#is this an alright electric?

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jovial swallow
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https://www.guitarcenter.com/Ibanez/GRG131DX-GRG-Series-Electric-Guitar-Flat-Black-1500000207461.gc

is there anything wrong with this? im looking to pickup a new guitar (and maybe amp) tomorrow. i love the look and i like how it has a matt finish (i kinda hate glossy). i love strats and im going for more of a trebly sound here.

if not, any suggestions for anything that fits that description? most important thing is that its NOT a les paul... i HATE those things (they are REALLY heavy and all on the body)

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nocturne kraken
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It’s decent for the price

jovial swallow
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all i needed to hear thanks!

nocturne kraken
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Just make sure it’s set up whe n you get it

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Or bring it for a setup to your luthier

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Or the shop itself

jovial swallow
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i can prob figure it out, i run a side business repairing and restoring vintage electronics. i specalize in microsoldering

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or is it a hard thing to do? do i need special tools?

nocturne kraken
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Intonation, neck relief, string height

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It’s tricky for a beginner

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And fret sprout if there is any

jovial swallow
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is this something i need to do reguarly? i mean i been playing for like 7 years now i think but i never did anything like that

nocturne kraken
jovial swallow
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i been using a rlly cheap electric and acoustic up until this point, but i have had access to a really nice fender while with my band

jovial swallow
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what amp do you recommend if i wanted to go for a more crush40 sound?

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jun sunoe esk

nocturne kraken
jovial swallow
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preferably under 200 tbh

nocturne kraken
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Hm

jovial swallow
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HOWEVER

nocturne kraken
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Idk tbh

jovial swallow
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i dont want a big amp like 10 inch max

nocturne kraken
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If you like the sound of an Orange - get an orange

nocturne kraken
jovial swallow
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i might be willing to do a bit more price wise for something that is usb

jovial swallow
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i would love something that can do midi if thats a thing?

nocturne kraken
jovial swallow
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i wanted a dg-20 for a while

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let me google the orange hold on

nocturne kraken
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Yeah you gotta ask someone else about the amps

nocturne kraken
jovial swallow
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its a bit bassy

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but maybe its how they got it setup

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oh i should have specified

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crush40 is a band

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seems like crush is a model of orange and i see how the mixup happened

nocturne kraken
nocturne kraken
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Lmfao

jovial swallow
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yeah haha

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this kinda sound

nocturne kraken
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Yeah I remember that song

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I am all of me tho

jovial swallow
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i have a vox cambridge 15 but uh

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the input jack is all sorta of wrecked and it takes a special jack that i cant source a replacement for

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i asked here a long time ago and nobody could find one

nocturne kraken
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Boss katana 50 is the most versatile thing you can get

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See if your local Guitarcenter has them

jovial swallow
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that sounds nice

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i hope i mean i am from detroit haha

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we got a ton of music shit here

nocturne kraken
jovial swallow
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do you know anything about octave pedals

nocturne kraken
jovial swallow
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i just wanted a simple one that did the job

nocturne kraken
jovial swallow
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more of sounding like a trebly bass guitar when i needed it

nocturne kraken
jovial swallow
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dang

nocturne kraken
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For this it usually sounds ass

jovial swallow
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i like how clean sounding that amp you recommended is

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and trebley

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thanks

nocturne kraken
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I mean you could try a digitech drop

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But idk how good it is for that kinda thing

jovial swallow
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i mean im not opposed to getting a bass

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but again i want more of a trebly sound

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i like this sound

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is that more of the bass or the amps doing though??

spark epoch
jovial swallow
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ah oki

spark epoch
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The guitar equivalent would just be tossing a compressor in front and turning your tone knob up

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ie every instagram guitarist

jovial swallow
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i dont use insta but i can already picture that haha

spark epoch
jovial swallow
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well thanks guys ill look to pickup both that guitar and amp combo

spark epoch
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The katana is about the best you can possible get below $400 or so, its all around fantastic

jovial swallow
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oh i just noticed it dosent have a whammy bar thats unfortunate

spark epoch
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If youve been playing for more than a year or so I'm not sure why you'd be looking at a GRG honestly

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It will function, but there is literally no guitar on the market that you could really consider it an 'upgrade' to

jovial swallow
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i doubt that

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im using a 60$ guitar center electic

spark epoch
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It's Ibby's answer to the bullet

jovial swallow
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im one of those people who dosent see the point in spending over 300 on a instrument tbh, same with like shoes and cars.

