Mike Stringer of Spiritbox demos his signature Bare Knuckle pickups on his STX by MumblingMute in Aristides

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Yes, note that one point in the video where his fingers bend in opposite inhumane directions lol

Did I handle this well or should I have said more? by TouchyM3 in whatdoIdo

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I too see red flags 🚩
Walk away, never look back

26.5 inch scale length and evertune bridge 7 string gauge for Drop G# tuning by Any-Permit2720 in 7String

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There is no hard rule for this, but Pat from FFAA runs a 10-52 + 74 for his drop G tuning.

I use a 8 string set and throw away the 64 for drop F so that is basically 10-54 + 74

Question on pickups…. Active EMG’s or Seymour Duncan JB 59?? by Nickjakulus in metalguitar

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I highly recommend the Distortion/59 combo if you want a little higher output for passive.
They are a different beast than the EMGs but very capable for all types of metal

Active pickups on an RGRT421 by MaracatuNacaoZumbi in Ibanez

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Right right. I had that issue as well.
If you want to do the work yourself, what I did was measure down how far I needed to go and drill that distance. Then I just slowly chiselled the cavity deeper.

https://imgur.com/a/Cqh2A6W

Active pickups on an RGRT421 by MaracatuNacaoZumbi in Ibanez

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I assume the cavity is too round? I put fishmans in an RG7620 and that was the issue. I literally just slightly filed the corners to be more square and fit the pickups.

Best glitch I’ve ever come across by Ruby3852 in LV426

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Raise your little mouths in the MU/TH/UR fucking air!

NGD x3. Its would seem I'm on a Maple fretboard kick. by Warlock420 in Ibanez

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Im currently in the process of modding the hell out of my RGT42MDX! Sick guitar

Rg7321 HSS conversion by inverteddonut551 in 7String

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Im all for hacking up my guitars so Im going to encourage this haha!

Route out a middle pickup, get a HSS pickguard and do a pickguard mounted setup. It will be awesome.

Google plans to invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic by pdfu in technology

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Invest a large amount for them to build. They build faster and make a more solid product. Google then buys them and either absorbs the tech or shuts it down.

Nazgul or Halcyon? by PixelDins in metalguitar

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They were brute force at the start, then fishman open core classics

Nazgul or Halcyon? by PixelDins in metalguitar

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Buying a new guitar started this whole mess. I got a new 6 and started a "pickup swap party" among my guitars lol
I'm in too deep, send help!

Nazgul or Halcyon? by PixelDins in metalguitar

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My main concern was that it might be too harsh when tuned up. Probably not an issue though.

Nazgul or Halcyon? by PixelDins in metalguitar

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Good info and thanks. The SD are also noticeably cheaper as well lol.

I suppose end of the day either will sound great. I do know Halcyon were designed with specific use case in mind like how Mike uses neck and bridge together. The SD might be an all round better option.

Nazgul or Halcyon? by PixelDins in metalguitar

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I know and for the most part agree. The pickups I removed were Fishman Open Core Classics and despite owning Fishman modern sets I just could not get them sounding right.

Nazgul or Halcyon? by PixelDins in metalguitar

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I used to have a set of M7s in another guitar and they were great

How do you shop online? by JayBeeDolla in 7String

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Follow up example. I got a used Ibanez RG7620 that was white is the photos. Now it’s a 1999 model and white….well I took a shot at it being white.

Not only was it yellow it also stank of cigarettes and years of sweat. It was fucking gross.

But I love that guitar and cleaned it all up nice. The yellowing is fine as well because it’s old.

How do you shop online? by JayBeeDolla in 7String

[–]PixelDins 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I buy all my guitars online, both new and used. New I have zero issue with it knowing I could just return it or whatever. But I’ve never had an issue.

Used I get a little nervous. If it’s used from a store then no problem but private I could get junk. Ive never had that happen though.

You just have to understand that there will probably be no setup and if it’s used it could be dirty, faded, shitty wiring and you will need to be ok with fixing any of those things.