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    Aristides Guitars

    I took a little break from the interweb, but I received my 070r in anthracite last month and have been loving it. It’s my first seven string, and it’s so fun to play. I went with the Pegasus/Sentient pickup set, Hipshot bridge, and no inlays. :stealth: I really love how the raw anthracite...
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    A decade in the making: behold the KxK!

    Interestingly (maybe?), since the design uses a partial sun, it looks kind of similar to the livery used by the U.S. Navy fighter squadron VF-111 — the “Sundowners.” Which I gather had origins in WWII as mockery of the Japanese War Flag. A sinking, or shot-down sun rather than a rising sun, if...
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    Aristides Guitars

    I got my first Dropbox pic today. Never would have guessed that seeing my name tagged to a piece of gloriously un-inlayed Richlite could feel so good!
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    Should I return this Indonesian Boden Original 7?

    Ola should just rebrand the Boden as the “Rentier” at this point.
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    Aristides Guitars

    I went pretty basic: 070r in anthracite, Pegasus/Sentient pickups, Hipshot hardtail, all clean black Richlite fretboard. I was tempted a few times with a fancy paint job, but luckily for my wallet charcoal/grey is my favorite color anyway.
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    Aristides Guitars

    It looks like I'm getting a little more back on my tax return than I thought I would, plus that stimmy just rolled on in. So I went for it and just sent some EUR to Pascal. This'll be my first custom guitar order, and I'm a little nervous, but I'd only ever consider a custom build from a...
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    The "VS" Thread (Having trouble choosing between two or three guitars? Post here!)

    Thanks! After going back and forth between something 27" and something 26.5" (but "shreddier" than my current baritone) I bit the bullet and decided to put in an order for an Aristides (my wife talked me into it). I really just wanted a simple hardtail, something like a hipshot. And stainless...
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    Aristides Guitars

    I’ve been going back and forth on a couple nice seven string options for a few months now. Started looking at the increasingly elusive RG2027xl, but I’d rather have a fixed bridge. Looked at some RGDs but I’m not really in love with the two-tone bevel thing or the pickups/switching. The ESP...
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    Ibanez 2021 models (Headless!)

    The thing about the Prestige RGD is it’s considerably more than the Prestige RG2027XL with specs that don’t seem to justify the price difference. It is possible that I’m missing something. I know ash is disappearing fast in the US, so I suppose that justifies a premium. But $500 for ash and...
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    Post Your GAS

    For some reason, these Asato Suhrs are the only use of gold hardware that I’ve ever liked. Any little individual changes to the current package —a natural headstock, for example?— and I think I’d go back to thinking gold looks tacky. But it’s just perfect.
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    The "VS" Thread (Having trouble choosing between two or three guitars? Post here!)

    I was mostly set on getting an Ibanez RG2027XL (if anyone ever stocks one again). But the new ESP E-II M-II 7B is really tempting. I was looking to spend around $2K USD, and the ESP is a bit of a stretch beyond that. I could swing the cash for the Ibanez at the moment; the ESP would have me...
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    Change one letter in a band name to make it funny

    Guido’d by Voices Thirty Seconds to Lars Sal Invictus Ted Zeppelin Katatonya Megaseth Heath in June
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    Change one letter in a band name to make it funny

    Gorde Bling Melon The Peach Boys Femmy Kilmister The Mars Volva Beagles of Death Metal Old Man Gloop Cunt of Luna, Cult of Tuna (I’m so, so sorry)
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    Change one letter in a band name to make it funny

    Hourney
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    Change one letter in a band name to make it funny

    Mayo Dot Recapitated Mastodoo Yep The Wha ISIL (thread ruined) edit: Simp Bizkit Corn Hoobaskank Mudvaype S’taint WAProot
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    Post Your GAS

    I’m 95% set on tracking down an RG2027XL for my first seven. I have a 26.75” scale Reverend baritone (Descent W) which is right at home for B standard tuning, and sounds great clean or crunchy or doomy. It’s super light and resonant. It nails the vintage bari thing. Unfortunately, it falls...
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    401 Unauthorized?

    Welcome to the spam bot revolution, comrade.
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    401 Unauthorized?

    I was actually trying to register and kept getting 401’d. Thought it was just me. I managed to register, but got booted again shortly thereafter.


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