ibanez or gibson?
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blahblah said:yes its me again with a very commonly asked question: which guitar to choose? i currently have an rg2120x with duncans thrown in and im thinking of selling it off to get a 2nd hand lp studio..the problem is i like the feel of ibanez but i dont really like the sound..i like the sound of the lp but i dont really like the feel especially the bloody neck stump..so how?
sell to me your RG2120x cheap cheaplah and you buy gibson :lol:
popeye said:blahblah said:yes its me again with a very commonly asked question: which guitar to choose? i currently have an rg2120x with duncans thrown in and im thinking of selling it off to get a 2nd hand lp studio..the problem is i like the feel of ibanez but i dont really like the sound..i like the sound of the lp but i dont really like the feel especially the bloody neck stump..so how?
sell to me your RG2120x cheap cheaplah and you buy gibson :lol:
1.4k i deal right away. :lol:
thor666
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u might want to do one of the following things first before parting with ur ibanez...
1) Adjust the pickup height. Some pickups are quite strong, and many people have tendencies to move it close to the strings to get high output. However placing it too close prevents the string from vibrating in an elliptical pattern. For me i had to adjust my Super Distortion near to about 4 or 5 mm away from the strings to get a good sound.
2) Change your pots to audio pots if you're using linear pots. I can't bear linear pots personally, though i can understand why some people prefer it. The dramatic jump in volume (u can hear 90% of the volume at 4, and then very slowly increasing in volume until 10) can be as irritating for you as it is to me, and it prevents u from dialling in volumes in between where the pickup can function optimally.
My personal preference here is using a volume at 6-7 for rhythm, and 10 for soloing; in between, sometimes i like to use volume 9-10 as the high output pickup doesn't start to overdrive the amp too much.
3) Change pickups. It would be a good time to trade your pickups for some other pickups and learn more about other pickups. At the end of the day, if u still find u hate the sound after changing many pickups, then it's time to let go of the guitar.
1) Adjust the pickup height. Some pickups are quite strong, and many people have tendencies to move it close to the strings to get high output. However placing it too close prevents the string from vibrating in an elliptical pattern. For me i had to adjust my Super Distortion near to about 4 or 5 mm away from the strings to get a good sound.
2) Change your pots to audio pots if you're using linear pots. I can't bear linear pots personally, though i can understand why some people prefer it. The dramatic jump in volume (u can hear 90% of the volume at 4, and then very slowly increasing in volume until 10) can be as irritating for you as it is to me, and it prevents u from dialling in volumes in between where the pickup can function optimally.
My personal preference here is using a volume at 6-7 for rhythm, and 10 for soloing; in between, sometimes i like to use volume 9-10 as the high output pickup doesn't start to overdrive the amp too much.
3) Change pickups. It would be a good time to trade your pickups for some other pickups and learn more about other pickups. At the end of the day, if u still find u hate the sound after changing many pickups, then it's time to let go of the guitar.
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17wil said:
good luck, i used to own that guitar 8)
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it's positive encouragement from me. the GAX-70 & GSZ120 are the only 2 Gio models i adore.
