Fazley Sunset Series Tempest 90 Sky Blue Electric Guitar with Gig Bag

!! Ciao a tutti !!
Let’s be honest, for 123€ this guitar is simply magic !!
Thank u Fazley
Thank u Bax

Toen ik eerst de prijs van deze gitaar zag, was ik eigenlijk bang dat het slechte kwaliteit ging zijn, maar dit is niet het geval. De p90 heeft een geweldig geluid, maar de single coil heeft naar mijn mening te weinig power. Dit blijft wel een perfecte eerste gitaar of een eerste telecaster!

I like the Telecaster shape, weight and versatility. When I saw BAX had one with a P90 which I've recently been taking an interest in, I thought I would grab my chance!

- Body
Basswood body, so not too heavy. I like the extra cut-out on the back by the neck pocket, which makes upper fret access even more comfortable - nice feature!
- Fit and finish
No paint blemishes, scratches or missed spots on the blue paint job. I love the sky blue/turquoise which goes well with the white pickguard.
- Neck
Roasted maple neck and fret board (oh it smells great!). Light satin finish is very smooth to the touch and won't get sticky when you sweat. Comfortable C-shaped neck. Frets feel like medium frets. No problems with sprout/sharp edges. Tuners are no-name but feel stable, no excess play and they hold tune. And of course a Graph Tech nut! I made a small clockwise quarter turn adjustment on the truss rod to tighten the neck relief a little.
- Bridge
Ashtray bridge with 6 individual saddles, so no intonation issues as you might have with the classic bridge saddles. Intonation was great out of the box. I did lower the bridge saddles slightly by 1/2 turn on on the low E and A and 1 turn on the rest to improve the action after I adjusted the neck.
- Pickups
The P90 in the neck sounds wonderful! It's got single coil clarity but there's a little more warmth and power than a regular single coil. It sounds really sweet around the octave. I even found that with a little overdrive you can get a Hendrix/Stevie Ray Vaughn strat style sound out of it! So it great for blues and rock tones.
The bridge pickup though is disappointing. It's bright but under-powered compared to the more powerful P90. It is trebly like a Tele bridge pickup should be, but it sounds very quiet compared with other models I've had. You may have to adjust the pickup heights to compensate for this.
I actually bought this because I wanted a P90 and hot rail combination, so in my case I've already replaced the bridge pickup with a Tele-style bladed humbucker which sounds much beefier and a better balance in my opinion. But it depends on the sounds you're looking for.
- Minuses
Scratchy frets could do with a polish and the strings provided felt a little gritty too, so maybe they've been on it a while. I replaced the strings with Ernie Ball Super Slinky 9-42, briefly went over the frets with 1000 grit sandpaper (protect your fretboard with a fret protector or tape first!) and a little Dunlop 02 conditioner which can be used on unfinished fretboard woods, including roasted maple.
If you don't want to do all that, you could probably get away with rubbing a little GHS fast fret on the strings just to refresh and lubricate them (that's all I did on my previous Fazley).

So after I cleaned the neck and frets, some minor adjustments for the action and put on new strings, this guitar feels really nice and comfortable to play. It's better than some of the name brands at twice the price for sure.
If you've got a good neck, you have a great starting point and the rest can always be adjusted or replaced to taste without affecting the feel. The roasted maple neck feels great to play and holds its tune well. Especially as a beginner these are the most important points to make you want to pick up and play your instrument.
Strongest points for this guitar are the neck and that P90 pickup.
Weakest pointis the bridge pickup, so you might want to adjust the height or consider a replacement at a later time.
Overall this is a great instrument for the price. Thanks BAX!