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shadowalk
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by shadowalk » 20 Sep 2017, 23:08
You'll probably be scrounging for RGs again after 5 years or so. You'll come back. They always come back.
agony bagony
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by agony bagony » 20 Sep 2017, 23:38
this drug habit of yours is really becoming a problem
Lavabug
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by Lavabug » 21 Sep 2017, 00:11
there is a particular RG 7 string I want that is out of production
but I spotted a red crackle charvel I also really want near me for fairly cheap, so I might spring for that
jawn galliano
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by jawn galliano » 21 Sep 2017, 00:21
fuck i want a pure white pickguard RG so bad
spent way too much this month though
shadowalk
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by shadowalk » 21 Sep 2017, 00:58
I really want something like this
But it's got a killswitch
and the volume pot is in the standard position. I wish it had a tone pot so I can take it out, put the volume pot there, and leave the standard volume pot slot empty.
Also, there's too many dots on that fretboard
Lavabug
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by Lavabug » 21 Sep 2017, 01:32
Tone pots are stupid and nobody ever needs one. I bypassed the one in my NJ ironbird and only have 1 vol pot in my other guitars.
you can always use the hole for the killswitch for a second pot if you must have one. Or get a stacked pot like this:
http://www.mojotone.com/fender-cts-250k ... 112364.jpg
Lavabug
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by Lavabug » 21 Sep 2017, 01:37
Hitoshura wrote: fuck i want a pure white pickguard RG so bad
spent way too much this month though
I'm not in a major rush to sell it, so if you want me to hold it just let me know.
Mabbers get 80 bucks off, and I'll throw in that planet waves clip on tuner in the pics.
jawn galliano
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by jawn galliano » 21 Sep 2017, 03:07
i'll think it over and see what my upcoming expenses look like and let you know in a day or two
also i'm pretty sure i have that same exact case for my 570 so it would pair well
zim
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by zim » 21 Sep 2017, 05:32
if stormy decides he doesn't want it I may buy it
Lavabug
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by Lavabug » 21 Sep 2017, 10:29
Then you will have a brand-spankin new guitar smell in your house. The smell of tomato sauce on the strings.
zim
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by zim » 21 Sep 2017, 10:36
Lavabug wrote: Then you will have a brand-spankin new guitar smell in your house. The smell of tomato sauce on the strings.
if it doesn't smell like tomato sauce i expect a refund
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by Lavabug » 24 Sep 2017, 04:58
Got two folk at the facebook RG fan page asking about it, but no commitments yet.
I broke the high E string yesterday, gonna have to restring it, that'll be an extra $500.
zim
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by zim » 24 Sep 2017, 05:08
I was waiting on stormy to reply, didn't want to rob him of it if he wanted it
otherwise I'm ready to buy
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by zim » 30 Sep 2017, 12:03
WELL THEN
shadowalk
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by shadowalk » 30 Sep 2017, 12:43
fellow member of the ibanez jizzers' club
Lavabug
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by Lavabug » 02 Oct 2017, 22:56
You have my blessing.
Removed the headstock foam on the white one? It helps with the ghost notes.
NGD for me tomorrow...
zim
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by zim » 02 Oct 2017, 23:23
Lavabug wrote: Removed the headstock foam on the white one? It helps with the ooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooo skUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRyyy
notes.
I threw on some heavier gauge strings and forgot to put the foam back on. I actually had a bitch of a time getting the trem balance for some reason, my allen wrench also kept getting stuck
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by Lavabug » 02 Oct 2017, 23:43
You'll need extra tension on teh springs for balance. The blocker/stopper on it will help with that, just tighten the springs all the way down putting all the weight on the trem stopper, string up, intonate, lock the nut and fine tune, then gradually relax the springs until you're floating and screw back the trem stopper.
It sounds weird doing fine-tuning adjustments with the spring tension, but it actually dials in the balance perfectly if you do it right. Heard of this trick in one of Ben Eller's videos.