[nyck]

That's cool. I think the new body shape looks much better.
I wish they would make a regular headstock though, the rev. is getting boring haha.

[TomAwesome]

I dunno, I like reverse headstocks I wish my Ibbies had 'em.

[playstopause]

Originally Posted by nyck

That's cool. I think the new body shape looks much better.
I wish they would make a regular headstock though, the rev. is getting boring haha.

Originally Posted by TomAwesome

I dunno, I like reverse headstocks I wish my Ibbies had 'em.

[nyck]

Originally Posted by playstopause

haha sorry, I've had an interceptor in the past and now I have a rev. headstock jackson.
I guess I'm not a big fan of em. I used to think they looked awesome, but after I owned one, it kinda turned me down for some reason.

[GodBlessTexas]

That is pure sex. I think I need one of those.

[The Dark Wolf]

That is seriously sharp.

[fathead]

That blue really pops.

[olejason]

Looks great. How's the whammy? Also, how does it balance when standing?

I keep hearing people say the neck is chunky but do you mean chunky as in "les paul" shape or just thicker than an Ibanez? More like an ESP?

I think I'll probably be getting one.

[playstopause]

Originally Posted by nyck

haha sorry, I've had an interceptor in the past and now I have a rev. headstock jackson.
I guess I'm not a big fan of em. I used to think they looked awesome, but after I owned one, it kinda turned me down for some reason.

I tried a camo COW the other day and that reverse headstock is one of the best-feeling i've tried. I love to see that low b running all the way 'til the end of the headstock... mmm... Sex.

[jacksonplayer]

Ok, here's an update.

First, the good. I was able to get the action ridiculously low with almost no buzzing. I still say that the fret-dressing is not as smooth as a Schecter, but the leveling might be the best I've ever had on an Asian-made guitar, certainly so on a Korean one. I have the strings almost on the deck with no fret-outs to be found. One interesting thing is that TRS seems to have added a bit of radius into the base plate of their Floyds, in addition to the differently sized saddles that most Floyds have. This adds enough radius to match up with the fretboard quite well--meaning you can get the outside strings quite low, unlike many 7-strings. With the action low, it's a very nice player. I like the overall sound, too. Might not be an ultra "singer", but it has very nice clarity and depth to the sound. The guitar balances very well--no neck heaviness to be found.

Now, the bad. The QC issues I've found all relate to the trem and trem cavity. Not the old issue of clearance for the trem springs--the manufacturer did a great job in fixing that by angling back the cavity wall to give plenty of clearance. However, one screw was missing on the cavity cover, and the middle screw holes for the cover were drilled too close to the edge of the cavity, so that they are "coming out of the wood", so to speak. I didn't replace those screws once I put the cover back on, since they're kind of unnecessary anyway.

The big issue is partly my fault. I was experimenting with using two trem springs, since they are new and very stiff. In doing so, I badly stripped one of the screws for the spring claw. This is because (a) I'm a dumbshit, (b) the holes probably weren't drilled deep enough, and (c) the screws (I assume provided by TRS) are very soft. I've played around with lots of trems before and NEVER had this happen. The screw is so badly stripped I can't adjust or remove it--I'll have to get professional assistance. In the meantime, I blocked off the trem, and things are working fine. Until I get my KXK, I'll probably leave it like that, since I prefer fixed bridges. After that, I'll want the the trem to work again. As to the trem itself, it seemed to return to the zero position just fine in the few times I tried it. Poor quality machining on the fine tuners, but that's true of every TRS I've tried and certainly not Rondo's fault.

I'm basically happy with the guitar and enjoy playing it. The QC issues are a minor annoyance but not enough to make me want to send it back or sell it.