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severe iron Dec 4, 2025, 1:27 PM

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i wanna spend around 1000$ or 850€ for a fixed bridge for metal. i had an rg550 genesis which i really enjoyed and the quality was impeccable but i want to be able to constantly adjust tunings. gotta be on thomann. i was thinking just a basic pacifica 611 but i don't like tall frets that much, or the p90

oblique steppe Dec 4, 2025, 1:44 PM

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severe iron i wanna spend around 1000$ or 850€ for a fixed bridge for metal. i had an rg550 ...

Cort X500 ?

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with evahtune

severe iron Dec 4, 2025, 1:47 PM

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oblique steppe Cort X500 ?

welp not on thomann and i gotta buy from there cause they respect returns, unlike local shops

oblique steppe Dec 4, 2025, 1:48 PM

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https://www.thomann.nl/cort_x_700_multility_ii_tg.htm

Musikhaus Thomann

Cort X-700 Mutility II TG

Elektrische multi-scale gitaar Body: Linde, Geschroefde 5-delige hals: Gebrand esdoornhout en notenhout, Fingerboard: Gebrand esdoornhout, Fingerboard radius: 400 mm / 15,75", Multi-scale: 635 - 647,7 mm / 25“ - 25,5”, 24 Frets van edelstaal,...

severe iron Dec 4, 2025, 1:49 PM

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i kinda dont want a multiscale or actives

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also kinda over budget

oblique steppe Dec 4, 2025, 1:49 PM

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why not get a Solar ?

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you can play anything on any guitar ... they don't really look all that extreme imho

severe iron Dec 4, 2025, 1:55 PM

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their main thing seems to be satin black or sacrifice your newborn color design idea

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also the only fixed bridge isn't in stock rn and the others are just floyds

oblique steppe Dec 4, 2025, 1:57 PM

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shame that Schecter only does TOM bridges

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https://www.thomann.nl/solar_guitars_a2.6ag.htm

Musikhaus Thomann

Solar Guitars A2.6AG

Elektrische gitaar Body: Mahoniehout, Hals: Esdoornhout, Fingerboard: Ebbenhout, Halsprofiel: C, PPS-topkam, Topkambreedte: 43 mm, Scale: 648 mm, 24 Super Jumbo frets, Pickups: 1 Solar Duncan humbuckers, Controls: Volume, Solar 18:1...

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this is one quitre nice

severe iron Dec 4, 2025, 1:58 PM

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yeah i saw it but only 1 pickup is kinda limiting

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seems to be that they budgeted the standard model like kramer does

oblique steppe Dec 4, 2025, 1:59 PM

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just get a HB Amarok then

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oh weait .. actives

severe iron Dec 4, 2025, 1:59 PM

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also i like the toms cause its easier to adjust action but i didn't find a shecter with specs that good for the price, it's the same pickups from 400$ with just finishing differences or a graphite nut

oblique steppe Dec 4, 2025, 2:00 PM

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https://www.thomann.nl/prs_se_ce24_standard_stoptail_in.htm

Musikhaus Thomann

PRS SE CE24 Standard Stoptail IN

Elektrische gitaar Body: Mahoniehout, Geschroefde hals: Esdoornhout, Fingerboard: Palissander, Old School Birds fingerboard inlays, Fingerboard radius: 254 mm (10”), Scale: 635 mm (25"), Halsprofiel: Wide Thin, 24 Frets, Pickups: 2 85/15 "S"...

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or just become a dentist

severe iron Dec 4, 2025, 2:00 PM

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oh yeah forgot about those

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man the headstock looks so nice for the shape to be so awkward

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les paul had a bit too much to eat

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if only ibanez still made an mij with a fixed bridge for cheap

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yamaha is def kind of a downgrade

oblique steppe Dec 4, 2025, 2:05 PM

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shame Thomann doesn't carry the new Larry Carltons or Jet/Spira

severe iron Dec 4, 2025, 2:10 PM

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yea i was interested in a jet

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so ig yamaha is my best choice here

trim aspen Dec 4, 2025, 4:42 PM

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severe iron i wanna spend around 1000$ or 850€ for a fixed bridge for metal. i had an rg550 ...

Have you considered the Ibanez RGRTB621? That thing was literally built for metal. It also has a fixed bridge. It’s at the top of your budget but I wanted to bring it up as an honorary mention

https://www.ibanez.com/na/products/detail/rgrtb621_1p_02.html

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If that’s a little bit too much you can have a look the RG standard lineup. There are a lot of options and prices. Here are just a few pictures of what some of them look like.

https://www.ibanez.com/na/products/model/rg/

severe iron Dec 4, 2025, 4:51 PM

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trim aspen Have you considered the Ibanez RGRTB621? That thing was literally built for meta...

good contender but the top of my budget is 1k precisely. 1.150 is pushing it too much

trim aspen Dec 4, 2025, 4:52 PM

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severe iron good contender but the top of my budget is 1k precisely. 1.150 is pushing it too...

Check out the standards in the second link! I’m sure something will appeal to you there 😊

severe iron Dec 4, 2025, 4:54 PM

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basing my purchase options off the ibanez website isnt really productive, on thomann only some of those models are available, and ibanez still doesnt have that huge of a selection if you consider the lineup differences themselves. they just have a lot of slight differences for the same models

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theres like a 500$ difference between the same model but with a reverse headstock and a quilted maple body

sharp basin Dec 4, 2025, 5:20 PM

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severe iron also i like the toms cause its easier to adjust action but i didn't find a shect...

its not easier to adjust action on toms

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its just that u have no control over individual action so u just have to move the whole ass bridge

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