I won a new guitar off ebay last night:[views:3372][posts:30]______________________________________ [Apr 6,2008 12:05am - ArrowHeadNLI ""] This is the exact guitar: [img] [img] [img] [img] [img] I can't wait to get my hands on it, this puppy looks awesome. |
| ___________________________________ [Apr 6,2008 12:06am - dreadkill ""] looks pretty nice to me |
| ______________________________________ [Apr 6,2008 12:09am - ArrowHeadNLI ""] I'm going to swap out the pups, as I assume "Smokin hot blades by G+B" = shit. I was thinking JB/hotrail/jazz in that order. |
| _________________________________ [Apr 6,2008 12:10am - W3 nli ""] that shit looks pretty hot, are you guys playing out this month. |
| ______________________________________ [Apr 6,2008 12:13am - ArrowHeadNLI ""] ? I'm not in a band. |
| _________________________________________________ [Apr 6,2008 12:33am - the_taste_of_cigarettes ""] TOO BAD IT'S A LEFTY LOL @ U |
| __________________________________ [Apr 6,2008 1:05am - dreadkill ""] i'm a lefty too |
| _____________________________________ [Apr 6,2008 1:08am - ArrowHeadNLI ""] Lefties rule |
| ________________________________ [Apr 6,2008 1:27am - W3 nli ""] ArrowHeadNLI said:? I'm not in a band. oh shit, i thought you were in Pillory |
| ____________________________________ [Apr 6,2008 10:44am - immortal13 ""] That looks like a pretty nice guitar. |
| ______________________________________ [Apr 6,2008 11:10am - ArrowHeadNLI ""] W3%20nli said: ArrowHeadNLI said:? I'm not in a band. oh shit, i thought you were in Pillory I was, like a year or 2 ago. |
| _____________________________ [Apr 6,2008 2:59pm - blue ""] how much did that run you? ive been somewhat skeptical about those RWGS, i stick with rondomusic.net for cheapies. |
| _____________________________________ [Apr 6,2008 3:49pm - ArrowHeadNLI ""] I got it for 360. The other two I tried bidding on sold for 490 & 560. |
| _____________________________ [Apr 6,2008 3:58pm - blue ""] not bad at all. looks like itll be worth the dough. a couple things to look out for in that guitbox: be easy on the trem, i have a strong feeling that over time that floyd could become weak from too much use. the posts and the area the trem contacts with are notorious from wearing out within a couple of years in cheapie floyds. you already know to replace the pickup(s). watch out for the locking nut, it may strip easily in the threading. it wouldnt hurt to upgrade it from the stock cheapo. |
| _____________________________________ [Apr 6,2008 4:02pm - ArrowHeadNLI ""] thanks for the tips. those are all things i'll watch for. Do you think it would be worthwhile to just swap out the tremolo and get it over with? |
| _____________________________ [Apr 6,2008 4:22pm - blue ""] depends on if youre will to spend that much in upgrading. wait, good luck finding a lefty original floyd and having it fit in the trem cavity right. |
| _____________________________________ [Apr 6,2008 8:59pm - the_reverend ""] holy shit, that walnut looks ridick. |
| ________________________________________________ [Apr 6,2008 9:23pm - the_taste_of_cigarettes ""] What's wrong with those rails? Why would he swap em out? |
| _____________________________ [Apr 6,2008 9:30pm - blue ""] they're probably horribly potted, toneless squealing bastards. it looks like most of the money put into those guitars are in the body/constructions. i bet they skimped on the electronics/trem. |
| ________________________________________________ [Apr 6,2008 9:41pm - the_taste_of_cigarettes ""] hey blue, riddle me this: I just got a free guitar from a friend. A real beater, but I'm gonna doll it up so I can wank on it. It's got terrible generic humbuckers in it right now...what's a good single coil that will fit in a humbucker spot that's pretty hot but with nice tone? Something not that pricey at all since this guitar is a piece of shmidt |
| ______________________________ [Apr 6,2008 10:03pm - blue ""] GFS Dream 90 $29-$33 each (depending on finish) http://store.guitarfetish.com/gfsdr90blbow.html [img][img][img][img] We've taken one of the sweetest pickups we make and dressed it up like in the most elegant wrapper- Black metal case with black bobbin and Stainless screws- The look is devastating, the sound furious- a KILLER pickup. These are the brand new for 2005 Dream 90 series. New and Improved. Alnico V Magnets. We've beefed up the output- now they're a full 8.4k for the bridge, 8.2K for the neck. Neck pickups are now REVERSE WOUND for full HUMBUCKING performance with both pickups selected. Polepieces are matched to the string spread- 2 1/8" at the bridge, 2" at the neck. They're fabulous sounding- Big and full with LOTS of P90 tone, but with a fatter, warmer and yet crunchier body. Thanks to the metal shell they resist hum fairly well, and the sense of string attack and dynamics is flat-out fabulous. |
| ______________________________________ [Apr 6,2008 10:20pm - ArrowHeadNLI ""] "wait, good luck finding a lefty original floyd and having it fit in the trem cavity right." exactly. I found a site where I can order a lefty original, but I'd have to assemble it all piece by piece and it's gonna cost almost 300 bucks. I have heard really good things about the german floyds (i think schaller?) being almost as good, but I don't know if they come lefty |
| __________________________________ [Apr 6,2008 10:45pm - Niccolai ""] schaller > ofr IMO |
| ______________________________________ [Apr 7,2008 12:39am - ArrowHeadNLI ""] Hey Blue, how are those GFS pickups? I just bought two 10k Lil Killers for my Jackson, but I was waiting to get the JB trembucker so I can install all three at once. |
| _________________________________________________ [Apr 7,2008 12:55am - the_taste_of_cigarettes ""] Well P90s are really thick, I am hoping for something that will be brighter. You think it will take on a brighter quality in the bridge spot? |
| _____________________________________ [Apr 7,2008 1:04am - ArrowHeadNLI ""] What is the guitar? It makes a big difference. |
| _____________________________________ [Apr 7,2008 1:09am - ArrowHeadNLI ""] Actually, I'm rethinking my PUP choices. Since I'm putting the JB into the jackson, I'm thinking of trying one of those GFS crunchy rails. If the Lil killers sound good in my other guitar I think I'll try Crunchy Rail, Lil Killer, Power Rail. |
| _____________________________________ [Apr 7,2008 10:24am - Beorht-Dana ""] blue said: watch out for the locking nut, it may strip easily in the threading. This happened to my KE3 a few years ago. :( I still need to get it fixed. |
| _____________________________________ [Apr 7,2008 5:59pm - ArrowHeadNLI ""] Okay, we're definitely going with the crunchy rails in the Ravenwest guitar, because after ordering all the various parts/pickups/shit for my other guitar, I'm just broke. I planned on one guitar, and ended up getting 2 guitars and 2 basses in a matter of weeks. And every single one needs new PUPS and a setup. BTW, trying to find a schaller lefty trem is going to quickly turn this into another "being lefty is gay" thread. |
| _____________________________________ [Apr 7,2008 6:01pm - ArrowHeadNLI ""] Funniest part? Guitar is my main instrument. I got a gibson worth thousands hanging up behind me. I have all these new guitars, basses, recording gear, etc... but to this day I don't own a guitar amp of any kind. Does that make me weird? |
| ________________________________ [Apr 7,2008 6:15pm - ZenErik ""] Yes. You are weird. I'm also a lefty. It made percussion ensemble and drum corps a whole lot harder when I did that because every part is written with a right hand lead. Also, took me longer to get my fingers moving for key leads. The whole world is against us. |