NGD - SX Callisto Std+ VS
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 11:45 pm
I tried to buy a singlecut from Thomann but they didn't like my PayPal so I turned to Rondo and Kurt knocked it out of the park with this beauty.
I've long desired the 2004 Gibson Custom Shop Slash VOS Plain Top Les Paul in dark tobacco so I knew this was for the one for me.
I was hesitant at first because I get wrist pain with thin necks but the Rondo specs tend to vary from advertised so I hoped for the best and it is nearly a clone of my favorite chunky neck on my Ibanez AS73 the same 1 11/16" nut width just a little more meat in the shoulders and just perfect.
The finish is black to yellow with no red and the binding has a nice yellow aged looked to it that matches my vintage Japanese strap and the case nicely.
The headstock and SX logo are not the Agile style shown on Rondo but the SX website style which I prefer. It weighs 7lbs 8oz but for some reason feels heftier than my heavier guitars, a nice substantial feeling that is a must for LP style guitars to me.
It was listed as rosewood but since the Cites stuff I figured it would be a substitute but the look of the grain and feel of it seems like rosewood to me but at any rate it's a good looking piece of wood that feels great. The neck is listed as maple but looking under the truss rod cover shows it's very redish mahogany looking so I'm so not so sure.
The cheaper dime pots work perfectly with smooth tapers, the frets are flawless unlike my Ibanez AS73 that needed a lot of work, tuners seem fine, the nut is really well cut, and I have a Epi ProBucker set and harness to put in but the stocks pups actually sound exactly like I expect a LP to sound in my head so I gonna hold off swapping them for a bit till I can get some better handwounds made. Gee I wonder if there are any good winders around these here parts? Lol
I've tried to find anything wrong with it but it's the best playing guitar I've had. The only things I can half heartedly complain about is a small imperfection in the binding of the eighth fret liked it was nicked by a knife before finishing, the end of the truss rod cover is roughly cut and the burst is slightly off center If I remove the pickguard, but that is just nitpicking.
I've been told I tend to ramble on too much so I'm trying to stay on point here. I'll post some pics of the pickup routes when change the strings.
I am surprised and thrilled that it's as good as it is for the price it reminds me of the good old AL2000 days.
I've long desired the 2004 Gibson Custom Shop Slash VOS Plain Top Les Paul in dark tobacco so I knew this was for the one for me.
I was hesitant at first because I get wrist pain with thin necks but the Rondo specs tend to vary from advertised so I hoped for the best and it is nearly a clone of my favorite chunky neck on my Ibanez AS73 the same 1 11/16" nut width just a little more meat in the shoulders and just perfect.
The finish is black to yellow with no red and the binding has a nice yellow aged looked to it that matches my vintage Japanese strap and the case nicely.
The headstock and SX logo are not the Agile style shown on Rondo but the SX website style which I prefer. It weighs 7lbs 8oz but for some reason feels heftier than my heavier guitars, a nice substantial feeling that is a must for LP style guitars to me.
It was listed as rosewood but since the Cites stuff I figured it would be a substitute but the look of the grain and feel of it seems like rosewood to me but at any rate it's a good looking piece of wood that feels great. The neck is listed as maple but looking under the truss rod cover shows it's very redish mahogany looking so I'm so not so sure.
The cheaper dime pots work perfectly with smooth tapers, the frets are flawless unlike my Ibanez AS73 that needed a lot of work, tuners seem fine, the nut is really well cut, and I have a Epi ProBucker set and harness to put in but the stocks pups actually sound exactly like I expect a LP to sound in my head so I gonna hold off swapping them for a bit till I can get some better handwounds made. Gee I wonder if there are any good winders around these here parts? Lol
I've tried to find anything wrong with it but it's the best playing guitar I've had. The only things I can half heartedly complain about is a small imperfection in the binding of the eighth fret liked it was nicked by a knife before finishing, the end of the truss rod cover is roughly cut and the burst is slightly off center If I remove the pickguard, but that is just nitpicking.
I've been told I tend to ramble on too much so I'm trying to stay on point here. I'll post some pics of the pickup routes when change the strings.
I am surprised and thrilled that it's as good as it is for the price it reminds me of the good old AL2000 days.