Entry Gear

(SOLD)FERNANDES/APG-85S

owner: Shin

Purchased and arrived at auction on 12.3.2014
I've been interested in APG for a while because YOU, Jeanne d'Arc, also has a signature of this type.
I bought it because the sustainer-equipped guitar I owned was not good enough.
Bolt-on APGs are common, but you don't see many set-neck models with sustainers.
When I tried to use it right away, I found that the neck was warped, but the bridge saddle was in the wrong order.
And the all-important electrical system was seemingly fine, and the sustainer was working.
However, what I noticed with this is that the harmonics mode on the first string doesn't seem to be very effective or the sound doesn't sound solid.
I thought it would be hard to play the high position because of the medium scale, but it seems to be very easy to play than Les Paul because the cut part of the body is dug in well.
The rear PU and pegs were changed by the previous owner.
2014.12.6: One of the resistor knobs for the sustainer adjustment was broken, so I took it in for repair. The work to replace the PU was rough, and the electrical system was not working properly.
2015.1.31: Returned from repair with blue FR.
Readjusted sustainer and replaced both pots with CTS ones for Duncan.
2019.12.29: I had it for many years, but sold it because I got a higher-end model and almost no longer have occasion to use it.