Incoming NGD

[bolero]

That is really nice! congratulations

[Kuz]

9 hours ago, TalismanRich said:

Yes,   hollow (notice the trapeze tailpiece) and P90s.

That is what I thought, but others were referring to it as a 535 when I suspected it was a 530.

[DetroitBlues]

Beautiful 530!  Congrats again Rich

[TalismanRich]

An update.... after letting things settle down,  I've done a bit of setup work.   A 1/4 turn tighter on the truss rod, and some adjusting on the bridge and it's playing nicely.   5/64 for the low E string, about a business card worth of relief around the 8th fret.  It's much closer to my 535 now in feel.  

RE: the sound.   I'm actually surprised it's darker/deeper sounding that the 525, even though they both are maple and have Lollar P90s.  I brought the poles up on the G B and E of the neck pickup and took the low E down a bit.   Sound is more balanced between strings now.  It rings very well.    And just like the 525, if you have the amp up a bit, you can get it to howl on a nice A or D string!   Eternal sustain!

[ElNumero]

On 8/7/2025 at 6:23 PM, LK155 said:

But, but, but.... you already have a nice H535.

Oh, I get it now.  Your red one doesn't have P90's.

Excellent snatch.  I think when you get it you might want to shine it up some.

 

His 535 is also NOT hollow!

[TalismanRich]

I'm getting together with 3 other guys to play some tunes on Tuesday.   I've been using the 535, but this week,  the new H-530 will make it's debut.  I did a couple minor tweaks a week ago, and it's playing nicely and seems to have settled in.  I think the wood just needed to stabilize to it's environment.  

I ordered a Joyo wireless set a week and a half ago.  I figured that this Tuesday would be a good test.    The post office seems to have lost it.   It made it to our distribution center in 1 day from Cincinnati and then nothing for a week.   I filed a lost package report and they can't find it.  Then the tracking says it will deliver Monday, only 9 days late!   I should have just had my daughter order it on her Amazon Prime and it would have been here 10 days ago!