Eclipse I PL pickup ring
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Hey all, I'm about to acquire the Eclipse PL in black satin w/ chrome hardware, and wondered the manufacturer of the pickup rings? I might need to replace at least the bridge pickup ring due to noticeable wear. I suspect they...
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Guitar Set-up Guide
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I need some help setting up my guitars. Seem to know the methods but fail (or too scared) to implement. Most of my guitars have high action and get out of tune easily.
I have the tools, I even bought a book (Dan Erlewine's)...
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viper 100 fm vs 300 fm?
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well im definitely a novice but i guess i play what i play much in the way i paint what i paint. Abstract, deep heavy chords, lots of delay, trails, reverb , overdrive etc. Im never gonna be an all out guitarist, guitar for...
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MH-1000 Restoration Project Help
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I'm picking up a MH-1000 used for cheap because the previous owner didn't maintain it very well and am going to do a full hardware strip and replace, minus the frets and pickups.
Which bridge, nut and tuners (pref locking)...
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which tuners interchange with stockers?
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will the grovers fit perfectly on a non-reversed M headstock?...
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H-307 pickup replacement?
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I'm just wondering what my options are for replacing the pickups without routing. Anyone have experience with this guitar and fitting aftermarket pickups into it?
I'll post a pic after it's cleaned up.
Thanks....
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Whats your favorite single coil pickup for the slanted neck position on ESPs & LTDs?
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I'm going around a bit in circles trying to figure out what would be the best option.
I have two mavericks (mv-200 and mv-300). The mv-200 has a SD JB in the bridge and it sounds exactly how I want it to.
The duncan...
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White MH-1000 still available?
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I'm pretty sure these are discontinued, but does anyone know where I can get a brand new white MH-1000 with a floyd in Canada or northern US? I've seen a few youtube videos lately of people showing off their "new" white...
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help tuning down, string gauge up
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So i have a Horizon with Floyd Rose that i want to tune down from E standard to Db-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb, but go up a gauge in strings from the standard 9-42 to 10-46 - what is the best way to go about this, just change the strings...
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doing something different
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i'm going to get an M-50 and put 3 chrome seth lover humbuckers in it with a 5 way blade switch.
1. i prefer the vintage tremolo now that i know how to make it stay in tune.
2. 22 frets allow me to fit 3 full humbuckers.
3....
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Hope I am not breaking the rules...
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Where can one sell a ESP guitar other than fleabay?
Thanks......
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New Guy Hear- Long Time ESP Standard Series fan about to pull the trigger
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Hey guys, I recently joined and thought I would stop by and say hello, got a question or two for you all.
I am about to pull the trigger on a couple of ESPs- M-II w/EMGs and M-II Maple w/Duncans. My question is where would...
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SC607B - Reviews, experiences, etc.
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I'm planning on ordering an SC607B Stephen Carpenter guitar (in black) within the next few months so I have been doing lots of reading up on it to see what people say. I've been DYING to get this guitar for years now because...
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ESP LTD GL-256 George Lynch Guitar Question
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Hi. Does anyone know how the pickup routing is done on the ESP LTD GL-256? For example, if the pick guard was removed, would there be one large cavity in the guitar body for all three pickups, or does each pickup have it's...
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LTD EC-1000T Vs. Edwards LP125ALS
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I recently purchased two guitars.
The first being a black EC-1000T full thickness with no cutouts and 22 frets. I play mostly Zeppelin and blues so the plan was to swap the stock EMG's for a hot Gibson Burstbucker Pro...
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LTD EC 1000: SD Alnico vs. SD JB/'59
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Hi everyone!
I'm about to buy a brand new LTD EC 1000, but I have this doubt:
the finish I'd like to get is Goldtop, but it has Alnico humbuckers. For what I want to play (rock/hard rock/a bit of not too heavy Metal),...
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Thoughts on the old EC-300's and EC-400's
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The beveled, flat top models. How well do they compare to the modern day EC-401's? I feel I may be beating a dead horse, but I'm trying to decide between one of the two. The EC-401 is the better looking one (Especially with...
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Help me to buy kirk hammett signature
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when I was 12 I fell in love with metallica.
now I want to buy my third guitar
so what do you recommend to me.
esp kh-3 spider
esp kh-2 vintage
esp kh-2 se greenburst
ltd kh-2 se greenburst
all second hand
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Esp Stonewashed tele
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This is my tele. It has faded since it was bought around 1989. It was purple when purchased and is still the same colour under the scratchplate. This is the guitar that i judge all other guitars by....
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EC-1000T Switching Volume/Tone Pots
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I am changing my EC-1000T over from EMG's to passive humbuckers. I need to replace the pots. I was thinking of switching from 2 volume pots/1 tone pot to 1 volume pot/2tone pots. I think that's the way it should come from the...
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Changing speakers in a 2x12!
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Hey guys, I am about to get a 2x12 cab. It is mono/stereo switchable using the input jack(s). The speakers are wired to each input jack and the jacks are connected to some sort of green circuit board. I assume that the...
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Question about Ohms...
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I have a KUSTOM GROOVE 1200HD which puts out:
1200 Watts @ 2 Ohms
800 Watts @ 4 Ohms
500 Watts @ 8 Ohms
My cabinet is a KUSTOM GROOVE G410H which can handle:
1000 Watts power handling
8 Ohms Impedance
Now I...
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New user & new questions
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Hi to everyone, i'm new of this forum, i'm from italy and i love esp. Now i Have a kelly hayes custom which is a fantastic guitar. I am also going to buy a 30th anniversary eclipse, The one with The dragons on bottom part of...
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Touring Bass Rig
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This is the bass rig I use during shows. I still have 4 rack spaces available so send your ideas my way:
Kustom Groove 1200HD
DBX 215s Dual EQ
Behringer BTR2000 Rack Tuner
Furman PL-PLUS Power Conditioner and Light...
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so what exactly is the ESP LTD connection?
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I only ask because I see online people saying, "Don't think of ESP/LTD like Gibson to Epiphone or Fender to Squier, it's it's own thing."
But no one really explains what that actually means?
Is ESP not the parent company...
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Distressed EC 256's by LTD
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Hey everyone, first post.
I recently discovered the LTD distressed series and seem to have contracted a bad case of gas over the EC 256 goldtop. I've never owned an LTD before but I've been playing over 20 years. I usually...
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Digitech rp500 vs Line 6 HD300?
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Hey everyone, new member here.
I'm ordering my EC-1000 soon and still not too sure what effects pedal i should get.
Watched several reviews on both and still not sure if the HD amp models on the HD300 would be better than...
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Can effect pedals short the amp fuses?
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Last week, both the slow blo fuses went on my amp. So I replaced them... twice. Each time.. it lasted about 1 minute before it fried them.
90 minutes ago, I brought the amp to my techs place. Dismantled it, all tubes...
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