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  1. S

    High-end short scale guitar vs. mid-end baritone for downtuning?

    Hi guys! I'll explain: I used a Gibson Les Paul for playing death metal in B and A standard tuning, but the short scale neck (24.75") made it really hard to intonate, tune, and play with a tight and fast picking response (even though I used baritone light strings and EMG pickups). I sold the...
  2. TheUnvanquished

    Down Tuning a Short Scale??

    Hey everyone. This is my first post! I'm really excited about it too, as there is no forum more metal :hbang: Haha! Anyways, I'm primarily a guitarist but want to get me a bass! I, lately, have been keeping my six string guitars in a tuning that is, essentially, Dadgad dropped down one whole...
  3. MaxOfMetal

    String Tension Super Thread (Got a string question? Post it here!)

    Many questions that often comes up on the boards are those involving string gauge. This thread will help to create a knowledge base of sorts to help guitarists with their string gauge woes. To aid me in creating this, I have chosen to use this string tension calculator: String Guage and...
  4. amonb

    NGD: 2006 ESP Eclipse NOS (56K: Gor for it)

    Today was a good day. I was able to find a dude on Ebay who had a 2006 ESP Standard Series Eclipse that was so unused it still had the tags on it, genuine NOS. So I picked it up and a week later here it is. The case I had to leave back in the states as I wanted the cheaper postage so it was...
  5. amonb

    Help!

    Hey guys, I have decided I really wanna pull the trigger on an Edwards Black Beauty, as I have heard nothing but good things about them on this site and have wanted a Les Paul guitar for a while.... There are two ebay auctions open for this here in Australia at the moment that are selling...
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