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if it sounds good to me idc

spark epoch
jovial swallow
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well i dont care about that

spark epoch
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300 is scratching the bottom of the barrel of beginner

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Just go used then

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you'll get about 50%+ value for money used

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and if you know electronics theres basically nothing you'll be unable to fix real quick (as long as you avoid active pickups)

jovial swallow
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im not opposed to used but i want to pickup something tomorrow tbh i waited so long as it is

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ill see what guitar center has used

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i doubt ill find anything that looks like that and is matt

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i wont buy a glossy guitar

spark epoch
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Schecter will probably have some

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they usually have a bunch of matte black models

jovial swallow
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do you know the going price?

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for both the amp and guitar together max budget is 500

spark epoch
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the katana will hit like 250 or so depending on state tax and any ongoing deals

jovial swallow
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the ibanez and the boss katana fit in 500

spark epoch
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schecter is just a brand, anywhere from 200 - 5000

jovial swallow
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ill look at a few hold on

spark epoch
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I think their equivalent model would be named something like Damien or Omen

jovial swallow
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?

spark epoch
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I'm actually more of an ibanez fan myself, but Schecters tend to get a bit more bang for the buck at very low price points and pop up used more often

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Ah yup that's one

jovial swallow
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thats one wacky guitar with how its strung haha

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kinda cool though

spark epoch
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What's wrong with it?

jovial swallow
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nothing

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its just unusual

spark epoch
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oh the part past the bridge?

jovial swallow
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yeah

spark epoch
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guess they went for style points

jovial swallow
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let me look at a few more

spark epoch
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im sure its in the marketing materials as some super secret intonation improvement

jovial swallow
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whats the extreme?

spark epoch
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They'll all probably sound about the same

jovial swallow
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it has a whammy bar so thats a plus

spark epoch
jovial swallow
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this one looks cool

spark epoch
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it looks really slim, which is nice

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almost similiar to a Sabre

spark epoch
jovial swallow
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i would pay some money for one guitar if i ever got the chance

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its that one sonic guitar i see a few people have

spark epoch
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go figure

jovial swallow
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as in a good or bad thing

spark epoch
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guitar center sucks at pricing used

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that should probabyl be about $100 more expensive at least

jovial swallow
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so a good thing

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maybe ill get it then

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is their used stuff already setup?

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i hope so

jovial swallow
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found out why

spark epoch
jovial swallow
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im very ocd

spark epoch
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condition doesn't knock guitars in this bracket much

spark epoch
spark epoch
jovial swallow
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i used to play one in my band and it was meh anyway

spark epoch
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you're not getting a guitar setup ahead of time for <$2k probably

jovial swallow
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i hate les pauls the most though

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ew

spark epoch
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but you can usually negotiate it into a purchase with some luck

jovial swallow
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i used to know someone who works there

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i wonder if he can hook me up

spark epoch
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honestly if its a fixed bridge you can set it up yourself

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very easy

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it's only a pita with a floating bridge

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usually just need some allen keys

jovial swallow
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my local store has no matt ones used

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i have plenty of hex drivers

spark epoch
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just relief + bridge

jovial swallow
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any other possible brands to look for

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both my local stores no bueno

spark epoch
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you probably wont like the aesthetic, but gretsch has some very nice and fairly inexpensive electrics

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i think they're called streamliners or jets

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otherwise Cort, Squier if you like Fender

jovial swallow
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oh i found a 7 string Schecter but i dont think i would like 7 string

spark epoch
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PRS SE can be hit or miss but I doubt they'll do matte

jovial swallow
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is the 7th string before low E or after high E?

