I have a strange issue with what seems to be my jack. I've got an EMG 81/89TW combo in one of my guitars and I only get sound when I'm halfway plugged in. When I plug in fully, everything goes silent.
Also, when I'm halfway plugged in I have to gate the hell out of my chain otherwise I get...
I'm not saying it's the best work in the world but I know that a Chinese make wouldn't be even half decent, especially at this magnification. The woods would suck and it would be more than rough around the edges. While you can't really say with certainty that this is an Ibanez prototype, it...
I cannot fathom why someone would trade this guitar, ever. This is the kind of guitar you want to keep as a family heirloom to give to your sole grandchild. The only justifiable reason I can think of is if you've got a massive Private Stock/Wood Library collection or something, and even then...
I like how they play (usually) but as most of the ones I've tried out have had floating trems, which really aren't my thing. This one however does not have that problem which is why I'm strongly considering it.
Looking at picking up one of these bad boys. It's unplayed and has no cosmetic wear, being offered one for £1400. (As a benchmark, a PRS CU24 averages around £2400.) Only caveat is - I'm getting it delivered and have never played one/won't get the chance to 'til it's on my doorstep.
Anyone have...
The reason you feel this way is because you seem to believe that talent and/or skill should define how popular you are. The centuries have taught us this is very often not the case. It's mainly how you market yourself. If you write songs in your bedroom and distribute your CD on a street corner...
Thanks for this. Makes me consider having a look at one before making any judgments solely based on specs.
That said, are you saying this is one of the best guitars currently available in this price range?
Not really. The core components of the guitar are the same as the SE. It's the woods that are the most disappointing. Their own website says the grade is similar in quality to the SE line. Also, in the UK a CU24 is for around £2,500/$4,000. You get an S2 for £1,200/$2,000. So I feel like I'm...
Exactly, that's the thing that's putting me off even considering this as an option. Even though I love what PRS stands for, this doesn't seem to be even close a PRS core at all, more like an SE with a cheap suit on.
I was just about to go down to my local PRS dealer and then thought better of...
With a standard PRS, I'd definitely agree with you. That's because you'd get a grade AAAA top with an exotic tonewood body, a bridge you wouldn't find on an SE, PRS pickups, etc.
This one seems to be more like 'let's take an SE, build it in maryland and sell it for more than double the price'
I know they do, but surely the raw materials would affect how kickass it is? I mean if you give them some plywood and nails they're not going to give you an Artist Pack are they? (Not saying the S2 is plywood, but yeah, they say on their own website they use the same grade wood as an SE).
Can someone explain to me why someone would want to buy one of these as opposed to an SE considering:
a) Same grade body/top woods as the SE series
b) Patented SE series bridge
c) Patented S2 pickups
d) Tuners 'based on' patended Phase II tuners
e) Smaller body with veneer like finish
The...
Marty Friedman fan + Three week break + 6-7 hours of constant bending/sliding + old strings = blisters that bad. I re set up the guitar and now I'm finding the bends not so bad. The pain from the blister is really something else though so I'm going to stop playing abouts now.
I'm sure they're D'addario EXL140 Top/Bottoms. I put that I think in there in case I was wrong about the string gauges. I just checked and they are indeed 10-52's. They were last changed about a month ago, three weeks out of which I didn't play my guitar at all.
I've tried the same strings on a...
I'm currently using D'addario heavy top/light bottoms 10-52's I think. I'll give this a go, but why do these exact same strings bend way easier on other guitars?
Changed them quite regularly actually but these strings have been on it for quite a long time, yes.
I've been playing for...
Ever since I've had my C-1 Hellraiser, I've found the string tension (especially when bending) to be incredibly high. Bending on this thing is like going to the gym and it's just making things extremely unpleasant for me as I bend a LOT.
Whenever I play other guitars I realise just how bad...
Thanks for all the help guys. I'm trying to incorporate all of this into my playing and I'm practicing at least an hour a day to a click/GP5.
One thing though, it seems like there's something fundamentally wrong with my picking which is exacerbated on the E string. When I'm picking (especially...