NGD: Firefly "Pegasus"
Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2022 5:32 pm
Arrived last week and was only able to get to it today for a setup.
Finish is ALMOST Flawless with two VERY minor blems on the top. You have to look for them to find them.
LOVE the Blueberry Burst!
Very nice Hollowbody with a Rosewood Fretboard AND Tailpiece! Tuners SUCK so they need to be swapped out.
PUPS ain't bad but can be microphonic if you "Crank The Dirt". They are...serviceable. Fretboard took THREE shots
of Lemon oil it was so dried out. Nut was cut just right and the Truss Rod DID NOT need an adjustment...Go Figya'.
WEIGHS IN AT 6.4LBS! SWEET!
Ever notice how some manufacturers of Hollow Bodies leave a mess of exposed wires thru the F-Holes? Not these
guys! I have to admit it's the cleanest and nicest controls install I've ever seen on one of these types.
The FRETS are AMAZING! No rough edges and they are Medium size. Firefly appears to have developed a process
of manufacturing the frets INDIVIDUALLY BEFORE installation so they are perfect and don't run into the binding. Pretty
Nifty.
Because it has a Floating Bridge I decided to use painters tape to mark its position prior to string change and action
adjustment of the Tuneomatic. Might swap that out for a Roller Bridge in the future. Gave the Nut a shot of Nut Sauce
and installed a set of Ernie Ball 9's on it.
Plays VERY well with LOW Action which I prefer.
Tone? Depends on WHAT you play. Nice and "Round" for Jazz chords. Dirty it up a bit for Blues and it sizzles. Crank the
Dirt and gets pretty Beefy. In any style I found it somewhat lacking in the High End but I attribute that to the average PUPS
from the factory. Speaking of PUPS...there is NOT a Center Block in this guitar so the PUPS screw DIRECTLY into the Top as
is the case with almost all true Hollow Body guitars. They'll be swapped but I'm kind of lost as to what should go in it so any
suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
LOVE THAT NECK JOINT FOR UPPER FRET ACCESS!!!
All in all, considering the price with shipping to the door here in FL from Calif of $237, it's just short of ridiculous. Even if
I toss in a set of good tuners and pickups it will still be sub $500 and a Killer Axe!
These guitars remind me of the "Heady Days Of Early Rondo" in terms of Quality and Price.
More reviews coming on the Xplorer, V, "Bat" LP, SG and Aerosonic. I broke down and snagged a 3 Pickup Les Paul from them
too in Grey Burst which should be here early next week. Right away that's going to get a Roller Bridge, TP-6 Tailpiece maybe
Tuners if needed. Stock website pic uploaded.
Pics and it DID happen.
Finish is ALMOST Flawless with two VERY minor blems on the top. You have to look for them to find them.
LOVE the Blueberry Burst!
Very nice Hollowbody with a Rosewood Fretboard AND Tailpiece! Tuners SUCK so they need to be swapped out.
PUPS ain't bad but can be microphonic if you "Crank The Dirt". They are...serviceable. Fretboard took THREE shots
of Lemon oil it was so dried out. Nut was cut just right and the Truss Rod DID NOT need an adjustment...Go Figya'.
WEIGHS IN AT 6.4LBS! SWEET!
Ever notice how some manufacturers of Hollow Bodies leave a mess of exposed wires thru the F-Holes? Not these
guys! I have to admit it's the cleanest and nicest controls install I've ever seen on one of these types.
The FRETS are AMAZING! No rough edges and they are Medium size. Firefly appears to have developed a process
of manufacturing the frets INDIVIDUALLY BEFORE installation so they are perfect and don't run into the binding. Pretty
Nifty.
Because it has a Floating Bridge I decided to use painters tape to mark its position prior to string change and action
adjustment of the Tuneomatic. Might swap that out for a Roller Bridge in the future. Gave the Nut a shot of Nut Sauce
and installed a set of Ernie Ball 9's on it.
Plays VERY well with LOW Action which I prefer.
Tone? Depends on WHAT you play. Nice and "Round" for Jazz chords. Dirty it up a bit for Blues and it sizzles. Crank the
Dirt and gets pretty Beefy. In any style I found it somewhat lacking in the High End but I attribute that to the average PUPS
from the factory. Speaking of PUPS...there is NOT a Center Block in this guitar so the PUPS screw DIRECTLY into the Top as
is the case with almost all true Hollow Body guitars. They'll be swapped but I'm kind of lost as to what should go in it so any
suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
LOVE THAT NECK JOINT FOR UPPER FRET ACCESS!!!
All in all, considering the price with shipping to the door here in FL from Calif of $237, it's just short of ridiculous. Even if
I toss in a set of good tuners and pickups it will still be sub $500 and a Killer Axe!
These guitars remind me of the "Heady Days Of Early Rondo" in terms of Quality and Price.
More reviews coming on the Xplorer, V, "Bat" LP, SG and Aerosonic. I broke down and snagged a 3 Pickup Les Paul from them
too in Grey Burst which should be here early next week. Right away that's going to get a Roller Bridge, TP-6 Tailpiece maybe
Tuners if needed. Stock website pic uploaded.
Pics and it DID happen.