There's a nice percussion to the attack that works really well with some more modern digital reverbs and modulation effects. Indeed, with some volume reduction and selecting the split-coil modes - voicing the neck-facing single coils of each pickup - there's some very useful Fender-y character here. It sort of throws the FG1 over to the Fender side of the tracks - think dual-humbucking Tele Custom - but so long as you're not expecting a darker, more Gibson-esque tone, that's no problem. Whether it's the long neck, or indeed the pickups' voicing, the overall tonality is quite strident and bright-edged compared with a couple of other semis we had to hand. There's also some Fender-y character"ĭespite its chambered construction, the FG1 sounds more like it's halfway between a solidbody and an ES-335-style semi. "Despite its chambered construction, the FG1 sounds halfway between a solidbody and an ES-335-style guitar. There's a standard C22B at the bridge with a Gambale-designed unit at the neck wiring is in the standard Gibson ES-335 style, with added coil-splits on each of the pull/push tone pots. Pickups are Carvin's own and use 22 pole pieces per pickup in the usual half-adjustable, half- slug fashion. Hardware is straightforward, but a nice touch is the recessed tune-o-matic unit, which has the effect of reducing the height of the bridge and makes for what is a very comfortable playing experience.
Less so is the back angled three-a-side headstock, which is quite modernist with little string splay from the well-cut friction-reducing nut to the Sperzel locking tuners. It's certainly well finished with a dark brown 'burst to the maple top - with PRS-like natural maple edge - and the bursting is replicated over the sides, back and neck.
It kind of feels like a souped-up Gibson, although the fret wire is more vintage Fender.
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The profile is a medium-depth C, although the shoulders are quite full - 20mm deep at the first, 22.4mm at the 12th - with a nut width of 43.4mm and Gibson-like 'board radius of 305mm (12 inches).
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