NGD & NPD - another7-string

[Antag]

Snagged this really nice Ibanez RG1527 for a killer price a few weeks ago.  I've been really enjoying the one I bought from Kieran on this forum last month so I decided that this time, 7-strings were in my arsenal to stay & that I'd better get a spare one :)  This one is absolutely pristine, with the Royal Blue finish which is gorgeous - far better than any pics I've seen or my photographic skills can capture.

Anyway, after a bit of debate, I took it to Feline for the BKP treatment.
In the neck, my favourite VHII
In the bridge: AFTERMATH!! :twisted: - mega, mega thanks for Tim for winding me this & Jonathan for persuading him to :)

Best of all, we figured out how to get all positions of the Ibanez 5-way to work properly (I really wanted the neck parallel option in #4) - the answer is to get the magnets reversed on the neck pickup.



It's awesome.  I'm thrilled to bits. Between this & the HD-loaded black one, I can do all the low tuned metal brutality I need.  Very happy Antag :)

[Keven]

Horray. another extended range convert :D looking nice.  used or new?

[Nadz1lla]

Nice buy dude, and great Pup choice! Clips next eh?   

[Stevepage]

You are not helping my 7 string GAS  :lol:

[FELINEGUITARS]

Yes - we finally got the RG 1527 wiring licked
We'd seen it often before and it requires a magnet flip in the neck pickup, but it was always a hassle getting all the combinations right.
Ibanez's own wiring diags didn't help much as it's not a direct translation to Bkp colour codes

[Roobubba]

Fantastic, looking forward to clips of this. I've been toying with the idea of attempting to persuade Tim to wind me an Aftermath for my baritone. :)

[bucketshred]

I'm not a fan of 7's but what is this talk of an Aftermath?!

Paddy

[Roobubba]

Clips clips clips! :D

[Antag]

I'm not a fan of 7's but what is this talk of an Aftermath?!

Read here or search for posts by MDV containing the word Aftermath :)

I will, one day, do some clips - most likely an Aftermath 7 v HD7 shootout.

But before I do, I need to look at the Blue/Aftermath guitar's setup.  I asked Feline to tune it to Eb/Bb but when I got it back it felt a bit looser & harder to keep in tune than the Black/Diver one.  Then I played them side by side & realised that the Black/Diver one is tuned to E/B.  I'm such a moron :roll:  So tonight I will tune it up to E/B so both guitars are in the same tuning with the same string gauge.  B is low enough for me & the black/diver one feels so good in that tuning.

[Eric]

Sevens can be addictive. I love em. Glad to see another convert.