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metale

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NGD Dean Hardtail Standard
« on: November 15, 2015, 10:16:24 AM »
I was browsing the local classifieds and spoted this Dean for cheap-ish.

- Mahogany neck and body
- Set neck, grover tuners
- Push-pull splits on the tone controls
- 24,75 scale

I have it as the tech now, having it fitted with this set of Aftermaths:



I will be used in drop C with 54s and already have black gibson speed knobs to replace the very heavy and too flashy stock ones.

The push-pull are to be changed to series/parallel wiring for each humbucker.

If I don't get along with the bridge Aftermath, will put the neck one on the bridge position and the Mississippi Queen I have laying around on the neck.

Cheers and sorry for the grainy phone pics



With my Epi:
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Re: NGD Dean Hardtail Standard
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2015, 12:38:56 PM »
Good catch. The pickups on these are a weak point, so an upgrade will be rewarding.
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Re: NGD Dean Hardtail Standard
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2015, 07:15:28 PM »
Nice :grin:
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Re: NGD Dean Hardtail Standard
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2015, 07:24:05 PM »
A good buy I think.
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metale

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Re: NGD Dean Hardtail Standard
« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2015, 08:00:56 PM »
Thanks guys.

The guitar fells very solid. It's the heaviest guitar I've owned (previous was an ash telecaster), the neck is massive and feels like a PRS to hold.

I'm having second thoughts about the bridge Aftermath though. I'm not a technical player at all. I like KSE rythms and riffs, for instance, and feel that something like a Miracle Man would suite me way better. So as stated I may go for plan B, sell the bridge pickup and have the neck one installed on the bridge and the Mississippi Queen on the neck.
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Re: NGD Dean Hardtail Standard
« Reply #5 on: November 15, 2015, 08:54:24 PM »
Nice. Deans are very often good value to money to begin with. Congrats on picking one up at a nice price.

If it is middy, which IŽd assume, the AM might indeed not work that well. The MM then could work better. And it does KSE very well.
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Re: NGD Dean Hardtail Standard
« Reply #6 on: November 28, 2015, 12:02:58 AM »
So.... Got the guitar back from the tech. Plan C, as I sold the Aftermath set to another guitarist 3.900km away .

The guitar now has a Mississippi Queen neck and a bridge Abraxas. I'm ansious to try it tomorrow!
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Re: NGD Dean Hardtail Standard
« Reply #7 on: November 28, 2015, 11:46:15 AM »
Quote from: metale on November 28, 2015, 12:02:58 AM
So.... Got the guitar back from the tech. Plan C, as I sold the Aftermath set to another guitarist 3.900km away .

The guitar now has a Mississippi Queen neck and a bridge Abraxas. I'm ansious to try it tomorrow!

That combo should be quite versatile. Hope you dig it.
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metale

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Re: NGD Dean Hardtail Standard
« Reply #8 on: November 28, 2015, 12:36:14 PM »
Pics online on the pics thread  :cool:
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Re: NGD Dean Hardtail Standard
« Reply #9 on: November 29, 2015, 09:21:32 AM »
Well. I under-estimated how well the MQ would do on Drop C. It is really good! Not a hint of muddiness, I can see myself forgeting the toggle switch on the neck position from time to time, even on high-gain rythm.

The Abraxas also did very well. I switched from my other newly modded guitar (metal strat) to it and first I was completly underwelmed... until I noticed that for some reason the tone knob was all the way down on the guitar! Doh  :rolleyes:

I don't know if its the thick, tight strings or what, but both pickups are performing very well! They were going to be kind of a temporary solution until I got a metal orientated set (was thinking Miracle Man), but not so sure anymore.

Also, their caracter matches each other VERY well (the MQ marries the Abraxes a lot better than with the Black Dog) and the Abraxas is alot more quiet than the humbucker on the strat (a touch lower output though).
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