We don’t always get a lot of time to evaluate an instrument for our review pages. There are deadlines to be met, photography to be done, maybe a video to create, before we’re on to the next one.
Quite often there are minor issues with the instrument, the sort of thing us modders can easily fix but can’t always address during a review. Even simple things such as a different string brand and gauge can noticeably change our engagement with the guitar, not to mention a tweak to pickup heights or a slight setup adjustment. While the guitar itself doesn’t change, what we feel about it after some minor modding certainly can.
