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    What pickups?

    Well, i would LOVE to have an enourmous rack, the size of a mesa ... :nuts: hah. hah. Im not sure how pickups fit in carvins, still learning about them as I use mine Thanks for the advice, i'll look into them. Gary Moore is a screaaaaming blues player, who used to be a crazy...
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    What pickups?

    hey all, looking to get new pickups for the Carvin DC747c! I want a raunchy sustaining tone like gary moore, and the defined crunch of john petrucci... what pickups would suit this? Thanks! :shred:
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    My pretty new 7 string!!!

    Not hard on my gear, just anal. When strings start to lose their initial brightness, i like to get a new set. I guess my fingers perspire a lot- my usual d'darios (on the last guitar) lasted about a week before they got all corroded. These elixers are the only strings i've found to not...
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    My pretty new 7 string!!!

    There's a whole aspect of physics with guitars.. (guitar companies/ accessory manufacturers wont tell you this). If there are any guitar techs readng this, help me explain please! Two separate peices of wood (neck bolted to body) allow the neck to move separately from the body (bass...
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    My pretty new 7 string!!!

    Theyr pretty sweet, harder than the strings so i guess thats why they never wear out- some people say they sound kind of tinny, but I like them. really freakin smooth. i also like the Elixers that came on the guitar (coated strings). I've never had strings last more than a week, and these...
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    My pretty new 7 string!!!

    Thanks guys- I love the guitar, but of course, there are a few quirks- lost my pickup selector plastic piece (flew off during a show), volume knob became dangerously loose during a show, my engraved truss rod cover is no where to be found, after waiting almost 2 months!!! The pickups...
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    My pretty new 7 string!!!

    Here is my new Carvin DC747C :shred: Too lazy to actually type the stuff out, so this is copied from the order- FLOYD ROSE TREMOLO CLEAR MAHOGANY NECK & BODY BLUEBURST QUILTED MAPLE QUILTED MAPLE HEADSTOCK TUNG OIL FINISH BACK OF NECK ABALONE DOT INLAYS STAINLESS STEEL FRETS PHASE...
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    Hand numbness!?

    Carpal Tunnel is the other nerve (thumb)... and i now have occasional numbness in both areas, the pinky and thumb which probably means its not a tunnel syndrome..? hmm, i've been messing with my arm, and i think its further up my arm.. a pinched nerve by the elbow, rather than carpal tunnel...
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    String Gauges

    U guys like blue steels? i tried a set of those and they felt extremely dead... none of that new string brightness, like that felt with a new set of D'adario's.... maybe its just me :nuts:
  10. K

    Hand numbness!?

    Whats up everyone!!!!!! have an important topic.... Ive brought it up at another guitar forum but i figured it wouldnt hurt to get some more opinions/ ideas... I have been experiencing slight numbnesss and pain in my left (neck) hand and arm for a week or 2, mainly in my pinky. I am 17...
  11. K

    My new 7 stringer is HERE (dialup NO! BAD MONKEY!)

    Pretty awesome! i can't wait to get mine!!
  12. K

    Carvin on the way!!!!

    Im stoked to get my Carvin DC 747 :hbang: in a few weeks i'll be a REAL 7 stringer... do you guys like the carvins? ROCK ON!!!!!! It has- mahogany neck and body blueburst quilted maple top black chrome hardware ebony neck stainless steel frets floyde rose tremolo...


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