Happy Jackson NGD to me...

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NowYou'rePlayingWithPower said:
Wait a minute?! How are you a Djent Scientist if this is your first ERG? :ROFLMAO:
Either way, welcome to the new world!
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I was cheating. Ive been playing my 6 string in drop D, and using a Digitech Drop pedal to take it down to drop B. Which I do really like, as have worked on my the with that setup, and gotten it to sound damn good.
But I knew it was way past time to get a 7 and learn the ways of the Djent Djedi with a 7 string.
:rock:
 
Unacceptablenorm said:
I was cheating. Ive been playing my 6 string in drop D, and using a Digitech Drop pedal to take it down to drop B. Which I do really like, as have worked on my the with that setup, and gotten it to sound damn good.
But I knew it was way past time to get a 7 and learn the ways of the Djent Djedi with a 7 string.
:rock:
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Godspeed!
 
One step closer. The Sentry was waiting for me when I got home.
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denialist said:
Nice, I get it. I actually tune to Bb which is right on the border of keeping intonation, tension, etc. 26.5 scale would help.
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I'm putting new strings on it today. NYXL 10-59 7 string set. With the 26.5" scale, I'm hoping it works for drop A tuning, which is what I will be using this beast for (AEADGBE). It came with 9-52 strings stock, but the 52 a little too floppy when I dropped it to A. Fingers crossed. From internet research it should work well on tis guitar without much work needed, maybe a slight turn of the truss rod and of some intonation adjustment.
 
Unacceptablenorm said:
I'm putting new strings on it today. NYXL 10-59 7 string set. With the 26.5" scale, I'm hoping it works for drop A tuning, which is what I will be using this beast for (AEADGBE). It came with 9-52 strings stock, but the 52 a little too floppy when I dropped it to A. Fingers crossed. From internet research it should work well on tis guitar without much work needed, maybe a slight turn of the truss rod and of some intonation adjustment.
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Yeah, you'll probably need to intonate and adjust truss. Check this resource out: https://rodrigocfd.github.io/string-tension-calc/

It's really helpful for getting the right gauge. That set should be be good, maybe a little tight for my taste, but the low A looks a little floppy, if I plugged in all this right.

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Unacceptablenorm said:
I'm putting new strings on it today. NYXL 10-59 7 string set. With the 26.5" scale, I'm hoping it works for drop A tuning, which is what I will be using this beast for (AEADGBE). It came with 9-52 strings stock, but the 52 a little too floppy when I dropped it to A. Fingers crossed. From internet research it should work well on tis guitar without much work needed, maybe a slight turn of the truss rod and of some intonation adjustment.
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I have this 8 string set lying around with slightly different gauges. I’ll send em your way if you ever want to try them out

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denialist said:
You can get NYXL singles at strings by mail if you need to adjust. Shipping stays the same if you order a few singles which brings overall cost down.
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Where do you find singles?
In the future id like to use that string tension cachlator and create a custom balanced tension set that suits my needs after I figure out what exactly my tastes are.
I admit that I'm still in the begining stages and don't know exacty what I want.
 
Unacceptablenorm said:
Where do you find singles?
In the future id like to use that string tension cachlator and create a custom balanced tension set that suits my needs after I figure out what exactly my tastes are.
I admit that I'm still in the begining stages and don't know exacty what I want.
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Stringjoy has the option to make your own set. https://stringjoy.com/guitarstrings...ings/custom-7-string-electric-guitar-strings/
I use them and NYXLs mostly for my ERGs. Strings and beyond also sells individual strings.
 
*UPDATE*

So this guitar is getting returned to guitar center.

Not because there is anything wrong with it, it's a fine guitar for $200, in fact it's better than it should be for the price, way way better.





It's going back because I just learned last night that:









My wife is getting me a PRS SE Mark Holcomb SVN................
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:giggle: :rock:???
 
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311splawndude said:
Congrats :cheers:


Edit: Wait. OK, fun read but congrats on the PRS instead :LOL:
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Thanks man.
I can't even begin to express how stoked I am. I have to wait till Christmas to get to play it. She's ordering it on Wednesday.
It's a thank you gift for the last 2 1/2 years of me being there for her while she fought breast cancer. I'm pretty much speechless, this came out of the blue.
 
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