Author Topic: Help With Some G.A.S and Guitar Advices (Read 6950 times)

WITH FULL DISTORTION · « **on:** March 29, 2007, 04:54:11 AM »

Hails Guys

i´m having the most serious Gas attack i ever had

and i just can´t get rid of it,PLus.. i want tomake the right CHoice now.. but i have some doubts about some technical details about some guitars.

i recently played that korean Washburn dimebag darrell signature.

i fund out that the bridge is a little bit backwards in comparison to a Strat,ro my charvel. kinda similar to a Gibson Sg Bridge(i hated that bridge. totally Unconfortable).

the scale is short, and the neck really FEELS WEIRD.

i also played a Jackson JDR CONCEPT. although i liked the neck,it´s kinda THICK,pretty different frommy charvelfusiuon deluxe;.it´s the guitar i´ll take as a comparison

other than that.. that jackson has the same problem i found on my ibanez s prestige 1220 and my rg 570. the bridge is way too forward.and and i can´t play it proper.

What´s wrong with me!?!? or should i say,whats wrong with the guitars!?

these guitars i mentioned, the ibanezes and the jackson, i think they have that larger scale, not sure if it´s a 25´75 or a 25´5.

but when i Blastpicking(tremolo/speed picking.commonly used in Black/death metal) palm mutted mainly, it gets too much noise.. cause my chops are a little bit MACHO MAN, and i tend topush teh pick against the strings .. and with these kinds of bridges, in this position i mentioned,it enphasises the Picking Noise against the strings,and then it gets Muddy

i´m really starting to get sad... . cause i would liek to have a guitar that i could detune to C and B, but i don´t want to have that problem with my chops when palm mutting black/death metalpicking.

so, any advices or solutions would be welcome.

my charvel fusion deluxe.. it´s pretty confortable ... and my fender Was .. but they are kinda short scale... if i´m not mistaken.. so,i´m affraid that there isn´t a way to do a long sclae guitar,without project the bridge forward... and that willsmash my dreams.

or theres a way to do that? maybe projecting the NECK more Inside the guitar body,so the bridge will be more backwards.. and then.. it wil be in the point i want and i´m used to play with it that way!?

am i writting somene fromanother planet? i´m affraid my english isn´t clear.

cause i´m thinking to much on my native language.. and when translated, it can be a big mess for you to understand

Hails,

JP

q:(

noodleplugerine · « **Reply #1 on:** March 29, 2007, 07:44:28 AM »

Fenders and Charvels are as long scale as you can get before going baritone.

Try the ESP Stephen Carpenter models, they're a favourite for alot of metal bands that play in C/B standard although they are 7 string, and one of them is baritone.

Other than that look at a bunch of baritone guitars or 7 strings if you wanna play in lower tunings, I'd look at the Schecter Hellraiser 7 which I've heard is amazing.

Oli · « **Reply #2 on:** March 29, 2007, 07:45:15 AM »

It's alright, you're English is fine :)

Where abouts do you position your guitar with your strap- if you have it too low, you might be picking 'down' the strings more than across them; try raising the guitar up slightly, and see if that helps at all?

WITH FULL DISTORTION · « **Reply #3 on:** March 29, 2007, 12:27:17 PM »

I´m already playing with it almost in my NECK. ahahahahahaha
Ahhhhhhh i forgot to say that i don´t liek 7 strings
:(
Unfortunately
thanks for the replies guys

gingataff · « **Reply #4 on:** March 29, 2007, 04:33:54 PM »

Your Charvel has a 24.75" Gibson style scale but your fender should be 25.5", the same as the Ibanez and Jackson but of course with a different bridge. Maybe the springs don't pull hard enough? The Schaller springs in your Charvel are probably better than in the other guitars you mentioned. Also were they tuned down? Maybe the string gauge was too light?

noodleplugerine · « **Reply #5 on:** March 29, 2007, 04:37:56 PM »

I thought Charvell super strats had the same scale necks as Jacksons?

