the stock pickups are better than on alot of guitars ive played, the ESP LTD range for example have for worse pickups IMO. anyhow i have repleced my 320's pickups with EMG's!
the good ol rhodes V still has my vote! if it were done with a nice quilt top with abalone binding around the neck, sharkfin inlays, quilted headstock laminate matching body, EMG's..... im picky but for 2000 i have to be! nicec guitar anyway!
mike
yeh, i just got a large diaphragm MXL condensor, and it sounds good, im itching to record with it now!
tip on vox, use a pop shield, these are great devices that get rid of a lot of sibilance and popping in the words!
cya laters
mike
wow, cool job awesome job!!!!!!! im gonna be embarassed to enter my guitar (when i have it done) into guitar of the month, my first also! hey man enjoy playin the axe! it sure looks the part!
mike
i really dont know. there is tax on stuff i think, but i really must find out! id not mind the smaller wire for my next guitar, as the bigger gaps for fingers would be good at the high end, mine will have a few extra frets well i gotta sleep!
cya
mike
yeh i know, but the ibanez is stuck at 25.5, unnless i get a neck etc... but i may just tune to Eflat im still thinkin about this! brothers guitar seems to be around 24 5/8 i havent measured, but it sure feels slinkier
thats what i thought! yeh i have 9's on my ibanez and 10's on my gibbo kit thing! i was thinkin of tryin 8's on the ibanez, but i would need to adjust intonation and bust strings more yadda yadda....
on the string tension thing.... i think the floyd may be slacker feeling because when you bend the string the trem moves as well, the TOM bridge wont budge. btw Vai did try a 7 string with high A, but claimed it broke too often so used the low B. i had a design for an 8 string i drew on CAD, but i think ill stick to 6 strings atm! i wouldnt mind a 7 or 8 stringer sometime!
your on your third year of guitar, and your playing paganini, wow!!! im impressed!
petrucci's rock dicipline DVD is soo temptimg right now!
im just gonna stick with this piece, and nail it! which reminds me, i should be practising now!
ciao
mike