1) Fairly light. I was struck by the fact that this is a fairly light guitar. I often don’t notice the weight until I swing around and then I realize that there is something hanging from my neck.
2) Plays extremely well. One of the best playing guitars I have tried.
3) The pickups are very good. I have a Seymour Duncan ’59 (only availale on more expensive models now) for the neck and a Bill Lawrence L500 for the bridge. Pickups are terrific. I love the sound of these through just about anything. Nice growl and great neck tone for blues as well as rock. 4) Licensed Floyd Rose is usually a problem on most guitars I have played, but this one stays in tune great, even with whammy abuse.When playing this guitar to decide between 4 or 5 others, I was comparing it to a few guitars that were out of the price rangs and within. I ended up with the N2 because the neck played so well and the sound waas great no matter amp I was playing through.
It is also a very versatile guitar without changing pickups or anything else. This guitar was made for playing pure and simple.
I have thought of getting another one, but I don’t want to get rid of my Ibanez Destroyer.
ELECTRONICS: Jack is SOLID, but I need to tighten it to the body more often than I did with the Ibby. When you pull the cable out; the jack doesn't budge. I love the fact that this guitar had coil taps. I do use them occassionaly and it adds a whole different feel to playing.Very similar to a strat. There is only a volume control on this guitar and to be honest I don’t miss the tone control. I love the tone this guitar has.
The neck has some overspray on it and I had to set up the Floyd a little when I first got it. I need to purchase a new handle as this one has just enough space when screwed on that it actually makes a bit of rattle. I am going to use one of the elastics for my daughter’s braces to deal with this. It I put it around the screw portion on the inside I should be able to limit this. Only recently started this because the handle does not have a rubber stop inside to eliminate the metal on metal rattle you get which is what is causing the rattle sound I hear. Minor issue that I believe arrives with use on most FRs from what I have heard.As with most bolt ons there is a section on the neck that is more difficult to access. Not a real problem because I was used to it with my Ibby. However on the more expensive models you have a specially crafted cutaway that is supposed to make the upper fretboard more accessible.
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