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[Josiah Tobin]

Ooh! I actually think it looks neat with the lower point cut off like that.

[Wyatt Riot]

That actually sounds really nice, but I'm not sure how I feel about 6150 fret wire...I think that's bigger than what I typically like. I'll have to measure the frets on some of my other guitars and see how they compare. Other than that it sounds like something I'd build for myself Oh, post pictures, if you can.

Here you go! (Click for larger versions.)



It's almost perfect, just not quite. I reordered essentially the same thing but in a 59 roundback profile, except I went with plain old nickel 6130 fret wire this time. The 6150 is nice—I have it on another guitar—but I wanted this to be as Gibsonish as possible, but look like it belongs on a Telecaster.

If I do end up selling it—which I'm really leaning towards at this point—I wouldn't mind putting some time into dressing the fret ends and rolling the fretboard, unless the buyer decides to do that himself. I don't have the tools or knowhow to level the frets, but I don't know if that's even needed at this point (without putting some strings on it, at least).

What I really love about this neck (and all other Warmoth necks, as well) is the attention to detail. My Gibson neck is great, very smooth and all, but I can still feel minor bumps. The Warmoth, especially with the satin nitro finish, is unbelievably smooth. I think the closeup got a good view of the transition between the fingerboard and neck: it's like the same piece of wood, just different colors, across the entire neck. Got to love CNC machines!

Anyways, if you want it, that's cool. If you don't, that's cool. I'll find something to do with it no matter what.

[VikingGuitar]

This is a continuation of a Facebook post. I'm planning on picking up a 7 string soon, and Ailsean has pointed out some serious issues with sustain on tremelo-equipped models. I've had both fixed bridge and tremelo 6 strings and haven't felt the difference in sustain was significant enough for me to care. However, I'm hearing that it's more pronounced with 7 strings. Anyone have any experience with this?

[Wild_Cat]

One of the guitarists in my old french band has a 7-string Ibanez Universe (this one: http://www.ibanez.co...ars/model-UV777), which has an Egde 7 tremolo. I don't recall it ever having any problems with sustain.

[John MFer]

I don't have any experience with 7 string models at all, but I can tell you my black guitar with a trem sustains better than any other guitar I have ever had. That includes the Les Paul I have which was originally designed to maximize sustain. I can't say where Ailsean is coming from or what experience he has, but no one guitar ever equals another entirely, there are too many variables... so maybe he had one bad experience and generalizes for all of them?

[Wyatt Riot]

no one guitar ever equals another entirely

That's pretty much it. Different types of tremolo, how much mass they've got, what metal(s) they're made of, how they're attached to the guitar, too many variables. Hell, two planks of wood with different grain patterns could accentuate or dampen vibrations. You can talk in generalities but it's impossible to be tell how they'll work together until they're actually together.

But then again, I rely on reviews and terrible "tone" videos recorded through camera microphones and buy my equipment online, so I'm probably doing it wrong.

[John MFer]

You can talk in generalities but it's impossible to be tell how they'll work together until they're actually together.

This is mostly why I got tired of throwing infinite amounts of cash and time into partscasters.

But then again, I rely on reviews and terrible "tone" videos recorded through camera microphones and buy my equipment online, so I'm probably doing it wrong.

You have a good set of wheels? I looked up where you are and you could make the 2 hour trip to Minneapolis and hit up the best shops there, or 3 hours to Lacrosse, WY - home of Dave's Guitar Shop, possibly one of the greatest guitar shops to ever exist.

[Tender Lad]

This is a continuation of a Facebook post.  I'm planning on picking up a 7 string soon, and Ailsean has pointed out some serious issues with sustain on tremelo-equipped models.  I've had both fixed bridge and tremelo 6 strings and haven't felt the difference in sustain was significant enough for me to care.  However, I'm hearing that it's more pronounced with 7 strings.  Anyone have any experience with this?

My Ibanez RG1527 sounds great with the Edge Pro trem.

[Wyatt Riot]

You have a good set of wheels? I looked up where you are and you could make the 2 hour trip to Minneapolis and hit up the best shops there, or 3 hours to Lacrosse, WY - home of Dave's Guitar Shop, possibly one of the greatest guitar shops to ever exist.