I guess I was wrong.

WITH FULL DISTORTION · « **Reply #6 on:** March 29, 2007, 05:19:56 PM »

My charvel Fusion Deluxe has that 24,75 scale.Right.
but the jackson i mentioned doesn´t have the same scale.
my charvel is using D standard tuning,BUT WITH 013
its not a spring issue on the ibanez rg, and the ibanez s(i just traded today. came from the post office today)has a shorter scale,compared to the ibanez rg.
but the nut of the S is wider than teh charvel one. and the same of the Rg i guess.
So,a luthier friend of mine said that, the more the neck is out of the body,the more forward the bridge position will be
so,if theres a way to do a 27' scale and put the neck kinda more inside the body itself, i´ll find my perfect Guitar
that Gibson les paulbridge position, and fender stratocaster bridge positions just do it for me
Q:p
JP

the_bleeding · « **Reply #7 on:** March 29, 2007, 09:31:44 PM »

try a gibs explorer or a jackson warrior... they have pretty sweet bridge placement. They dont have normal scales, BUT string tension can be fixed by getting fatter strings.

Also, try carved top guitars... i have a problem playing flattop's like strats and ibanez's and shite because the bridge placement hurts my shoulder, but carved tops fixed it for me.

sambo · « **Reply #8 on:** March 29, 2007, 09:35:39 PM »

Quote from: WITH FULL DISTORTION

My charvel Fusion Deluxe has that 24,75 scale.Right.
but the jackson i mentioned doesn´t have the same scale.
my charvel is using D standard tuning,BUT WITH 013
its not a spring issue on the ibanez rg, and the ibanez s(i just traded today. came from the post office today)has a shorter scale,compared to the ibanez rg.
but the nut of the S is wider than teh charvel one. and the same of the Rg i guess.
So,a luthier friend of mine said that, the more the neck is out of the body,the more forward the bridge position will be
so,if theres a way to do a 27' scale and put the neck kinda more inside the body itself, i´ll find my perfect Guitar
that Gibson les paulbridge position, and fender stratocaster bridge positions just do it for me
Q:p
JP

dude it sounds like you know EXACTLY what you want from a guitar...

why not go custom?

noodleplugerine · « **Reply #9 on:** March 29, 2007, 09:43:42 PM »

Prolly cos Luthiers in Brazil are hard to find.

sambo · « **Reply #10 on:** March 29, 2007, 09:47:58 PM »

^very true

BloodMountain · « **Reply #11 on:** March 29, 2007, 09:49:50 PM »

Quote from: noodleplugerine

Prolly cos Luthiers in Brazil are hard to find.

and probably because he wants a guitar soon.....

sambo · « **Reply #12 on:** March 29, 2007, 09:51:44 PM »

also probably very true... lol..

but still... it seems to make sense that if you know exactly what you want even down to bridge placement blah blah.... then custom would be a great choice... and whilst luthiers may well be rare there im sure there are luthiers...

also- finding EXACTLY what he wants in a production-line guitar may take lots of time and money any way, with hassle of going through loads before he settles on one...

BloodMountain · « **Reply #13 on:** March 29, 2007, 09:56:09 PM »

Quote from: sambo

also probably very true... lol..

but still... it seems to make sense that if you know exactly what you want even down to bridge placement blah blah.... then custom would be a great choice... and whilst luthiers may well be rare there im sure there are luthiers...

also- finding EXACTLY what he wants in a production-line guitar may take lots of time and money any way, with hassle of going through loads before he settles on one...

also very true...... well said.... although with the forum's help then he may find the guitar quicker :D

sambo · « **Reply #14 on:** March 29, 2007, 09:57:44 PM »

again- very true!!!

we're good at this...

:lol:

we have quickly and efficiently managed to outline the pros and cons of the two methods of acquiring this new guitar he is seeking...

im proud... :)