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Ok. So I've spent some time with them. My final verdict: Meh. I could take 'em or leave 'em. But since I have 'em, not sure if I'll keep them or replace them. In the meantime, that guitar has been sitting untouched except for the rare moment when I grab it, thinking: "Maybe I can make these...

I installed a set of the new alt.metal blackouts in an LTD EC-401, tuned to D-standard, about a week ago. My active pickup experience has always been with EMG's and I wanted to try something different. Please bear in mind, I am not a gigging or recording musician, at this stage in my life...

About 3mm, for both pickups (bass & treble sides), from the bottom of the string to the top of the pole pieces, when pressing the strings at the last fret.

The Fusion Edge pickups in my Ibanez RGIXL7 have the quick connectors. I spoke with Dimarzio tech support and they said, you can special order 7 string pickups, with metal covers, with the quick connectors, for about an extra $10 USD, per pickup. However, at the time of my conversation with tech...

Hello, Thanks for the input. Yes, the A2.7 comes stock with an FR Special: https://www.solar-guitars.com/product/a2-7frc-carbon-black-matte/

Hello, I have a Solar guitar with a 7-string Floyd Rose Special. I'd like replace it with a Gotoh GE1996T-7. Does anyone know if this would be a drop-in replacement? I've read the Gotoh locking studs are larger than the FR studs. I prefer to not have to go through the trouble of replacing the...

My room is untreated and my desktop space is very limited so the IK iloud Micros sound like a fantastic affordable option for someone, like me, who is more of an enthusiast rather than a pro or serious musician. How are these for playing plug-ins through? That being said, I would assume...

Hello, I'm looking for suggestion for home studio monitors. I would be using these for various applications, streaming music, mixing, but mainly for jamming/playing with guitar and bass plugins (wearing headphones gets annoying after a while). I have a very small space so I would be looking at...

Hello, I recently picked up a used 7-string Solar guitar and I really like it. So much so that I'm considering buying a 6-string with a Floyd Rose, from Solar. My question is: Can anyone please tell me about their experience having a Solar guitar shipped to the USA? Was paying the import duty a...

Hello, Thanks for all your input. Much appreciated. However, based on what I've read, if you simply take the center-to-center string spacing between the low B and high E, then divide by 6, the spaces between each string will not be equal. This is because the diameter of each string is not...

Hello, I'm looking for suggestions on how to space the string slots, in a nut, for a 7 string guitar, so that the space between each string is equal. I have a string spacing ruler from StewMac, but that doesn't seem to work for 7-string guitars. Thanks!

Hello! So I just picked up a used/like-new Solar A2.7FBB+ It's a nice guitar. Well built. Plays smooth. Sounds great. Only thing I found odd is the smaller body size (or at least smaller than I'm used to with PRS SE's, LTD EC's and Ibanez RG's). I'm finding it a little hard to get used to (not...

I actually had a set of Titans about a year ago that I put in an RG7421. At the time I wasn't really into playing 7-string so I sold the guitar. Now I'm wishing I hadn't done that. But I have to say, I don't really recall all the nuances of the Titans. However I do remember they just sounded...

Hello, I recently purchased an Ibanez RGIXL7. It came stock with DiMarzio Fusion Edge pickups. So far, they're just ok. I find them to be a bit cold and shrill sounding (guitar is tuned to dropped A-flat/G# and I play mostly metal/hard rock) through my Boss Katana 100 MkII and all my plugins...

This is good to know. I guess I've never owned a guitar that came with stock DiMarzio's.

Hello, I recently purchased an Ibanez RGIXL7. So naturally as with most guitars that come my way the first thing I did was take it apart (then put it back together again) When I pulled out the stock pickups (DiMarzio Fusion Edge) I noticed quick connectors on the bottom similar to EMGs (sorry...