I've got two shops in my town, one that sells Gibson/Fender and another that sells Ibanez/PRS, so I'm actually pretty lucky as far as that goes. I'm just overly picky when it comes to what I want, and the single guitar that's ever fit my needs was my Gibson SG Standard. Every other guitar has some feature or profile that I don't like, or they're 50% more than I can get online.

What this really means is that I should just shut up and play the SG more, but I can't help drooling over gear.

[John MFer]

I've got two shops in my town, one that sells Gibson/Fender and another that sells Ibanez/PRS, so I'm actually pretty lucky as far as that goes. I'm just overly picky when it comes to what I want, and the single guitar that's ever fit my needs was my Gibson SG Standard. Every other guitar has some feature or profile that I don't like, or they're 50% more than I can get online.

What this really means is that I should just shut up and play the SG more, but I can't help drooling over gear.

I am right there with you!

So, one popular mod on Birds and Moons when it was around was having a 2-Tek bridge installed in a PRS. A lot of other guys were having them done for teles, and even serious high end builders like Ron Thorn are including them as options on their guitars. The reviews have all been positive.

Of course that gets me thinking about doing it too, and the most likely candidate would be the Jazzmaster because the Schaller bridge that's on there is pretty good but not great. I used to break strings a lot with it. I thought it was the best option at the time, 10 years ago. Some of you may remember that I was actually looking into having a tune-o-matic fitted onto it at one point maybe a year ago.

Well, lo and behold. Not only is Warmoth now selling 2 Tek bridges, they're offering to retrofit existing Warmoth bodies.
http://www.warmoth.c...ckel-P1701.aspx

I kind of feel like the stars have aligned, and as a 10th birthday present (I ordered it in June 2002 and received and assembled it in August) to this guitar I could send it in for what should be a pretty serious upgrade. However, I get nervous about having a "big-ass hole whacked" in my guitar, as they used to call it on BaM. Thoughts?

[Ranger-X]

Man...that's a tough one. It is cool that they'll do retrofits now, but if it were my guitar, I'd probably feel too sentimental about it to make such an irreversible change. I'd definitely want to play some guitars with a 2TEK bridge before I made a decision. I've always wondered if they're as good as people say. If they are, then I think the change would be worth it.

[Josiah Tobin]

home of Dave's Guitar Shop, possibly one of the greatest guitar shops to ever exist.

Went to that site, saw this, and stared for like 30 minutes. Damn.

[Wild_Cat]

Natural finish, maple fretboard, black pickguard. Truly, this is the way the gods meant the Stingray to be.

If you want moar EBMM porn I recommend you find pictures of the Sterling BFR with natural finish and rosewood neck. That's rosewood neck, not just the fretboard. It looks incredible.

[Josiah Tobin]

Natural finish, maple fretboard, black pickguard. Truly, this is the way the gods meant the Stingray to be.

If you want moar EBMM porn I recommend you find pictures of the Sterling BFR with natural finish and rosewood neck. That's rosewood neck, not just the fretboard. It looks incredible.

Anything with a nice natural finish and black pickguard instantly turns my head, but a '77 Stingray with that look? Love. Can't express how much I wish I had a spare $1500 lying around right now. Between this and the modified '77 Jazz Bass hanging in the local music store (same look), I'd be broke in 10 seconds flat.

[MichaelTheCrow]

Precision with speed has been something I've always struggled with, especially with sweep picking, I've decided to practice this riff over and over again and increase the tempo as I get comfortable, however I struggle at this speed(270bpm, might seem more like 135bpm to some, never been good with determining bpm):

I find downstrokes are more difficult and less comfortable when swapping back to upstrokes than upstrokes to downstrokes etc. I used to practice 5-string arpeggios but I thought it'd be better to get back to the basics and master 3-string arpeggios first, any tips or advice from you 'expert' sweepers?
And take 2:

It's obvious how sloppy I am at this speed, it's pretty much a barrier I can't break through no matter how hard I try.