Agile: Septor Pro 625 EB Nat Ash Custom (2)

I'm with simplicity these days. People warned me against being too simple to such an extent I am left with no options to vary my tone. Well, there are many of us out there who would rather work with the options we prefer & this is what I prefer in the mean time; bare minimum. Reason- more focus on ability than excessive tinkering. 

I've replaced the default Cepheus humbucker with a Seymour Duncan Dimebucker to complement the light ash body. The overall acoustics sound bright so the Dimebucker adds bottom end girth while accentuating the ash's brightness. Yes, that's quite the Dimebucker specialty- elevating that brightness into a rich harmonics content. It's quite the opposite of what a Duncan Pearly Gates would do, really. As usual, all re-wiring done by Beez, including the push-pull coil split (volume knob) option. If not for the push-pull affair, Beez would have done it under 10 minutes.

Agile: Septor Pro 625 EB Nat Ash Custom

This is my latest catch, an Agile Septor Pro. It was initially a custom order but it didn't make the cut so it was sold as a B-stock (more on the reject factor in subsequent installments). More importantly, it's to my specs & I wouldn't pass the chance without giving it due considerations. After 3 days of thinking & some correspondences with the Rondo guys, it was a done deal.

The Agile stuff are definitely worth every cent. In fact, I deem them to be the highest dollar-to-quality product out there & this is done without the backing of an assuring brand name (brand name goodwill adds to cost, not to quality). If you have been playing guitar for a while, you would know that brand name doesn't guarantee anything, especially quality deficiency. How about cutting corners where nobody could see? That counts too. This isn't my initial deal with the Rondo guys & I know where these products stand in terms of purchase satisfaction. Certainly not my last from Rondomusic :-)

My time with Dime

This is Seymour Duncan's Dimebucker (SH-13). It's a signature product, one specified by the late Dimebag Darrell, to sit specifically in the bridge position. This isn't my initial encounter with the Dimebucker, I have it in another guitar: CLICK

After hearing sound clips of the Dimbucker & understanding its pedigree, I know it would benefit players who peddle bass notes. I reckoned it'd sit well with a baritone or extended scale guitar & I was right. My first Dimebucker continues to serve my Ibanez RGD321 well. The key to liking the SH-13 is understanding what it has to offer. It has an obscene amount of output with a ceramic magnet driving your output. If you favour distortion coming from your amp, the Dimebucker will do you good. What makes the Dimebucker different from the Distortion or the Custom for that matter, as these other pickups do the bottom end chugging very well too. The SH-13 has a more pronounced treble because that's the way Dimebag did his tone; he pinched & squealed harmonics without switching pickups so the bridge unit has to double up as a good bottom end feeder as well as a harmonic screamer. If you have a pressing need for ubiquitous harmonics, the SH-13 is it.

Selling: BOSS BD-2 (SOLD)

I have put this away for a while, tested it this morning & it's good to go. The pedal clear-out continues :-)

• Selling: BOSS BD-2 Blues Driver (box included)
• Condition: 8/10
• Self-collect: CCK mrt station
• No reservations, no trades
• Queries/ confirmation: subversion.sg@gmail.com
• Price: $85 (final)

Item SOLD :-)

Knoblessness

I was at Davis earlier today to check out these knobless pedals by Henretta Engineering. Turn them ON/OFF & that's about it. However, there are internal trim pots which can be accessed via the base plate removal to fine tune your desired performance before re-embracing the knoblessness performance once more. 

I have to give it to them for simplicity- thumbs up. However, it's rather annoyinng that one cannot vary one's desired outcome by turning some knobs. I think we are all accustomed to that & having none of that on offer here is just plain 'wrong'. However, if you are the set & forget type, they are highly recommended especially when the tones on offer are good tones, nothing wimpy. Compressor, fuzz, filter, boosts, tremolo, octave & a pre-amp are currently in the line up. No dedicated drive/distortion on offer yet.

August's ash

A good August start- my 90th :-)