

With thanks to the Enablers-in-Chief.  They know who they are

guitarfishbay

Looks great, congrats

Legionreturns

Actually let out an audible wow for that one, so I'd better click it! Congrats! 

Paul_C

snip that extra off the G string or you'll scratch the headstock !!!!

joeyowen

I'd love to try one of their guitars  Looks amazing, 

jimmyguitar

Paul_C said:

snip that extra off the G string or you'll scratch the headstock !!!!

On that note, aren’t the G & B strings strung the wrong way around the posts?

Lovely looking guitar btw!

JerkMoans

Paul_C said:

snip that extra off the G string or you'll scratch the headstock !!!!

Good spot. Done (and the E, A, D, B and e strings )

JerkMoans

jimmyguitar said:

Paul_C said:

snip that extra off the G string or you'll scratch the headstock !!!!

On that note, aren’t the G & B strings strung the wrong way around the posts?

Lovely looking guitar btw!

Yes they are!  Right muppet had it before me.  Thank Crom it's now out of his well-meaning but amateurish hands

Teetonetal

Stunner. Nice one!

AlexHunter

Welcome to the club!

DrCornelius

Wow I've been playing 30 odd years and never realised there was a right and wrong way tp wind the strings round the posts !

I must admit it's sometimes annoying when for example you think - hmm the g sounds a touch flat and you tweak it only to find out you've flattened it even more. It's these sorts of surprises however that keeps a chap on his toes and life crazily unpredictable.

JerkMoans

DrCornelius said:

Wow I've been playing 30 odd years and never realised there was a right and wrong way tp wind the strings round the posts !

I must admit it's sometimes annoying when for example you think - hmm the g sounds a touch flat and you tweak it only to find out you've flattened it even more. It's these sorts of surprises however that keeps a chap on his toes and life crazily unpredictable.

*points and laughs*

FelineGuitars

Well done - hope you have fun together.

Voxman

Gorgeous and congrats...me wants one! all it needs now is a scratch plate and pup covers and it will be perfect.

BigBearKris

Legionreturns said:

Actually let out an audible wow for that one, so I'd better click it! Congrats! 

Same here... while scrolling down to 2nd picture - "whoaow!"

ThorpyFX

Fantastic, that is an amazing NGD!! Enjoy 

Winny_Pooh

Interesting bridge pickup placement too. Congrats!

ellwood

Nicely done chief, nicely done

Clarky

my take on the subject...

I reckon getting hooked on a Feline is really easy..

Bellycaster

That's a super classy, gorgeous finish.

FelineGuitars

Winny_Pooh said:

Interesting bridge pickup placement too. Congrats!

Yeah - we tried it slightly further back because it works well on the blackmachine  guitars we make - sounds a touch warmer. Worked well sound wise on this guitar.