XPT707FX vs RG1527
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sethmetal
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I was actually torn between these two exact guitars.
RG1527-Every feature I really wanted except the pickups weren't very good and I didn't care for the Royal Blue Speedboat Sparkle Finish (The white w/maple neck doesn't even count. It looks terrible IMO)
XPT707FX-Everything I wanted except for the tremolo.
It was EXTREMELY hard. Both play very well, although I find the neck on the Xiphos to be a little better, along with it's price. I knew I would have to replace the pickups in the 1527 so thats an extra $230 or so, bumping the price up to around $1400. If I got the Xiphos though, I would have to also buy a case.
Somehow, I just got the idea to put a regular Ibanez trem on the Xiphos, and after tallying up the cost, found it was STILL cheaper (minus labor), so I ordered it instead of the 1527. I got online and found a Lo Pro Edge 7 on Craigslist and I'm planning on getting my local luthier to install it. After reading about Chris Broderick's use of locking tuners instead of a locking nut, I opted for that route to save on cost.
I'm still planning on getting the RG1527 in the future, haha, but for now I love this guitar and really couldn't be happier.
RG1527-Every feature I really wanted except the pickups weren't very good and I didn't care for the Royal Blue Speedboat Sparkle Finish (The white w/maple neck doesn't even count. It looks terrible IMO)
XPT707FX-Everything I wanted except for the tremolo.
It was EXTREMELY hard. Both play very well, although I find the neck on the Xiphos to be a little better, along with it's price. I knew I would have to replace the pickups in the 1527 so thats an extra $230 or so, bumping the price up to around $1400. If I got the Xiphos though, I would have to also buy a case.
Somehow, I just got the idea to put a regular Ibanez trem on the Xiphos, and after tallying up the cost, found it was STILL cheaper (minus labor), so I ordered it instead of the 1527. I got online and found a Lo Pro Edge 7 on Craigslist and I'm planning on getting my local luthier to install it. After reading about Chris Broderick's use of locking tuners instead of a locking nut, I opted for that route to save on cost.
I'm still planning on getting the RG1527 in the future, haha, but for now I love this guitar and really couldn't be happier.
Please post pictures once the trem operation is completed. Some people here have been saying that with the string-thru construction, such an operation would be difficult.
sethmetal
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Will do.
I know it will be a complicated operation, but I'm sure it can be done. Mike Nedd is an amazing luthier and I have complete confidence in his abilities. Its going to be costly, but I'm going to be very happy when the work is done.
Mohammed Suicmez himself actually has a seven-string Xiphos with a tremolo.
I've heard a lot about the 24th fret access being a problem.
I have pretty big hands myself, and the only time I've had a problem was with the tight-squeeze 6-string major sweeps (The ones that start on the 24th fret of the 6th string and end on the 24th of the 1st) and the 5-string minors.
Its pretty easily fixed by cocking your hand inward a bit with your fingers playing more parallel with the neck than perpendicular.
I might opt for sculpting a little while in the future when I have a surplus of money (HAH!) but its nothing too problematic.
I beleive his was built from scratch. Not just using a stock one , ripping off the TOM , routing and throwing on a trem.
sethmetal
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Of course! haha
But it is what I wished I could have so this is the best I can do.
I'm sure his is on a level above that of regular prestige models.
But it is what I wished I could have so this is the best I can do.
I'm sure his is on a level above that of regular prestige models.
sethmetal
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I certainly will!
