EBMM Guitars. Too overlooked?

imalrightjack

Philly_Q said:

I've tried to resist, but I can't help myself, I'll add my "standard EBMM thread comment":

Fantastic guitars, build quality as good as anything I've ever owned or played, the finish on the neck feels great and I don't mind the narrow width at the nut.  I like the 4+2 headstock, I like the fact that many of the models are quite diminutive (so am I).  I would be more than happy to buy one... if only they would make one or two models with chunkier necks.

@Philly_Q How chunky do you want? The Axis Super Sport has a pretty clubby neck, to my hands.

Alterlifeson

How do the Sterling versions compare to their counterparts? They seem to occupy that saturated £600-£1000 price point but you rarely see anything about them. Really like the look of the Sterling Luke 3 and the JP models.

Philly_Q

imalrightjack said:

Philly_Q said:

I've tried to resist, but I can't help myself, I'll add my "standard EBMM thread comment":

Fantastic guitars, build quality as good as anything I've ever owned or played, the finish on the neck feels great and I don't mind the narrow width at the nut.  I like the 4+2 headstock, I like the fact that many of the models are quite diminutive (so am I).  I would be more than happy to buy one... if only they would make one or two models with chunkier necks.

@Philly_Q How chunky do you want? The Axis Super Sport has a pretty clubby neck, to my hands.

I'm not expecting a Nocaster neck, but big - a bit bigger than a Gibson '59, bigger than a PRS Wide Fat... I prefer big Fender necks to Gibson ones, deep but not wide.  Something like a Fender 10/56 V profile would be great.

I had an Axis Sport a long while ago, I don't know if the Axis Super Sport still has the same profile - I think in those days it was the same asymmetric profile as the EVH/Axis.  I liked the oil/wax finish, the rolled fretboard edges, even the actual shape of the neck - I just wanted it to be bigger! 

Aidanspaghetti

I stayed away from the Lukes for years as I had heard from everyone they were small - I had an Albert Lee and an Axis (or 2) and then got a Luke 3 - its amazing! The neck is narrow, like an early 70's strat but they are so comfortable. Amazing guitars.
Amazing price jump on these - they used to be 800 quid all day long and now theyre expensive. Big pirce rises in the US in thel last few years....

Philly_Q

Aidanspaghetti said:

Amazing price jump on these - they used to be 800 quid all day long and now theyre expensive. Big pirce rises in the US in thel last few years....

Yeah, they've gone up a lot.  For a long time I thought they were surprisingly cheap compared with Suhr, Tom Anderson, Fender CS etc.... now they're similarly priced.

bandmaster188

I had an axis ss a few years back. Lovely rosewood neck and such a versatile guitar. With me being a bit of a big lump, it always felt a bit too small and when a fella came up to me at a gig and asked if it was a kids guitar, i decided to move it on.

Winny_Pooh

I have a nice Albert Lee HH. No interest in the other models aside from the the Valentine & St Vincent, however with prices as they are I doubt I could afford a second.

Kebabkid

Having thought about it, I think the closest guitar to the Albert Lee is the Suhr Alt T Pro.
@Wazmeister one to check out if you love your Suhr  

axisus

I'm sure that they are great guitars but they always look rather sterile and lacking character to me. I'm not saying that I think that is the case, just my personal opinion.

Wazmeister

Kebabkid said:

Having thought about it, I think the closest guitar to the Albert Lee is the Suhr Alt T Pro.
@Wazmeister one to check out if you love your Suhr  

To be fair Cos, Im such a traditionalist, its amazing I even play a Suhr !

I think the EBMM stuff looks awful; not my scene at all...

BUT, 

When I was on a 12 month Strat search (I travelled across the country a lot them) I was after THE one. I tried umpteen of them, and could never settle. Ironically, I got one in PMT Birmingham in the end - a CS recommended by Gary there. It had that sound...

Anyway, during that visit Gary gave me a EBMM Strat to try (don't know the model) and I really disliked the looks. But the sound and feel was amazing !!! If I was recording only, it would have been ideal.

It sounded like a Strat should sound (in my head anyway), and Ive been secretly impressed ever since. 

Kebabkid

Fair enough, Waz.
I now play a Tyler but in the past, I wouldn't have looked at them because of 'that headstock'. Played one and like you with the EBMM Strat, loved the sounds and playability. However, you can't go wrong with the Alt T  

fretmeister

I like them a lot.
I much prefer 24.75 scales guitars, but the narrow spacing on some EBMM models means I still find them comfy.

I'd be happy to own an Axis.