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    Brand New Ibanez Prestige Neck Problem

    In fairness, I got the impression that that was more an offer to have it assessed rather than repaired. I don't tech full time anymore, but I have had incidents where a shop has asked me to give an opinion on an instrument before. I usually charge an hour or so to diagnose it. In the 40 or so...
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    Brand New Ibanez Prestige Neck Problem

    Well, I have been bleating on about poor quality guitars for an age now and been told I'm wrong and it's just me and yada yada. I did read the response someone posted from Rich and I totally get what he's feeling. All that aside, I have found way more consistency in the Ibanez brand these days...
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    Weird ringing noise on RG5320

    Could it be the springs in the spring cavity for the bridge? On pretty much all my floyd rose style guitars, I just get some ear buds (you Americans call them q-tips) and just slip them up the middle of each spring. It silences them instantly. Obviously, use new ones. Seriously, suggested that...
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    Mesa Boogie coming back to the EU/UK

    I wonder if it's going to signify a huge price increase on the used market as well?
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    Mesa Boogie coming back to the EU/UK

    After a disappearance of around 5 years, Mesa Boogie are finally eaking out some product to the UK (and by extension I guess, EU). Their disappearance pre-dated the pandemic, I know I tried in vein to order a Dual Rectifier new in the box right around that time, I was given constantly shifting...
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    EMG 81 really bright

    There is no tone pot on the guitar. Even when on 10, a tone pot will roll off some highs. I plan on playing with some resistors and caps in series, see if I can tame it down some.
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    EMG 81 really bright

    Thanks for the responses. Overall, I am mainly trying to avoid different pickups altogether or wiring a loose tone pot. I have wired various bleed controls and things before plenty of times, just never with EMGs which is mainly why I wanted to leave it open ended for feedback in case someone...
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    EMG 81 really bright

    I have an E-II Arrow 6 string. It's all stock, new battery, etc. I've been using EMGs for 25 odd years so I know simple things like battery, etc. I have to say I have found this a lot on EMG 81 loaded guitars that have a volume control and no tone pot in that it is insanely bright. I was...
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    LTD QC issues, incorrectly mounted Floyd Rose studs. Should I return?

    Well you can go from what custom shops do (or did?) and then filter those cues back down the line. My knowledge in witnessing the process myself dates back to, oh, around 2007 maybe? Possibly earlier. But the guys actually testing the lumber used all manner of things. A sample of which was a...
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    NGD : RG8420ZD - Dark Lapis Lazuli

    I've had the pleasure of only a few J-Customs in life. And I gotta say, all of them were just right. Then I got to your headstock pic and how the strings had been put on. I was training an apprentice once in a repair shop I worked in who strung up a customer's guitar like that. I just growled...
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    Do you still favor your BKPs?

    I have tried a lot of them. To be honest, I always come back to good ol' EMG, but it's not like the Bark Knuckles are in any way bad. I still have my set of ceramic Nailbombs waiting for another decent guitar to go into. I'm doing a thinning of the herd in the next few months and it's in my...
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    LTD QC issues, incorrectly mounted Floyd Rose studs. Should I return?

    Yep, I've been told plenty times, "Dude, you're the problem". I dunno, after 34 years of playing guitar and piano, 25 years repairing guitars and amplifiers, sometimes professionally sometimes sideline, you'd think I would know how to tune a guitar by now. If I don't by now, then there's no hope...
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    LTD QC issues, incorrectly mounted Floyd Rose studs. Should I return?

    I kind of am. I know I said about no giggable guitars under £1000, but I sort of do maintain that. A guitar from 5 years ago under £1000? Sure thing. No problem. The fact is, I am actively turning away work right now and a lot of the guitars I'm turning away are brand new £1000 pieces. And the...
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    LTD QC issues, incorrectly mounted Floyd Rose studs. Should I return?

    Yep. If you look through my old posts, you'll likely find me stating that the best guitar you can buy right now is the black metal series. I saw quite a few of them in my little set up and repair business and all of them were great. However the last 4-5 I have seen? Nope, I take it all back...
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    LTD QC issues, incorrectly mounted Floyd Rose studs. Should I return?

    Sorry guys, but LTD guitars have gone down a lot in quality only over the last few months. The Black Metal and Arctic series were really good guitars in their first iterations. However current manufactured ones appear to be more miss than hit. Also, a 1000 series floyd is not comparable to an...
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    Jackson/Charvel/EVH 2024

    The attempts to blur the line between the craftsmanship of different countries is very readily apparent. It's just too bad it's not working... And really, I have seen some £1500 guitars that were really barely worth half that. IMO if you buy a £1500 guitar and it can't stay in tune, you're...
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    Jackson/Charvel/EVH 2024

    I'm not sure your experience, but I have two Broderick Pro 7 strings too. The first I bought around 2016 or so? It had a floyd rose special and lasted me a good 2 years before it needed replacing. On a whim I bought another one of the same model and colour just as they were going out, so that...
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    NGD: Sutch Scirrocco (UK Custom Shop)

    I could swear I saw this guitar for sale somewhere - same pictures too.
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    Jackson/Charvel/EVH 2024

    Hahaha I agree on that Vogg. I am just glad that I am not the only one that has noticed. I mean, I am someone in a position able to spend silly amounts of money on gear - it won't last but at the moment I could blow £2k on a decent guitar. It is just disappointing when the only route is Ibanez...
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    Jackson/Charvel/EVH 2024

    Controveritial opinion: I would want all manufacturers to up their game in terms of instrument quality. In my view, Jackson and LTD have gone downwards in terms of overall quality only in the last 4-5 years. To me, specification does not equal quality. Throwing stainless steel frets on...


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