[jacksonplayer]

Slight update. After our out-of-town guests left for home today, I finally got a chance to have a couple of beers, restring the Agile with my favorite .008-.038 + .056 strings, do a better job of blocking the trem, and lower the action to insane levels. Now I'm in total legato shred heaven! I'm enjoying this guitar a lot. The neck is very shredworthy, and I'm still not getting any fret-outs, even with the action a little bit too low.

For those who like the Schecter Hellraiser design but don't like the 26.5" scale, fat neck or the bling, here's your axe. It's not stupid cheap, being only $100 less than the Hellraiser, but with the ebony board, 5-piece neck and EMGs, it's a very good value.

[Shreddy Krueger]

Originally Posted by jacksonplayer

For those who like the Schecter Hellraiser design but don't like the 26.5" scale, fat neck or the bling, here's your axe. It's not stupid cheap, being only $100 less than the Hellraiser, but with the ebony board, 5-piece neck and EMGs, it's a very good value.

Which would pretty much cover any remaining questions I hay have had...

[Rusty_cooley702]

Originally Posted by jacksonplayer

Either a veneer or the world's thinnest maple cap--I can't see any maple on the sides, so it's probably a veneer.

The 81/7 thing might be a factory goof-up--I've never heard of anyone using an 81/7 in the neck. Doesn't sound bad, though, but I prefer a slightly brighter neck p/u sound than many folks do.

Agree about the body shape. I greatly prefer it to the regular Interceptor.

Actually no the blue one has 81-7 because if you look at the website the EMGs on the blue one have a silver logo which is on the 81-7 's because they arent one of their big popular models and on the black one the EMG's have a gold logo which is on the 707's so it isnt a factory goof it is just that the different colors have different pickup configurations

[olejason]

Someone needs to order a black one so we can see some pics

[jacksonplayer]

Originally Posted by Rusty_cooley702

Actually no the blue one has 81-7 because if you look at the website the EMGs on the blue one have a silver logo which is on the 81-7 's because they arent one of their big popular models and on the black one the EMG's have a gold logo which is on the 707's so it isnt a factory goof it is just that the different colors have different pickup configurations

Well, that's kind of a weird thing for them to do...

BTW, the 81/7's sound pretty good in this guitar, since it isn't a particularly trebly instrument to begin with.

[Rusty_cooley702]

Originally Posted by jacksonplayer

Well, that's kind of a weird thing for them to do...

BTW, the 81/7's sound pretty good in this guitar, since it isn't a particularly trebly instrument to begin with.

I know but i guess they did it ive looked at the pics more than once and same thing the blues one's emgs logo is silver while on the black on they are gold

I thoght the maple neck thru would brighten up the sound but i guess the mahogany reduces the bright sound of the maple and the 81-7's
lol

[jacksonplayer]

Originally Posted by Rusty_cooley702

I thoght the maple neck thru would brighten up the sound but i guess the mahogany reduces the bright sound of the maple and the 81-7's
lol

That could be it, I suppose. It's definitely thicker-sounding than most other maple neckthru guitars I've played, including ones with mahogany body wings.

[4nkam]

Originally Posted by olejason

Someone needs to order a black one so we can see some pics

I will have pix up on Thursday...provided UPS stays on schedule

[djpharoah]

WOW - 0.08-.38s and a .56??

Dang - thats the first time I have seen that. Isnt the lowB/A so almost like a cable compared to your Low E?

[jacksonplayer]

Originally Posted by djpharoah

WOW - 0.08-.38s and a .56??

Dang - thats the first time I have seen that. Isnt the lowB/A so almost like a cable compared to your Low E?

Nah, it works quite well. I tend to play somewhat harder on the low B, so having a heavier string works well. I wouldn't go heavier than a .056, though.