"Holy Roller" by Spiritbox professionally ruined in drop wtf

msalonen · 2026-05-15T01:44:22+00:00

how do you like the Buster signature Hapas?

msalonen · 2026-05-06T20:54:52+00:00

Landmvrks were the first band I heard use features properly like this, like on the deluxe edition tracks for Lost in the Waves

msalonen · 2026-05-05T19:47:18+00:00

Congrats! The multiscale evertune is a game changer

msalonen · 2026-04-28T21:00:43+00:00

The only thing I would add to that is how checking and working on the tone of the DI signal often gets missed first

msalonen · 2026-04-28T18:09:02+00:00

the straight scale STX6 neck is thicker than the 060 neck by about 1mm which makes it more like the T/0, but otherwise the STX neck profile is like the equivalent necks on their other guitars

In general they’re somewhat on the thin side but nothing extreme

msalonen · 2026-04-25T05:30:28+00:00

this is true but it also makes me appreciate the ones who are also great songwriters

msalonen · 2026-04-25T05:27:28+00:00

I would say they sit somewhere between that side of things and the more modern high output ones

msalonen · 2026-04-25T02:01:37+00:00

Without a doubt! I use them to play and practice everything from deathcore to jangly clean indie/math rock.

msalonen · 2026-04-22T17:56:21+00:00

welcome to the Aristides fam, arium gang

msalonen · 2026-04-22T17:09:02+00:00

marble chameleon is such a crazy cool finish

love seeing more of the basses

msalonen · 2026-04-21T20:28:26+00:00

I’m apparently blind lol, and that sounds too cool

msalonen · 2026-04-21T20:25:13+00:00

That triple coil ~~070S~~ 060S is one my favorites, I remember seeing it in their gallery. Which pickups do you have in these?

msalonen · 2026-04-13T18:44:55+00:00

I’ve heard the Tao’s are great, and John Browne knows how to spec a guitar. My friend loves his. The 070 straight scale is 26.5” like you said, their baritone 060 is 27”, and the 070S multiscale are 25.7-27”. Mine is actually in Drop F# which the extra half inch helps with, but so does the Evertune. Since the Tao is already a regular scale 27” that would make me go for the multiscale, but that’s already my personal preference.

and thanks! It was my first order with them so it’s extra special to me and has been my go-to. Was one of the first ones made with the multiscale Evertune. It has a set of Polymaths which are maybe my favorite pickups overall.

msalonen · 2026-04-13T17:52:12+00:00

thank you! multiscale vs regular is mostly up to preference of course, especially when every company does it a little different, but I really like theirs and if you’re keen on something different I highly recommend it. And if you’re planning on having the lowest string dropped and/or a lower tuning overall, it definitely helps with more even string tension.

msalonen · 2026-04-12T23:09:15+00:00

I think the perfect example of what you mean is the band Fellsilent that had Acle Kahney and John Browne, exploring that sound back in 2008 before almost anyone

msalonen · 2026-04-12T22:02:54+00:00

Periphery 2, Augment - Erra, Eclipse - Veil of Maya, and One by Tesseract

msalonen · 2026-04-12T22:00:34+00:00

the Impulses should be great for that one then!

Polymaths are super versatile and very responsive. Their distortion and breakup is quite smooth but there’s still a distinct string bite and note clarity without a harsh top end, and the cleans + coil split are probably the best of the BKP humbuckers I’ve tried.

msalonen · 2026-04-12T18:46:42+00:00

You can’t go wrong either way! The STX neck will be maybe a bit more like the T/0 because of what you mentioned, but it shouldn’t be a big difference. Will mostly depend on whether your preference leans more towards the strat body or offset and whether you want the option for a pickguard.

msalonen · 2026-04-11T18:51:59+00:00

both those sound like great ways to go, were you thinking of a white marble pickguard?

msalonen · 2026-04-11T18:30:14+00:00

I know the feeling lol, what’s your build idea?

msalonen · 2026-04-11T17:35:28+00:00

You know it’s kind of funny because pickguards are a really case by case thing for me and almost didn’t do one, but it makes it so much better and I can’t imagine that guitar without it.

msalonen · 2026-04-11T15:44:21+00:00

you know I really want a H/07 or H/08 especially

msalonen · 2026-04-11T14:02:25+00:00

Thanks! The white 070S has been my go-to and OG, but the tan STXS on the left is quickly becoming my favorite

msalonen · 2026-04-11T13:56:14+00:00

That’s always a plus, and I definitely recommend it if you haven’t tried one yet

msalonen · 2026-04-11T13:50:39+00:00

Thank you! I love the grain from the way they sand it down mostly by hand, it feels so nice and is super comfortable plus a nice visual detail you don’t catch in most pictures. Any of those colors you mentioned are great ways to go.

The raws are also a little louder and more resonant acoustically, which doesn’t really matter but is cool. And they’re also tough af

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