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damn this one has 8

jovial swallow
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actually might hate the look more then a les paul

jovial swallow
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i mean this is the current guitar situation i cant do much worse

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if that ibanez is anything better than that thing i dont really care

spark epoch
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Well personally no lmao

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but for ESP in general yes

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Actually that is suspiciously inexpensive for them

jovial swallow
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it looks so AWESOME

spark epoch
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tbh i would not trust that ad/price

jovial swallow
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god its so expensive but i want it

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its a preorder

spark epoch
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ESP's factory E-ii brand usually starts at around $2.5k and goes up to about 3.5k

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so a bit odd for a collab special model to be priced lower than their most basic off the shelf stuff

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and the last sonic/shadow models cost about $6k

jovial swallow
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?

spark epoch
jovial swallow
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they are all 1800 on ebay

spark epoch
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the one you just linked isn'tthe same

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it's a korean model

jovial swallow
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well i didnt notice tbh and if it looks the same i dont rlly care since its cheaper

spark epoch
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You should, but your call

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$2k for a japanese guitar is pretty normal, $2k for korean is comically overpriced

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like comparing a toyota to a lexus

jovial swallow
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i keep stressing that i dont care about sound or all the bells/whistles like most people care about. as long as it sounds good i dont really care

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not talking about this sonic one but in general

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i genuinely dont see the point in a 1000 dollar guitar its silly to me personally if i dont care about it

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i understand for others it matters but for me i dont care

spark epoch
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Because the only reason anyone says that is they don't actually understand what money buys you, so we tend to just ignore it

spark epoch
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a $3000 usually comes with the same pickups as your run of the mill $500 model

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its going to sound 99.99% the same

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you say you want a whammy bar, cool

jovial swallow
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what does it have to do with then? name brand?

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youre not explaining this important information to me

spark epoch
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A decent bridge, just the system by itself without install or anything, costs ~250-300 usd

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You're paying for material quality

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particularly metals

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It depends what band your jumping from ofc

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going from $200-500 is an enormous leap in quality

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500-1000 is significant but less so

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and as you get higher it turns more into just aesthetics

jovial swallow
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quality in terms of what? wear?

spark epoch
jovial swallow
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well i mean im not going to be using it all that much tbf

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but i would like it

spark epoch
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Even having it at all

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reduces stability massively

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it fundamentally changes the structure of the instrument

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it's an entire system that affects everything from tuners -> nut -> bridge -> springs on the back

jovial swallow
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ok i understand this now

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if im just using this has a hobby though at home im not using it to preform or anything does it rlly matter?

spark epoch
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That's not a question I can answer

jovial swallow
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i dont need a professional grade instrument basically

spark epoch
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Personally, I would be deeply unhappy needing to play an unstable instrument

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Just avoid floating bridges unless you're ready to move ot the midgrade market

spark epoch
jovial swallow
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floating is in a gibson style?

spark epoch
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hold on

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this is a standard tremolo system

jovial swallow
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ah okay

spark epoch
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bridge with a recessed cavity to provide room, then you have locking tuners and a locking nut

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on the back there's springs counteracting the tension of the strings

jovial swallow
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thats sounds like a hassle

spark epoch
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These need to stay in perfect balance, so the guitar cannot be retuned without a full setup

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If a string snaps, game over

jovial swallow
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i take it they need frequent adjustment?

spark epoch
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The ones youre looking at, yes

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this one no

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I tune it once a year if that

jovial swallow
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i mean in terms of setup

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not tuning

spark epoch
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The ones you're looking at yes, this one no

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Everytime you touch the whammy bar on one of those it's going ot go very slightly out of tune

