Sorry to hear about the tempest; my C-1 came out perfect. Oh, for Jouni, the vol knob is behind the bridge. Such that if you mute you will clear the knob. Cool. I love the JB in this guitar, a friend has one in his Ibanez and it is jus too bright. This guitar suits it well. THe jazz in the neck is great. Also this guitar has the 5 way selector which allows front h-bucker, split single coil on both front and rear h-bucker in parrellell, inner single coils (split h-buckers) in series, split rear half of h-buckers, parralel again, and bridge humbucker alone. Sorry if that is confusing, for the real info go to web site and C-specs/wiring diagram. As you can see the wiring is versatile.
The fit and finish I would hazard to say is as good or better than many gibson I have played and owned. Yes I am gushing and trying to be objective at the same time. The guitar feels super solid and is very comfortable to play sitting or standing although it might get heavy after a few hours on the shoulder. I did find the longer scale 25.5 (i think) to be a bit odd at first but I'm ok now. I was worried that the longer scale woudl be too stif but it is just right, the strings are loose enough to bend well yet stiff enouhg not to overbend (my fault) or wiggle out from under my fingers. Overall the feel is between a paul and prs custom. Really. Highly recomended. I would buy another if tragedy should befall this one.
