ok...

hmm..i bought a second hand SX LP a few years ago. it cost about rm350 only hehe. so, i thought of putting in emg 81 and 85 on them just for fun. but yeah, like most of you said here, the pickups are more expensive than the guitar itself lol. the sound is pretty aggresive though, mainly use for fast metal riffs. the solo-ing part is kinda flat for emg pickup, so i rather switch to my other guitar if i wanna play other songs. in other words, emg seems good only for metal type riff. but then again, this guitar serves as a practice guitar for me so that i can thrown and torture like hell.

one thing i noticed about my sx is the finishing is not bad. i guess it must be from the early batch sold in malaysia. but definitely the wood is not a good one and also the fretboard design is kinda sucks but it doesnt really matter for me.

as for getting a new guitar, like jackson, you have to prepare about 2k+ for a normal jackson guitar. the jackson's quality is no where as good as it used to be anymore. they arent made in japan, in fact, made in indonesia. if you have budget, i would have ask you to get 2nd hair MIJ guitars like ibanez or those lawsuits model. they definitely more worthy.

just my 2 cents

dunno in my plan i wan to take
jackson js20 dinky or ibanez rgr320ex..

Go test them (kau kau).. Sometimes you might be undecided when there are so many guitar choices but once you tried them you'll usually found the decisions to be much more easier.

I used to gas for some Epis but once I tried them I found myself not really liking the feel and sound of the guitar.

but used emg pups are lying around like everywhere lol!

and installation ah, schematics are on the internet..just need soldering kit...and some kemahiran hidup tingakatan 3 skills =)

and as for the rgr320ex...got floyd rose right?...a little kacau if you don't know what you're dealing with...i'd recomend staying away from floyd rose, but by all means go for it if you wanna learn about it...

This post has been edited by edge85: Feb 23 2009, 06:04 AM

So, learning to solder and assemble new pickups is easier then learning to tune a floyd rose

honestly, i think this statement actually has truth in it. soldering is straight forward, an FR is not(with the balancing act and what not) .

re-soldering is pretty much replacing what is already there, the wires are usually similar...

as for the FR, lazy to explain..but i feel it's quite mafan...

but i'd like to know from your point of view, how is tuning an FR easier than soldering =)

uh, I think he meant the other way round.

my bro got himself a sx lp rm650

for a first electric guitar, it's good enough
traded in the amp for a line 6 Spider III 15w amp
(adding another rm100..worth it?, thinking bout microcube... but the stock hafta wait..)

the weight it seems to be verrrrryyyy heavy....
is this the norm for LPs?

owhh sorry i mean i wan to take rgr321ex
wrong say....
i already ask deadeye for the price RM1100
and dinky js20 rm960

yeap. normal for LPs. although my esp edwards LP seems heavier than my gibson LP standard

pics or it never happened m4djack!

And yes, LPs are famous for being super heavy.

does this weight contribute to the sustain of a note or majority affected by the type of wood used on the neck/fretboard?

what does pic gotta do with my clarity about LP's weight? btw, my gibson LP is not with me now. resting at hometown.

you can just google around about LP's weight. im sure it's kinda heavy for me at least hehe

Hahahahah..... just joking man....

And normally, the heavier the wood, the better the sustain....... but there are so many variables (bridge, pickups, strings, neck) that it's hard to say that nowadays.

Normally, the wood of choice is Mahogany for heavy guitars.

yeah. i dont even know what's my SX wood is. but for sure this edwards is mahogany with ebony fretboard.

but for me, my SX is really worth it. lol