LTD MH 417

[kittencore]

i personally love my mh-417, and i don't have any problems with the potmeter being in the way.

 

[markbolwell54]

I use Drop A tuning For that I use the following: 9-46 strings for the standard 6+I use 68 for the drop A

I cant believe how big strings you're all using, I use 56 for standard B or 58 for drop A and I dont have any issues!

I have a ESP Viper 407 in standard B tuning using a 56 and I think it plays really nice!

 

[MaxOfMetal]

I cant believe how big strings you're all using, I use 56 for standard B or 58 for drop A and I dont have any issues!

I have a ESP Viper 407 in standard B tuning using a 56 and I think it plays really nice!

I use a .054 for B and .059 for A. I was never big on big strings.

I'm playing on 25.5" scale guitars with 430mm radii and 1.5-2.0mm 12th fret action. No buzzing, even on rhythms.

 

[rcsierra13]

How much are they going for?

 

[Born4metal85]

How much are they going for?

How much for what?

 

[rcsierra13]

Well the thread was about the MH-417.... lol

 

[Born4metal85]

Well the thread was about the MH-417.... lol

About $649....for me it will be a little more expensive because I'm in the EU

 

[rcsierra13]

Ahh ok is that USD? I'm in Australia where we get thoroughly raped by price

 

[Prydogga]

I'm only guessing but judging by other Ltd prices here I think it would be close to, if not more than, $2k

 

[rcsierra13]

Yeah it is ridiculous that an LTD can go for that much. I bought an LTD MH-1000 FR Deluxe shipped from the US FOR ABOUT AUD$1000 and out of interest I phoned around in Aus to see the prices and they were asking between 1800-2300.

 

[Deathmetal94564]

I need heavy gauge strings because I tend to hit hard and I need something that "bites back" essentially. and when bending I over bend easily with 9-10's. So I need to use 11's. Also when bending I like some "fight" with the guitar, but hell that's me.

 

[R3D]

I'm only guessing but judging by other Ltd prices here I think it would be close to, if not more than, $2k

nah no way 2k its a prity basic guitar especialy for the 400 series

but lucky i bought my esp stef 7 for 2k and its brand spanking i was about to pre order the mh417

 

[blister7321]

I need heavy gauge strings because I tend to hit hard and I need something that "bites back" essentially. and when bending I over bend easily with 9-10's. So I need to use 11's. Also when bending I like some "fight" with the guitar, but hell that's me.

i just prefer 11s all my guitars have em no matter what tuning
e/11-52
dd/11-52
dc/11-58
da/11-52+60 (for now)

 

[Emperoff]

I cant believe how big strings you're all using, I use 56 for standard B or 58 for drop A and I dont have any issues!

I have a ESP Viper 407 in standard B tuning using a 56 and I think it plays really nice!

I have a 064 in A and it's kinda loose, but I had a 068 and found it too thick and "bass-sounding". I like a sharper sound on my low strings, so I usually go 059-060 for low B and 064 for low A

 

[LamaSabachthani]

I use a .054 for B and .059 for A. I was never big on big strings.

I'm playing on 25.5" scale guitars with 430mm radii and 1.5-2.0mm 12th fret action. No buzzing, even on rhythms.

I use light gauges like yourself, and on the 7th I don't get buzz but I do get a weird sort of percussive sound when I use heavy pick attack... It sounds cool, but also is probably an indication that I should be beefing up the B string

 

[Ippon]

If they came out with a 27" (baritone) version, MH-417B (?), I'd be all over it.

 

[Born4metal85]

If they came out with a 27" (baritone) version, MH-417B (?), I'd be all over it.

I was thinking of the LTD SC 607B.....that's a baritone guitar.....but that is not made from mahagony =(

 

[Ippon]

The Maple neckthrough and Alder wings (The ESP Guitar Company :: Stephen Carpenter Signature Series) isn't necessarily a disadvantage.

 

[Razor777]

Flippin' hell, I use a 58 for my low G/G# on a 24.75".....

 

[blister7321]

^ you crazy