[Dendroaspis]

This thread is bloody hilarious. We must add that flogging dead horse icon, it just killed me.

[Mastodon]

It's nice but...why EMG's?

[bostjan]

Originally Posted by jacksonplayer

Good god, Noodles, you broke an *A* string???? What the hell are you doing to my old guitar?

By the way, I guess I'm uber-weak. I string my sevens with an .008-.038 set and a low .056 B string. Tuned down a half-step.

Are you serious? Holy crap, I thought I used the lightest strings out of this whole forum!

[eleven59]

Originally Posted by Mastodon

It's nice but...why EMG's?

Why not? They sound great.

[darren]

Originally Posted by D-EJ915

11-58 tuned Drop-B F-B biotch, lol.

Yeah, well, i say you're WEAK. I play 11-70 in standard tuning.

[noodles]

Originally Posted by jacksonplayer

Good god, Noodles, you broke an *A* string???? What the hell are you doing to my old guitar?

I just pick hard. The low E and A get the most workout in our set. I guess when I jump past the E to nail the A string, I come down too hard. It always intonates true, though, so I never worried about it much.

I guess I'm too much of a man for the string manufacturers.

[jacksonplayer]

Originally Posted by noodles

I just pick hard. The low E and A get the most workout in our set. I guess when I jump past the E to nail the A string, I come down too hard. It always intonates true, though, so I never worried about it much.

Sounds to me like the A-string saddle might need to be filed a little bit. Even playing hard (and I wouldn't call you a basher by any means, having seen you play), you shouldn't break an A string unless you pretty much rip it off the neck.

Originally Posted by bostjan

Are you serious? Holy crap, I thought I used the lightest strings out of this whole forum!

I've evolved a bit. I started out on sevens with the usual .009-.054 set tuned to standard, but I prefer downtuning, and my style is more legato, with a softer picking touch. Think Holdsworth or Shawn Lane, only not as good. I get better results out of the lighter strings--plus it prevents a recurrence of carpal tunnel syndrome, which I've gotten before.

On my regular six-stringers, I use .009-.042 tuned down a whole step, and also a 27" scale Jackson DK27 with that same gauge set but tuned down 1.5 steps. That works a lot better than you think it might. There's still enough string tension, but I can get the most amazing finger vibrato with DK27 set up like that.

[Matt Crooks]

Originally Posted by noodles

It more than likely is. Thanks for the thread hijack, you stupid gear whore.

You're welcome.... and buy the Stars V, it's more metal than the telecaster...



P.S.

[metalfiend666]

Originally Posted by noodles

Chris, please add the "flogging a dead horse" emoticon, it rocks!

Originally Posted by Matt Crooks

The first neck-through 7 string Jackson made... the Death Warrior that Rob Lane ordered in '99... the headstock is in my avatar.

Nice. I like the shape of that. Good score!

Now, pictures!

[eaeolian]

Originally Posted by noodles

I just pick hard. The low E and A get the most workout in our set. I guess when I jump past the E to nail the A string, I come down too hard. It always intonates true, though, so I never worried about it much.

I guess I'm too much of a man for the string manufacturers.

You don't pick any harder than I do. I think you need to switch string brands...

Oh, wait, you did.

Originally Posted by Matt Crooks

You're welcome.... and buy the Stars V, it's more metal than the telecaster...

I agree - the more Vs he buys, the more likely he is to sell me the Soloist.