Aiya, sorry to hear about your gig man...

No lah, where got? It's 777BPM FTW!


Hey, anyone knows whether the standard gauge for RG7s from the factory is 9-52 or 9-54? I remember reading/hearing somewhere that it's 9-52 but when I checked the Ibanez website, it says that the standard gauge is 9-54...

Damn, I just bought EB Slinky's 9-52 for me and Val...

This post has been edited by RustReaver4D1: Apr 24 2007, 04:35 PM

Blacktrix, you're using standard E tuning on your LP right?


EDIT:
Hey Val/EQ, if you guys are going to JS Music or will be speaking to Jee, can you ask what's the best price they can quote for an X2N-7 and a D-Activator 7 Neck?

EQ, I checked out the sevenstring threads on DA7, they say the eq curve for the Neck pickup is supposed to compensate for the vibrations in the strings in the neck pup area... the curve is spiked that way so that you will still get a relatively flat eq response like the DA7 Bridge and active pups in general.

This post has been edited by RustReaver4D1: Apr 27 2007, 02:56 PM

Standard gauge and tuning depends on the manufacturer and brand. Ibanez RG7s come standard with 9-54 gauge (according to the website) and in standard B (B E A D G B E)... with the exception of the Korn signature K7 and Apex models which come in standard A (A D G C F A D)...

Don't know much about 7-string LPs though, I'm generally not a fan of Gibson models... hehe

But if you can get your hands on one, do let us know how it plays. I'm kinda interested in how a short-scale 7-string would feel like...

Conklin Sidewinder FTW!

IIRC the Jeff Loomis signature Schechter is maple fretboard one... neck should be thin/fast also, considering he's such a mofo... hehe...

Ok... how about the UV777GR? IMO the color and color combination is utterly hideous... but it's the only Universe with a maple fretboard. Neck profile should be like other Universes... but but it doesn't have the AANJ, so you're stuck with the old-school bolt-on neck joint.

Of course, getting your hands on one of these is a different story altogether... very limited production run... very hard to find. jemsite used price guide is on average about USD8xx-USD13xx.

Guess more u-box trawling, huh?

EDIT: Yup, i checked u-box, and no UVs there... oh well...

This post has been edited by RustReaver4D1: Apr 30 2007, 06:04 PM

Argh... I just trawled through Ishibashi for sake of it just now and calculated how much a UV777BK would cost. Comes up to about RM6.9k inclusive of shipping and tax... <sigh> the grass is always greener on the other side...

IIRC, the new UV777BK neck profile is the same as the Wizard7 Prestige... super-high gloss finish, abalone body binding and neck binding... grrr, GAS!

oops... forgot about the gloss part. Nope, mine got no gloss. Then again, guess I'll have to re-GAS for something else... like the bloody 8427 J-Custom, which IIRC is actually more expensive than the dang UV777BK!


whoa... carvin legacy... what kind of gospel music you guys play lah?! Necromanticide-style Christian extreme metal?

Hehe, don't tell me you use your 7-string at church?

...imagine chugging some low-B riffs as backing music for some wedding ceremony...

"Here comes the bride! <chugg-chugg-chugg>... Here comes the bride! <insert 5-octave Chris Broderick-style arpeggio here>

Gayges! Use 9-54 lah... 4 the win!

... in the words of a certain studio owner (and ex-heavy metal drummer), "Guna heavy gauge barulah best. Lebih tone. Kena pick lagi kuat, dapat train heavy picking hand."

Lolz... eh, I hope Tham remembers to stick an extra spring in the back. And I hope when I pick up the guitar, he can teach me how to stick the bloody whammy bar in!

Yup, until today I have no friggin' clue how to pasang the damn Edge whammy. Manual says, just push in until everything goes in... but I takut I break something... hehe... not like I'm gonna use it for anything other than stretching strings mou...

Echo, just buy a 7-string and convert join the ranks of the 7rue Believers lah... F7W of course...

Hehe, guess the Singaporeans really value them (Ernie) Ballz...

Anyway, isn't it a bit difficult trying to get the Washburn locally, even if you order online? Won't the shipping plus sales tax push the price up to the point that you might as well get the 7321?

Hmmm... echo, you can try sourcing a 2nd-hand 7 from Ishibashi. You can definitely get a semi-new 1527 for around mid-RM2k range... or get a K7 like Valkyrie!

Better than the Washburn, IMO... hehe, no offense EQ!

This one? Eh, I thought you're looking for one with a maple fretboard?



Guess no more claypot chicken for you in the near future!

This post has been edited by RustReaver4D1: May 9 2007, 03:53 PM

You sure give people a run for their money!

...but seriously, you think Tham's going to charge you RM200 only?

You do realize that he will have to widen the neck joint area, pickup cavities and the bridge (yeah, you forgot to include getting a 7-string bridge standard tremolo bridge!)... RM200?

Between the "ok" and the "anot", I think it'll have to be "anot"...

go 8 string only! or 9!

Nope... not really interested in any Boss purchases right now.

Vigier Excalibur 7-string FTW!

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Ok, this may sound like a bit of shameless self-promotion but...

Serpent Ash is tentatively scheduled to perform next week at:

Venue: KL Jam Asia, Sri Hartamas
Date: Thursday (24.5.2007)
Time: 9.00 p.m.
Ticket: ??? (should be around RM10-15 or so)

The gig is called Piano Forte and there will be about 4-5 bands playing that night. I'm not sure who the other bands are since the official flyers aren't out yet but IIRC one of them will be a band called Lycra/Lightcraft (sp?).

Oh, and if you're wondering why I'm posting it here in the Sanctuary, it's because Valkyrie and I will be on guitars (K7 and 1527 respectively - yup, we're Ibanez-7 ho'z now ), so there is some relevance to 7-string stuff, ehem!..

The rest of the Serpent Ash line-up is:
Vocals - Joey from UTAR (you can see her pic in some posters from A Cut Above)
Bass - some guy who prowls through this Forum but doesn't post much
Drums - Vbs (yeah, that kiddo who spams in the Drummers Paradise - don't let looks deceive you, he's fast and bloody LOUD)

We'll be playing a short set comprised mostly of originals with one or two covers. Our stuff is pretty much influenced by power metal, with some NWOBHM influences (which is what power metal is based on anyway, hehe... ).

Feel free to drop by if you can make it...



Good luck for your gig, mate! And don't forget to take pix/vids for the rest of us on this side of the South China Sea...




This post has been edited by RustReaver4D1: May 16 2007, 11:28 AM

GT-8 FTW... too bad they don't have a GT-7, hehe...

Anyway, no worries, mate... you went above and beyond for the last gig. ...hehe, if you wanna hear Heimdall with vocals... there's a super-secret mix with our bassist, Vbs and Val singing...

Hehe, 2/5 of the band is from Subang. Maybe you can try asking Vbs, coz he'll be coming from there anyway (he better be!)...

Err... sorry but I'm a bit lost here...

Wei! the Axe of the Beastmasta!!!

Cool axe... the graphics and all makes it look damn 80s!

Looks like a bas3rd RG5xx with the maple fretboard and all...

On another note, Marc Singer is still alive??