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    Double locking tremolo systems and reliability over time

    I’m looking for a super strat guitar under $500 new or used with a locking trem system (OFR or licensed). It’s been almost 20 years since I’ve been in the market for a guitar of this kind so I need to know what the lay of the land is. My main requirements are playability and the bridge. I want...
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    Agile Sentinel 725

    Does anyone have experience with these? Rondo has them on sale for $300:hbang:. I love the idea of a 7 string vintage styled strat, but my concern is about build quality and compatibility with aftermarket parts for the bridge (trem arms, sustain blocks, string saver saddles or maybe even...
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    Agile Sentinel 725

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    Decisions decisions (shred + strat content) < $500

    Here's the heart of my dilemma: I love strats and I love to shred. As a result, I find myself torn between playability and tone. I already have an 8 string and an HH guitar that can handle metal just fine. What I'm after is a strat with modern features (compound radius, possibly a locking trem...
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    Decisions decisions (shred + strat content) < $500

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    Replacing a Floyd Rose Pro baseplate

    I have a Floyd Rose Pro equipped guitar that I need to rehabilitate. In my youth (12 years ago), I adjusted the bridge height adjustment screws while under full tension, so my knife edges are shot (this was my first trem equipped guitar and I didn't understand the physics involved). The rest of...
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    NPD: BKP Miracle Man experience

    I so I recently scored a BKP Miracle Man and installed it today. My first thoughts are :hbang::shred::scream: and: I seriously can't believe how much better these are than the stock bridge Schecter Pickup in my Omen-8. It's frightening. All of the sound characteristics I've been trying to...
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    7/8 String variax?

    Think Line 6 will ever make one? Could be awesome, especially if they gear the pickup types toward the types of pickups ERG players use.
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    Sennheiser Freeport Wireless System

    Brief & Accurate Description of gear/guitar: Sennheiser Freeport Wireless instrument system (body pack, receiver, and power supply). The antennae on the body pack has minor cosmetic cracking. Does not impact function. Modifications (if any):none Accessories (hardshell case etc): Location...
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    Poll: 8 String Pickups Elimination Round (Schecter Omen content)

    I will be replacing the pickups in my Schecter Omen-8 (aka Hector the Schecter, Scientist of the Eight Strings, Master of the Magic Eight Ball ends). I've been reviewing clips like a mad man but I'm hoping for a better way to organizing the data I am collecting. As you all may or may not...
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    SD Modular Preamp vs. Blackouts - ERG content

    I'm on the fence about which direction to go. I just got my first ERG, a Schecter Omen 8. I love it, but the pickups aren't "fully baked," so I want to weigh my upgrade options. On one hand, the BMP is cost effective and offers most of the benefits of the blackout pickups (80% of the tone or...
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    HNGD to me (at long last) - A good Omen

    I finally got an 8 string guitar. This is my first guitar with more than 6 strings and I'm pretty elated. I scored a Schecter Omen 8 in a deal today for an acoustic guitar I rarely ever played. I'm pretty happy with it, but there are two issues. 1. The action is high as balls. It's not...
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    Pickup trouble shooting - EMG content

    I have a set of EMG-HZ passives into guitar and I think one of them might be broken. They are wired into a 5-way coil tap switch. All positions sound fine except the bridge. When I select the bridge pickup by itself, I get a very weak nasally sound (way weaker than a single coil). When I tap on...
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    Stereo guitar set ups?

    I've recently gotten Amplitube 3 and I'm really like it. My prior source of modeled amp sounds was my Boss GT8, so suffice it to say, this is a MAJOR improvement in every way:scream:. What I haven't been able to really get into though is the whole parallel signal chain thing. On the GT8...
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    No delays in amplitube

    I just got Amplitube 3 and everything works except the rack delays. I'm pretty sure its a setting thing on my end because all of the other effects work, including the delay pedals in front of the amp. It's just the delays that won't do anything. Any ideas?
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    Help resurrecting a guitar

    I have an MH-301 that I've been trying to restore. The current problems are that the bridge pickup is not working, it needs new pickup rings, and the saddle blocks need replacing. The latter two problems are easy enough to fix, but the pickups leave me scratching my head. They're EMG HZs and...
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    Self-fail

    I just glanced at my "join date" and realized that I joined this forum 5 years ago an have yet to get a 7 or 8 string guitar. :noway: :facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm: At first I just wasn't totally sure if I needed one, but I haven't been able to afford it...
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    Rock Meccas of NYC - What are they now

    This was a sad/cool article someone posted on Facebook earlier: Rock Meccas of NYC: What Are They Now? | Rock Cellar Magazine The part that was most interesting to me was: I used to work at that shelter. I had no idea it used to be a punk rock club. It's a shame that all of those...
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    ESP LTD MH-301 for sale

    LTD MH-301: ESP MH 301 | eBay The pickup selected switch on the LTD needs to be replaced (only works in one position). This is my first time using eBay so I'd like it to go well (advice or bids welcome). I'd love to sell to someone on the boards to be honest. - Jim
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    Getting ready to make the leap.

    I'm going to move a bit of gear to make way for a 7/8 stringer and hopefully a Pod hd500. My guitar budget is $500 or less. I've played 6 string for 12 years, but never 7 or 8 strings (except at GC). I have tried most of the instruments in my price range (rg7321, 8 string rg [cant remember the...


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