Roran109
Member
Finally got my first seven string!
Before now I've just been a lurker on the forums, just reading, hardly ever posting. I wanna jump into the fray now.
First off let me tell you about my newest guitar. He (yes he) is one of the new Ibanez Iron Label RGs, fixed bridge (cuz I hate trems, don't get me started why).
Sounds perfect. I'm a huge fan of active pickups. I love all types, makes, and models in general, even factory stock ones (except Dean and BC Rich). But EMGs are my favorite. The 707s have clear chord definition but hairy! Love them. I hardly ever play clean, so I don't care much for passives. (Whenever I used passives for cleans in the past, I found myself adding a little gain on the amp. So why bother getting them then? Plus actives have a unique attack most passives dont have or can imitate)
The guitar itself is freaking epic. This is my first double cut guitar, so I gotta get used to how it sits against my body, cuz its huge! Im used to single cut LP style bodies. The neck is thinner than most of my Ibanez ARZs despite being a seven. Believe it or not, I'm not a fan of thin "fast" necks because I'm primarily a rhythm player, on a neck too thin, I tend to go too fast and "trip" over myself. The thin neck however works great here to compensate for the large width.
That said, I'm still a newb to sevens. I played my friends' sevens before, even borrowed one for a week, but this is the first one I've had full control over. Any advice on set up and string gauges? Whats are the best gauges for Drop A and Drop Ab on a 25.5" scale? Ive also never had a guitar with this kind of bridge, where you can adjust the height of each saddle individually. I got the action set up to stupendously low (with Ibanez is famous for, ftw) from strings 1 to 6, but what's considered "normal" action for the low B? Advice on that would be greatly appreciated.
(P.S. I didn't bother with pics cuz there are tons of these guys on the internet. I'll post pics, only if you guys request them)
Before now I've just been a lurker on the forums, just reading, hardly ever posting. I wanna jump into the fray now.
First off let me tell you about my newest guitar. He (yes he) is one of the new Ibanez Iron Label RGs, fixed bridge (cuz I hate trems, don't get me started why).
Sounds perfect. I'm a huge fan of active pickups. I love all types, makes, and models in general, even factory stock ones (except Dean and BC Rich). But EMGs are my favorite. The 707s have clear chord definition but hairy! Love them. I hardly ever play clean, so I don't care much for passives. (Whenever I used passives for cleans in the past, I found myself adding a little gain on the amp. So why bother getting them then? Plus actives have a unique attack most passives dont have or can imitate)
The guitar itself is freaking epic. This is my first double cut guitar, so I gotta get used to how it sits against my body, cuz its huge! Im used to single cut LP style bodies. The neck is thinner than most of my Ibanez ARZs despite being a seven. Believe it or not, I'm not a fan of thin "fast" necks because I'm primarily a rhythm player, on a neck too thin, I tend to go too fast and "trip" over myself. The thin neck however works great here to compensate for the large width.
That said, I'm still a newb to sevens. I played my friends' sevens before, even borrowed one for a week, but this is the first one I've had full control over. Any advice on set up and string gauges? Whats are the best gauges for Drop A and Drop Ab on a 25.5" scale? Ive also never had a guitar with this kind of bridge, where you can adjust the height of each saddle individually. I got the action set up to stupendously low (with Ibanez is famous for, ftw) from strings 1 to 6, but what's considered "normal" action for the low B? Advice on that would be greatly appreciated.
(P.S. I didn't bother with pics cuz there are tons of these guys on the internet. I'll post pics, only if you guys request them)