This site may earn a commission from merchant links like Ebay, Amazon, and others.
mine
Heres a couple of new quick shots of my GhostBurst
![]()
![]()
Here´s a photo of the back where you can kind of see what the black is like
![]()
Hey, can you guys check your string height off the first fret? Mine's at 1.1mm. I'm not sure if I should file it down further (it's way higher than any of my other guitars), or just leave it. The action is nice (between 1-2mm at the 12th fret), so I'm worried that lowering it here would necessitate raising it towards the bridge. ?![]()
Quick questions about the Agile 8-strings. Is upper fret access an issue on either the Standard or the Pro? Does the heel get in the way of playing on the upper frets? I have an ESP EC-1000 that I'm trying to sell right now due to the neck/body being so thick under all frets 17+.
Thanks for any info!
So...any word on when the other models will be available for pre-order, or is this just those on the site right now?
Thanks for the input. Everything else on the guitar is set up ideally now - truss rod, action, etc. I'm not really having any problem with fretting at the first fret, so I might just leave it. It looks weird, but if I hadn't specifically looked at it, I might never have noticed.If you don't mind it where it is, then leave it. It's only a problem if you have a hard time fretting cleanly on the first/second frets, or if the notes at those frets seem to go sharp (because you have to press down so hard to fret them).
Generally, a good rule is to have a space between the string and the first fret that's equal to or slightly larger than the diameter of the string. I set my Intrepid's nut up this way and found that playing down the neck felt a lot better, and the overall feel of the neck improved.
HOWEVER: before going low with the nut, make sure the truss rod is where it needs to be and that the saddle height is at least in the ballpark of where you want it. If you file the nut too low, you'll have to replace it, which is NOT an easy proposition with 8 strings.
Lowering the nut slot height shouldn't mean changing the action at the bridge, if that's working right now. The vibrating string clearance for everything BUT the open string will be exactly the same anyway... it'll just be easier to press down.
Generally, a good rule is to have a space between the string and the first fret that's equal to or slightly larger than the diameter of the string. I set my Intrepid's nut up this way and found that playing down the neck felt a lot better, and the overall feel of the neck improved.
The lower strings shouldn't have to be so high--my 8th (.074 F) sits about .050" from the 1st fret and it's 3 or 4 cents sharp there. Something like .010" (high) to .020" (low) of space should be fine and have the open notes buzzing less than fretted notes; if you don't mind the open string responding more like fretted notes you can go even lower or at least reduce the increase toward low strings.