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Black Winters are an interesting change up, I wonder why Keith didn't go with the Nazgul/Sentient 6?
I think at this point we all are waiting for the next logical step... KM-8.
I think at this point we all are waiting for the next logical step... baritone KM-6.
My only reservation about this would be the possibility of it being 28 inch scale.
I may be wrong but I sort of remember keith saying he doesn't like super long scales. I personally really like the feel of 26.5, or 27 inch scales on 8's. Some people don't think 28 is long enough. I'm gonna guess it'd be a 27 inch scale on the 8's though. That way you get some extra tension without making it too difficult to play.
All specs confirmed by Keith on FB today.
Bought this back in July and it's finally finished.
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Had a busy week at work, had to restring/setup the guitar, and barely got to play it till today. She rips! I really like playing leads on this actually, the extra inch makes the higher register really accesible. Sentient is awesome, I might have to fiddle with the height a bit. To me it does lack a little bit of clarity/expressiveness, but not in any huge way. Awesome cleans. The Nazgul, which I had some reservations about its high-output nature, is sick as well, nice and tight/expressive, but also has a certain meat-and-potatoes chunk to it, it'd be fun to play some doomy/stoner stuff on. The guitar also has a nice weight to it without being overtly heavy! No issues with it really, I just have the problem of the finish seeming to acquire some dark/graphite esque marks inexplicably that I saw someone else post about. Factory string guage was kind of retarded IMO, 9-46 and lets just throw a 64 on there?
Anyways, sorry for all the words. Iphone pics, luminlays and the finish are both hard AF to photagraph:
What made you decide to put EMGs in there? Just wondering because I'm thinking of getting this guitar, but not sure if I'd prefer the Duncans to EMG actves.
What made you decide to put EMGs in there? Just wondering because I'm thinking of getting this guitar, but not sure if I'd prefer the Duncans to EMG actves.
I hated the stock pickups. Very clear and defined but had a really aggressive upper midrange spike and the pick attack was way too djenty for me. At this point in time I just prefer EMG for humbuckers, passives for singles. These are the 57/66, I have one other 6 string with them and the 57 is my favorite pickup, period.
Here's my question: HOW did you get EMGs in there haha. The control cavity is SO small, how did you get a battery in there? Did you route for a battery box?