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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: dheim on March 29, 2011, 03:40:27 PM

Title: NGD (more or less...) - Ibanez RGR08 + Painkiller UPDATED w/clips!
Post by: dheim on March 29, 2011, 03:40:27 PM
this is not exactly new (you may have already seen it in the gallery), but this is how it was meant to be... out the SD blackout and.... here is the Painkiller!
of course i had to replace the volume pot (original was 25k) with a push pull to split the coils... clips and more comments will follow!

scroll down for audio clips!
Title: Re: NGD (more or less...) - Ibanez RGR08 + Painkiller
Post by: Andrew W on March 29, 2011, 03:54:36 PM
That looks great. Simple and clearly means business. Very nice indeed.
Title: Re: NGD (more or less...) - Ibanez RGR08 + Painkiller
Post by: dheim on March 29, 2011, 04:20:51 PM
i forgot to say... it's tuned in B, and this is the stuff the PK excels in... i never understood if that's what people call djenty, but i love the metallic and bouncing sound that low strings make when released! ;)

the axe itself is a single pickup RG 321, so a cheap but effective thing, with one of the worst hardtail bridges i've ever played with, a damn cool look and a killswitch that i'll probably never use (but i couldn't resist some crazy train attempts when i first played it! :))

ah, one last thing. the PK sounds killer when split! i'll post some clip sooner or later...
Title: Re: NGD (more or less...) - Ibanez RGR08 + Painkiller
Post by: FernandoDuarte on March 29, 2011, 04:29:18 PM
Really mean! I like it!
Title: Re: NGD (more or less...) - Ibanez RGR08 + Painkiller
Post by: Telerocker on March 29, 2011, 11:59:07 PM
It's like looking at an old Porsche 911. Simple lines, no frills, but from every angle a beauty.
Title: Re: NGD (more or less...) - Ibanez RGR08 + Painkiller
Post by: agentOrAnGe on March 30, 2011, 02:43:00 AM
If you don't mind Where did you find the guitar and how much did it cost? Looks fatastic by the way!!
Title: Re: NGD (more or less...) - Ibanez RGR08 + Painkiller
Post by: gwEm on March 30, 2011, 05:13:46 PM
thats very 'you' dheim. congratulations!
Title: Re: NGD (more or less...) - Ibanez RGR08 + Painkiller
Post by: Jonny on March 30, 2011, 05:29:06 PM
It's mahogany, isn't it?
Title: Re: NGD (more or less...) - Ibanez RGR08 + Painkiller
Post by: dheim on March 30, 2011, 07:15:34 PM
Quote from: agentOrAnGe on March 30, 2011, 02:43:00 AM
If you don't mind Where did you find the guitar and how much did it cost? Looks fatastic by the way!!

i found it in an online shop in italy (i didn't bother to try it because it's basically an RGR321 and i know it very well)... i think i paid it around 310 €, a really good value!
Title: Re: NGD (more or less...) - Ibanez RGR08 + Painkiller
Post by: dheim on March 30, 2011, 07:16:15 PM
Quote from: gwEm on March 30, 2011, 05:13:46 PM
thats very 'you' dheim. congratulations!

eheheh... i agree! ;)
Title: Re: NGD (more or less...) - Ibanez RGR08 + Painkiller
Post by: dheim on March 30, 2011, 07:17:13 PM
Quote from: Jonny on March 30, 2011, 05:29:06 PM
It's mahogany, isn't it?

nope.
"unfortunately" that's simply basswood. it sounds nice, anyway!
Title: Re: NGD (more or less...) - Ibanez RGR08 + Painkiller
Post by: Telerocker on March 30, 2011, 08:20:21 PM
There's nothing wrong with good basswood. My Jem FP77 was basswood and sounded stellar. Lots of Music Mans have basswoodbodies too and there are by no means cheapo's. Sorry, for the sidestep in the thread.
Title: Re: NGD (more or less...) - Ibanez RGR08 + Painkiller
Post by: Jonny on March 30, 2011, 09:33:06 PM
Quote from: dheim on March 30, 2011, 07:17:13 PM
Quote from: Jonny on March 30, 2011, 05:29:06 PM
It's mahogany, isn't it?

nope.
"unfortunately" that's simply basswood. it sounds nice, anyway!
Mine didn't sound that great in Drop B with a Painkiller. And by mine, I mean my basswood RG, lol
Title: Re: NGD (more or less...) - Ibanez RGR08 + Painkiller
Post by: roland_rat on March 30, 2011, 10:00:24 PM
Congrats looks a nice axer enjoy :o
Title: Re: NGD (more or less...) - Ibanez RGR08 + Painkiller
Post by: dheim on March 30, 2011, 11:33:36 PM
Quote from: Telerocker on March 30, 2011, 08:20:21 PM
There's nothing wrong with good basswood. My Jem FP77 was basswood and sounded stellar. Lots of Music Mans have basswoodbodies too and there are by no means cheapo's. Sorry, for the sidestep in the thread.

well, i was a bit skeptical about basswood, but now i'm really appreciating its acoustic qualities with ceramic pickups... alnico sounds too soft, in my opinion.
anyway your jem was surely a better guitar than my cheap RGs, but i like their tone nonetheless!
Title: Re: NGD (more or less...) - Ibanez RGR08 + Painkiller
Post by: dheim on March 30, 2011, 11:39:42 PM
Quote from: Jonny on March 30, 2011, 09:33:06 PM
Quote from: dheim on March 30, 2011, 07:17:13 PM
Quote from: Jonny on March 30, 2011, 05:29:06 PM
It's mahogany, isn't it?

nope.
"unfortunately" that's simply basswood. it sounds nice, anyway!
Mine didn't sound that great in Drop B with a Painkiller. And by mine, I mean my basswood RG, lol

i don't know... i had a bridge painkiller in two mahogany guitars, and wasn't happy with either... my Ibz S had an unpleasant hi-mid spike and my LTD EC1000 sounded muffled (non entirely bad, but not what i expected). both guitars are reborn (the EC1000 slays!) with a ceramic nailbomb in place of the PK. here the PK sound more or less exactly like it should... middy as hell, but balanced and powerful. and very, very aggressive!
Title: Re: NGD (more or less...) - Ibanez RGR08 + Painkiller
Post by: Jonny on March 31, 2011, 12:31:49 AM
I want clips, man, clips!
Title: Re: NGD (more or less...) - Ibanez RGR08 + Painkiller
Post by: JacksonRR on March 31, 2011, 02:15:25 AM
That's sexy, dude. One pickup guitars are always appealing to me.
Title: Re: NGD (more or less...) - Ibanez RGR08 + Painkiller UPDATED w/clips!
Post by: dheim on April 02, 2011, 04:46:59 PM
a couple of very simple test clips i just recorded...

1) high gain clip
2) the same with lead lines
3) clean humbucker
4) clean splitted