Scored a Hellraiser 7 today!

[kmanick]

I finally found a store in Boston that had one in stock.
SOLD!!!!!!!
I'm liking it, I haven't gotten rid of my ESP M-207 yet, I'm trying to see
what the difference is between the 2 playablility wise and sound wise before I make any final decisions (hell I may just keep them both)
Upper fret access is way better on this one.
My 4 year old future headbanger wanted to be in the pic
here she is demonstrating the intro to "Mean Streets"

 

[angusyoungwanabe]

noice. although she needs to put her thumb behind the neck so she can reach the d string.

 

[Michael]

Man, that guitar looks awesome. Congrats!

 

[nyck]

Awesome! Super cute daughter too!

 

[Mark. A]

Metal guitar man, I much prefer that black one over the red cherry now, good choice \m/

 

[Shawn]

Nice score and congrats! Cute picture too.

 

[kmanick]

thanks guys , she is a great kid (already a headbanger too, you should hear her sing Lacuna Coil ) much better than her dad does that's for sure

Question for all of you knowledgable ones.
This is the first guitar I've had with a tuneomatic bridge on it in years (I'm a floyd guy).
I just put this thing thru a 2 hour work out and I want
to tweak the action a little bit.
The 2 thumb wheels on either post will not freaking budge.
do I have to take the strings off to adjust the action?
What should I do here?
Seems a little overkill?
BTW these EMGs sound great (and I am not an EMG fan at all).
And althought this neck is bigger thatn my ESP neck it's actually easier to play, better shape on it.

 

[nyck]

Try loosening the strings first, then turning the wheels.

 

[Cancer]

That girl is going to grow up and own us all on a 7 string.

 

[Emperoff]

Dude, you're gonna love that guitar

 

[Sp3ktral]

awesome guitar mang.

what emgs are in there?

 

[jim777]

Nice guitar, lovely daughter Daughters rule, no doubt!

 

[Kagami]

If you've got a big swiss army knife, you can pull out one of the things on the back and turn it that way, it's in the middle so it makes it really easy to move un-budgeable ones.

If that doesn't work or you don't have what I"m talking about hten loosening the strings should work, and if all else fails take 'em off.

Seeing the guitar against your daughter reminds me of how freaking huge they are, lol.

 

[kmanick]

awesome guitar mang.

what emgs are in there?

EMG 707's I guess in both positions.
nyck , I'll try that tomorrow

that neck does lool massive in those little hands.
I don't have a Swiss army knife, I guess I'm going to have to loosen the strings.
thanks

 

[technomancer]

Isn't there an allen screw on the bridge that locks it?

 

[Kagami]

Isn't there an allen screw on the bridge that locks it?

I think it does.

 

[Jason]

Isn't there an allen screw on the bridge that locks it?

don't think so.

 

[Nick1]

I finally found a store in Boston that had one in stock.
SOLD!!!!!!!
I'm liking it, I haven't gotten rid of my ESP M-207 yet, I'm trying to see
what the difference is between the 2 playablility wise and sound wise before I make any final decisions (hell I may just keep them both)
Upper fret access is way better on this one.
My 4 year old future headbanger wanted to be in the pic

That guitar looks a Little too big for her............

 

[Sebastian]

Great guitar...

 

[ts73]

The 2 thumb wheels on either post will not freaking budge.
do I have to take the strings off to adjust the action?
What should I do here?
Seems a little overkill?

First of all make sure you loosen the two small allen screws on the bridge - it's a tone-pros locking tunomatic, those screws are there to make sure the bridge won't budge. It's also advisable to loosen the strings a little if you're gonna bring the action higher.
Also, I find it much easier to make the adjustments using a screwdriver rather than the thumb screws. I put some teflon tape on the screwdriver to make sure I don't mess up the plating.

Metal guitar man, I much prefer that black one over the red cherry now, good choice \m/

Me too, I wish they made one lefty