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  1. !990-ish MIJ Fenders with Ibanez headstocks that I suppose indicate the Fuji Gen Gakki factory. Floyd Rose Originals. The left one is a Fender Talon, 24 fret with factory DiMarzio's and the right one, a Heartfield by Fender, 22 fret with stock, ibanez(?) factory p'ups. They were apparently about $1,000 Msrp when they came out. I picked them up for a couple of hundred bucks each. But I think they're making a bit of a stir in the collecting world but not that much. I like them for when I'm in the mood. Like up against some proteg
  2. It depends on the guitar I'm playing. An LP with a carved top and that TOM bridge sitting so high up off of the body and the outer edge of the LP being lower than the center of the carved arch sort of forces me to anchor my palm on the strings just behind the bridge and I'm also ready to palm mute. On an SG with it's flatter top, it's my fore arm resting on the beveled edge of the upper body which allows my hand to float. I really like Explorers, V's and Firebirds for this because their upper wings provide a good resting place for my fore arm. As for any one who criticizes my technique, I go out of my way to blow them out of the water with my incorrect technique. Then there are people like Django Rheinhardt with missing fingers. What do you say to them as they're playing some amazing stuff with their disabilities? My motto is, "Just play the guitar and be good. And quit the fucking whining!" *end of rant.*
  3. The girlfriend wants delay all de time.
  4. Jeff Beck uses delay. Jimmy Page and his violin bow trick.
  5. For Gibson style whammy, it's Kahlers. Why,...maybe because of the smaller footprint. Less wood to gouge out. Go and find a factory installed Gibson/Kahler'd V. That's what you're really looking for. They're rare.
  6. What's been said so far is fairly true. But I don't think that Kahlers slip that bad. I like kahlers, They are smoother in feel. I have 3 of each.(Floyd Rose & Kahler). I do not hate/love one over the other. Except for the fact that the Kahler is less intrusive and therefore , more desireable to me.
  7. I own all 3 and other variations of each. If it had to come down to one guitar, it might be one of my MIJ Super Strats. HSH w/OFR. Fender Talon w/DiMarzio's. With the rest all locked away in a vault.
  8. what color is the rest of you?? I looked down one time and was like "holy crap my fingers are black", but then I looked at the rest of myself and I was like "o yea, I'm Black" But the palms of your hands are a little lighter. And the soles of your feet. Everybody has pink tongues so, I wouldn't lick the fretboard or strings either.
  9. Hi guys, I'm currently using an Ibanez Zero point tremolo. With ernie ball 'not even slinky' 12's on it. I tune to C F A# D# G C. Should i be using a different gauge? Also the G (D#) string sounds like its not vibrating freely and its touching something. I've looked at the nut and had a look at the frets - they seem fine. The sound where its touching seems to be coming from the saddle in the trem. Is there anyway I could fix that or are there any sites that teach me how to setup my tremolo properly? Thanks A non-slinky set of .012's down tuned to C(3 half steps down). And your G string is a wound .018 or .020? I would think that your G string saddle's height could be raised to accomodate that fat G string. I also suspect that the heavier gauge is chewing up your saddles at a bit more accelerated rate. I imagine the string tension isn't so bad since you're down tuned so much but all those fat strings on a skinny Ibanez neck which are mainly designed for .009's or .010's, is a bit out of place. I think this is what I might call a design conflict with your choice of string gauge. Maybe what you need is a baritone guitar with fatter frets and a longer neck scale but, try raising the saddle height and, maybe at this time, your g string saddle could be a bit worn out and need replacing. When I play lead, I think my G string works the hardest because I bend it the most. That has got to chew up the saddle. Have a closer look at it.
  10. Finger Ease seems to keep my ebony finger board from drying out.
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