Ibanez: S570B

Got this Ibanez S570B from the Swee Lee sale (BB branch) which happened yesterday. It wasn't my initial target but it's a lovely compromise. It needs a little set up, though. This will be done soon, I see some spare time come National Day.

My other S-series:

• S540LTD
• S1620
• S420

Sale: Swee Lee (BB Branch)

Pre-National Day SALE. I told myself not to get anything this time round but after seeing what's on offer, I will grab something since it's still available... OK, won't say too much :-) If you want any opinions on any instruments there, I'll be glad to share some insights but price-wise, you have to get back to the store for exact quotations.

Hercules

The GSS at Swee Lee (BB Complex) is coming to an end, thought I snap this up- it's a Hercules guitar stand.

The Hercules stand out of its pack.

Once flipped open, you need to flick out the brackets you see there to hold the guitar in place. There are also rear legs to draw out as well in order to stabilize the back of this stand.

Here's the Hercules in action, holding my Schecter in place.

Side view...

Rear view. The Hercules will fit into your guitar bag's accessories' pocket & it features no pointed ends to scratch/ rip the bag's surface. Neat.

Epiphone: EM-2 Prophecy Custom EX

I was at Swee Lee a few days ago- I just had to try this Epiphone after noting its generous upper fret access. This EX version features a non-whammy bridge & that pair of active humbuckers specially manufactured by EMG for Epiphone. There is a wonderful non-Les Paul feel here, not that Epiphone is exclusively synonymous with that guitar make but I've tried countless Epiphones which were not LPs & somehow, those instruments were down-right unappealing. However, the EpiActive pickups were not as bold as the average EMG units, in fact, they sounded very much like Ibanez CAP-LZ pickups. The manufacturer included a passive switch for them in case you are not in the active frame of mind when playing but the voicings on offer were just too bland for any liking. I won't dismiss this guitar for that, in fact, the feel here was arguably great for the money.