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and this will propagate

jovial swallow
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i dont care about tuning a guitar once every 2h for example but i dont want to have a guitar fully setup every month

spark epoch
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because remember that tuning is a function of tension

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what's really happening is the tension is slipping, and that will propagate across all the other strings as well

spark epoch
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it might sound ok if you're playing at the first fret

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but your intonation will actually be screwed

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and the moment you start moving up the neck you'll note that your chords are dissonant and notes are slightly off in a different way on every string

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and everytime you try to fix one, it will send the others further out of tune

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Just avoid floating bridges unless you're ready to spend a lot more

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there's almost no benefit

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it might be fun fo ra few seconds, but it's going to torture you constantly

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also keep in mind, you CANNOT change tunings on the fly with one

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so ie, you cannot change from standard to Drop d and back

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you need to just go get a different guitar, or go through the full process of balancing the springs again

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Generally with trems, you want to have at least one guitar for each tuning you play in

jovial swallow
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oh you mean in terms of floating bridges

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i dont care about the bridge style

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so yeah ill just avoid it

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thanks for all the advice though i rlly appreciate it!!

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ill look and see what i can find used tomorrow and if i cant find anything i like ill prob resort to that ibanez tbh

nocturne kraken
nocturne kraken
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I almost bought one but 21 fret was a deal breaker

jovial swallow
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I'm on my way rn!

jovial swallow
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End result

jovial swallow
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I got that boss katana and this is so much fun!

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strong solar
jovial swallow
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The low E string is hitting the first fret when played open

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What would I adjust to fix this?

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Otherwise it plays great

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Bullet station from sonic heroes

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So looking into it it's a bridge adjustment, is the two hex setscrews correct?

jovial swallow
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It's the nut. The groove is too deep... Great I guess it goes back

strong solar
jovial swallow
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I always have issues when buying things in kinda used to it ...

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If they don't have a replacement I'll just get that ibanez shipped to them and have them deal with any issues

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They don't have it in store

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Is guitar center open on easter

strong solar
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You could also get them to fix the problem on your guitar if you’d want

strong solar
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Probably not

jovial swallow
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Eh it's not worth it it's a brand new guitar

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I shouldn't have to worry about a nut repair on a new guitar

strong solar
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I dont think low end jackson is that good

jovial swallow
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I heard the opposite ironically

strong solar
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You should consider a used ibanez RG421, ive heard its a good guitar

strong solar
jovial swallow
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Yeah everyone in there was telling me to get the Jackson

strong solar
strong solar
jovial swallow
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250 is my limit

strong solar
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Maybe you got unlucky

jovial swallow
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I'll look around

strong solar
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Alright

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Good luck

jovial swallow
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This amp really impresses me that was a great recommendation!

nocturne kraken
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JS22 are pretty good

agile sonnet
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Low end Jackson is dog

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X series is acceptable but isn’t worth the money imo

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Js22 and 32 and pretty crap

nocturne kraken
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JS22 are decent

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They don’t have a floyd but a 2 point trem

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Which is better than an fr special

jovial swallow
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The nut was bad, they messed with the truss rod for a bit thinking the neck was bowed but it wasn't.

They marked the Ibanez and the 3 year accidental warranty on it down to the same price as that jackson and it's on its way. They had to ship it

jovial swallow
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I love it a LOT! I'm really glad I bought it anyways I'm really happy with my purchase

agile sonnet
strong solar
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i havent played one bad ibanez

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nice choice!

nocturne kraken
nocturne kraken
strong solar
nocturne kraken
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The frets were so sharp I cut my thumb

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And neck just felt bad

strong solar
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Maybe im just lucky or something

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I tried out an AZ essentials and it felt great

nocturne kraken
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Well to be fair out of like 7 Ibanez guitars I played only one was horrible

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So yeah

strong solar
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Pretty consistent if you ask me

spark epoch
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you'll find plenty vai_urine