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    Looking to get a specific sound out of my Ibanez universe and my LTD M-1000

    yeah you can adjust the amp, but i always find the character of the pickup/wood combination is still there, which is why i'm seeking a beefier pickup i was actually thinking of trying the duncan custom, possibly full shred but i'm a little afraid the full shred won't be the type of heavy i'm...
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    Looking to get a specific sound out of my Ibanez universe and my LTD M-1000

    need some help finding out what pickups would be good for giving me a certain tone i'm looking for i really REALLY love the Rhythm tone Opeth gets in like the first 10 seconds of the song The Baying of the Hounds(that big power chord) my universe has blaze 7s and my M-1000 has Bareknuckle...
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    String Gauge for Drop G on 7 string

    so i think that for the low G im gonna try a .68 gauge, what do you all think about that? Also what is the best set to use for tuning the other 6 strings to D standard, a lot of options but im not sure which one will give me enough tension without being too much or too little Just to keep this...
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    Tools needed to do guitar setups

    also some type of 10mm rachet(size may vary depending on the guitar) for tightening the machine heads, this is very important a tuner as well in order to check intonation lemon oil for fretboards and something to polish the frets themselves, this is very important especially lemon oil on...
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    2 Bands, 2 Tunings (back & forth)

    when bands do this to me, it just gives me an excuse to go out and buy more guitars :shred:
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    Experience with ordering used gear from GC?

    i've had good and bad experiences with used GC stuff but generally buying used stuff from GC is usually not as bad as you'd think, but i take into account that most likely the item is gonna need work, unless you buy a pedal or solid state amp (if its screwed up then send it or take it back)...
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    What do your pets do when you play music or guitar?

    when i got my practice amp plugged in my cat usually will sit next to me and rub up against me(even when i try to record takes sometimes he does this), sometimes he sits there, even when i play music on my computer he'll sit right next to it, its kinda funny but once i turn on the 5150 he's...
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    Suggest a 7 string BKP for me

    Nailbombs will give you a very Dark tone against that mahogany body, i have a nailbomb bridge in my LTD MH-1000, has a dark organic type sound, kind of like an overdrive PRS or Gibson with much more ballsy metal style, although i have alnico V magnets, Ceramics are much more higher end...
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    Drop Ab on a 25.5 6 string: Possible?

    just get some nice heavy gauge strings duder, you should be fine, make sure you into the bastard thou
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    What Does Your Job Do For You?

    haha my job sucks really, but lately i've been using some of the money to fund various gear so i can start recording and getting my name out there just need to get a good camera, wanna do some youtube vids as well
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    NGD: I figured I would give this seven string thing another shot.

    Nice, its always good nowadays to have a 7 in your arsenal, imo, never know when you might need one for a gig, or maybe to fatten up or give a different feel to a song you are working on and good idea changing out those pickups
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    New not axe fx day

    time machine maybe...Detonator i don't think so... i believe John Pertrucci has the ultimate detonator which he used to blow up pluto...thats the real story that the illuminati doesn't want you to know about
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    Game Series You Wish Continued

    Eternal Champions and Arcus Odyssey(even though they really only made one installment of the game)
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    Help with getting an audio interface

    i dont know your set up but if you have firewire capability i'd go for a Saffire pro 24, i have one and i don't regret it at all my friend has an older 8 channel alesis and he can't wait to get rid of it, he says they don't hold up very well, although can't say much about the newer ones one...
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    I want to trade my Gibson Explorer for a Epiphone Les Paul Goldtop... Am I crazy?!?!?

    it really does depand on how you feel i had a jackson Dinky and i traded it for one of those Gibson made Kramers, and some people said i was dumb but to be honest that kramer just felt and sounded WAY better to me than the jackson dinky even though there was a big price difference between the...
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    What Happened to me? Did I really buy a Dean Soloist?

    i was considering this guitar at some point, ended up going with LTD 6 strings, but this isn't anything to be ashamed of, probably one of the nicest Dean 25.5 scale guitars around
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    Weird things you do no one knows about until now

    i tell my guitar secrets....dirty secrets....
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    Whats the WORST band name you can come up with?

    oh and how could i forget the band name Metallien :-P
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    Whats the WORST band name you can come up with?

    i remember this one local band called Spatula, horrible name and im ashamed to admit when i was a teenage i named my band Autumns Door, what was i thinking!
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