NGD #2: Steve Morse Sparkle

Nothing for ages … then two guitars in two days! But I couldn’t help myself when I saw the new Steve Morse- beside the sparkly burst, the roasted neck and SS frets put it over the top.

This one is awesome- sounds amazing out of the box. I’ll eventually change up the switching, but not for a while. I’ll just play it stock and soak up the new guitar smell 🙂

One thing I just noticed (on this and the LIII from yesterday) was the new tuners- they’re smaller than the previous locking tuners. Interesting.

Here’s a side-by-side with my ’91. Man that new pickguard is shiny. I’ll need sunglasses to play this thing. Also the fretboard is quite a bit lighter. (I know, it’s hard to tell with a washed-out pic.)