Mon Jan 10, 2022 9:24 pm
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Sun Jan 23, 2022 4:23 pm
lucky wrote:I have the same Tribute S-500 and I love it so much that I'm on the lookout for a USA S-500. In fact, I got so excited about the MFD pickups that I ended up buying a USA ASAT Special and it's somehow better than I thought it would be.
I'm totally jealous of the color! I'd love to get an S-500 in a Daphne-type blue but they're so hard to find
Sun Jan 23, 2022 5:26 pm
bigjim711 wrote:The body of the import is slightly bulkier than the USA model. The neck also has a bit more material near the headstock. I've not gotten the calipers out to take actual measurements yet but it's clear when you compare them side-by-side. I really like both but don't need two (or three) of them. (I have a Legacy USA body with a '600' pickguard on it that I was thinking of putting some S-500 pickups that I have in and building another S-500 rather than keeping it in Legacy configuration).
The figuring and grain in the USA necks (that I own right now) is certainly nicer but that Tribute has no substantial flaws that I can find. I think we are all just conditioned that USA instruments are nicer and I'm sure there are some ways in which that is true but the Tributes are fine instruments. Admittedly I've had to level out a fret here and there on the imports and I did have to loosen up the neck screws and pull the neck to one side to get the strings centered properly. All of the Korean and Indonesian instruments from all of the brands seem better than imports were back in the day. I think the only imports I really avoid now are from China.
bigjim711 wrote:These MFD pickups are amazing aren't they? I have another Legacy also and I like grabbing it once in a while but I end up putting it back on the rack and grabbing one of the S-500s. If I knew how to play them I might like the twangy Alnico pups more but for now I just dig the MFDs.
Sun Jan 23, 2022 5:57 pm
lucky wrote:What sort of amp(s) do you use with yours?