That upper bout is also painted over with a blueish paint. It covers the top and wraps around the back just a little. If you ever see pics of the back, you can see the lighter sonic blue next to that color.
Thanks for the input. For anyone else interested in this, I found these two videos on YouTube. Two different ways to conceptualize the process. The second guy likes to switch to the neck when the solo starts hitting the upper frets. One of them also gave the suggestion of flicking to the bridge...
I’m not sure if this is the same article, but that link didn’t work so I looked it up.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/311641326_Gear_Acquisition_Syndrome_-_An_empirical_study_of_electric_guitar_players
Interesting, I first learned (on a Les Paul) that the neck is for rhythm and the bridge is for solos, But I can see how you could do it the other way around, too.
I’ve only owned a Deluxe version 2 for a short time and later, more recently a 2020 Ultra, so I never did a back to back comparison. All of the comparison reviews I’ve seen on YouTube say that the Ultra Noiseless (5th generation but I think they stopped using the term “generation”) pickups are...
It’s probably already been answered, but the Ultra is a little upgrade from the Professional II series. They have different color finishes and Ultra Noiseless Vintage pickups, which are the fifth generation of Noiseless pickups. The neck is a modern D, compound radius neck, going from 10 inch...