Falcon vs. Predator Ax

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boog204
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Falcon vs. Predator Ax

Post by boog204 » Tue Mar 28, 2023 7:56 am

Hey all...

I'm looking to grab a more "traditional" strat to complement my G&L Comanche and am drawn to the early Peavey's for a variety of reasons. I'm curious if there is a quality discrepancy from the Falcons to the "higher end" Predator Ax. The prices seem to indicate there is. Thx much!
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Re: Falcon vs. Predator Ax

Post by Miles Stone » Sun Apr 02, 2023 2:41 pm

The Falcons are superior.
You would also enjoy the Predator also, it does well with some upgrades.

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Re: Falcon vs. Predator Ax

Post by studiodtk5 » Mon Apr 03, 2023 11:43 am

There is also the Axcellerator AX from mid 90s.
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Re: Falcon vs. Predator Ax

Post by PVplayer » Sun Apr 16, 2023 1:55 am

Falcon all the way

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Re: Falcon vs. Predator Ax

Post by twangboy » Mon May 08, 2023 2:57 pm

While they are fine guitars, the Predators were pricepoint guitars. Most were "crafted in usa" meaning USA neck and import everything else. all assembled in meridian.

Falcons were all USA and as good/better than anything the "other" company made as far as production guitars go.

Most Predators have THE lowest grade tuners made...the trapezoidals. Always a must upgrade so budget for that.

The original falcons had alnico pickups and CTS pots and switches. Later versions had the HCS singlecoils that absolutely rock IMO.
I've had a bunch both falcons and there wasn't a bad one in the bunch
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Re: Falcon vs. Predator Ax

Post by zaxxon » Tue May 09, 2023 10:35 am

Regular ol' Predators are a great modding platform. You can get them ridiculously cheap and create something stellar. Great necks.

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