NGD x1/NPD x4... I'll just put my flame suit on now...

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Y'all are gonna hate ALL of this I am sure! LOL!

I did that Diamond Amps F4 vid from NAMM and gotta be honest, not only did I really like the amp BUT I really liked the Renegade guitar I played in the vid. Been eyeing this guitar and the Black/Red one for a minute now. Technically they are most everything I DON'T like in a guitar. EMG's, Thin Body and SG style. Damn if I don't really dig this though. I only had enough time to haul it home, unbox it and give it a look over. Made at WMI as far as I know and not too dissimilar to other guitars I have played from there. Fret ends/dressing are excellent, Grover tuners, EMG's, RW board, no glue seepage around the inlays and from a FEEL aspect it plays excellent out of the box (action needs lowered a bit) and no cosmetic issues to speak of. It also is bigger than an SG in overall body size although it is like an Ibanez S in construction (but set neck). Neck feels similar to my G&L/Balaguer necks in terms of shape.

Nit picky... the top green stripe comes a LITTLE farther over the edge of the guitar by the top horn than the others. This is me trying to find something to complain about.
I'll plug it in tonight and give it a good rogering.

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Then I also got some things from Fortin. Have a few pedalboards I am working on for different applications. One will be specifically for the Gemini. I really don't use any effects with it so the Hydra MIDI controller is for that. Also got the Fuzz, Spliff and Roach.

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Out of curiosity, do you find it challenging to hit the top row of switches on the Hydra w/out hitting the bottom row?
 
fearhk213":lvwsscb6 said:
Out of curiosity, do you find it challenging to hit the top row of switches on the Hydra w/out hitting the bottom row?
No and I was a little worried about it after it was mentioned in the other thread. That was the first thing I tried actually! Lol. Was also wearing som ugly ass blocky square toed shoes so shouldn’t be an issue. Being that they’re staggered probably helps. I’ve actually hit the wrong button on the top row of the Helix a few times so nothing’s infallible I suppose.

I’ll have some vids on it soon.
 
Nice guitar! I like the look of the slightly larger body. I would love to see a side/back shot of it a la the ibby S kind of contouring. I don't get along with ibby S models though. Still, badass guitar!
 
Sometimes, when a guitar plays so good, looks just go out the window.
 
Holy Hell. Finally got to plug it in and damn it sounds great. Got some vid of it with the Bottle Tocket I’m uploading.
 
JerEvil":2dymxoyj said:
fearhk213":2dymxoyj said:
Out of curiosity, do you find it challenging to hit the top row of switches on the Hydra w/out hitting the bottom row?
No and I was a little worried about it after it was mentioned in the other thread. That was the first thing I tried actually! Lol. Was also wearing som ugly ass blocky square toed shoes so shouldn’t be an issue. Being that they’re staggered probably helps. I’ve actually hit the wrong button on the top row of the Helix a few times so nothing’s infallible I suppose.

I’ll have some vids on it soon.
Good to hear!
 
LunatiBSW":2kzfyt3d said:
Nice dude!
I was thinkin if getting the splif myself
Cool man! I will start getting the pedalboards together this weekend for sure. Can’t wait to try controlling the Gemini with the Hydra.
 
JerEvil":2fyty0hw said:
fearhk213":2fyty0hw said:
Out of curiosity, do you find it challenging to hit the top row of switches on the Hydra w/out hitting the bottom row?
No and I was a little worried about it after it was mentioned in the other thread. That was the first thing I tried actually! Lol. Was also wearing som ugly ass blocky square toed shoes so shouldn’t be an issue. Being that they’re staggered probably helps. I’ve actually hit the wrong button on the top row of the Helix a few times so nothing’s infallible I suppose.

I’ll have some vids on it soon.

Barefoot Button top row?!
 
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