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Non ADA Gear => Guitars => Topic started by: kawai2g4b on April 28, 2014, 12:04:30 AM

Title: NGD^3
Post by: kawai2g4b on April 28, 2014, 12:04:30 AM

Finally found my holy grail!  The Kawai F1!!!!!  Seriously the most versatile guitar I have ever played (this coming from someone who has owned a Carvin SH225, Aria Pro TS-500, and Ibanez MC-400).  You can assume this is a freaking huge deal for me if my username didn't give the hint!

I plan to use this emoticon sparingly, but this is one such moment:    :banana-trip:

Title: Re: NGD^3
Post by: rnolan on April 28, 2014, 04:36:21 AM

Cool  :thumb-up: although I notice the D string isn't in the middle of its saddle  ;)

Title: Re: NGD^3
Post by: kawai2g4b on April 28, 2014, 09:41:39 AM

Well, I got this picture from the auction  O:-).  I haven't had a chance to get a pic of it since I unpacked it because my phone does not have a flash on it and I don't have the best lighting at my apt.  That and I need to find where I misplaced my digital camera, lol.  Downloading the auction pics were just more convenient at the moment.

Title: Re: NGD^3
Post by: rnolan on April 29, 2014, 07:38:19 AM

Was being a bit glib, I knew you wouldn't have played it like that.  The PUs look like early Dimazios (showing my age here...)

Title: Re: NGD^3
Post by: Dante on April 29, 2014, 08:26:43 AM

How did I miss this post?!?

That guitar is sick. Absolutely disgustingly awesome. Follow up with a post about that onboard EQ too  :metal:

Title: Re: NGD^3
Post by: kawai2g4b on April 29, 2014, 09:54:53 AM

About the onboard EQ, there is no active EQ on this one.  Here are the controls: Master tone/master volume, preamp on/off and volume, distortion (kinda like a MXR Dist. +), Varitone, coil tap, phase reversal.  I have to e-mail the head of the KawaiGuitars.com website to get the wiring shematic so that I can tell you the signal path.  That being said, using the varitone with the preamp boost almost acts like a normal EQ but in steps.  It can do everything between mellow jazz to brutal thrash with the varitone on high pass with preamp engaged.

And yes, those are vintage DiMarzio Dual Sound Super Distortions. 

Title: Re: NGD^3
Post by: rnolan on April 29, 2014, 09:57:54 AM

Quote from: kawai2g4b on April 29, 2014, 09:54:53 AM

And yes, those are vintage DiMarzio Dual Sound Super Distortions.

Ahh, I thought I recognised them, bees knees in their day  :thumb-up:

Title: Re: NGD^3
Post by: Dante on April 29, 2014, 10:36:38 AM

Love the varitone feature  :thumb-up:

Title: Re: NGD^3
Post by: kawai2g4b on April 30, 2014, 09:40:49 AM

That Varitone feature really makes this thing work for Jazz, Jam Band work.  I'm surprised more people don't use it but most guitars with it don't have a preamp to make up for lost output from cut filtering.  BC Rich definitely stumbled upon a good solution with their Varitone/Preamp combo in my opinion.