NGD MH1000FR any thoughts on emg swap

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    I just picked up a I believe 2008 ltd mh1000fr in trans black original floyd rose. I have 2 mh1000nt in green already ( i gig with one and the other is new in case) so i knew i would like this guitar. My question is, I normally run emg 85 in the bridge and 81 in the neck like my jd600 but this guitar already sounds so full and heavy I thought maybe I would leave the 81 and get a 60 for the neck. Has anyone tried this or should i just swap it only takes a few minutes to swap but I thought maybe someone had one of these and tried a 60. Also does anyone know how to tell the year on this ive heard its the first letter mine is an R thanks guys
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    cecilbag
    cecilbag wrote

    first pics

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      cecilbag
      cecilbag wrote

      pics of two together

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        blistered earth
        blistered earth wrote

        id suggest putting the 85 in the bridge and putting a 60 in the neck

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          cecilbag
          cecilbag wrote

          thats what I'm leaning towards, thanks

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            DragonMF
            DragonMF wrote

            Sweet, congrats!
            Yea, try 85 (B) and 60 (N) combo.

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              jonta
              jonta wrote

              For clean chorus sound, I prefer the 81 in neck. For other clean, 60 or 85.

              Your FR is not original, it's the korean serie 1000. The last original came with the 06 model, I think

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                cecilbag
                cecilbag wrote

                Are you sure on the floyd? I've got several originals and this looks exactly like them. My catalogs say 09 and up have 1000 series and I'm not sure what year this is when it came into my buddies shop we just knew he had owned it at least 2 1/2 years. If you know thanks for the heads up but I really dont know how to tell but I'll take the floyd off right now and see if I can find any made in germany markings, thanks

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                  Spoonylove
                  Spoonylove wrote

                  The last original came with the 06 model, I think
                  I don't think so. I think they switched over to the Specials as recently as 09 or even 2010. I think his is an OFR.

                  Nice guitar, dude!!

                  EDIT:
                  Thanks to Way Back Machine, this is right from the 2008 ESP Web Site.

                  MH-1000 w/EMGs

                  Set-Thru
                  25.5” Scale
                  Mahogany Body
                  Quilted Maple Top
                  Maple Neck
                  Rosewood Fingerboard
                  Locking Nut
                  42mm Neck Width
                  Thin U Neck Contour
                  24 XJ Frets
                  Black Nickel Hardware
                  Grover Tuners
                  Floyd Rose Bridge
                  EMG 81 (B) / 85 (N) Active p.u.
                  Finish: STBLK, STB

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                    cecilbag
                    cecilbag wrote

                    I took it off and it's definately an original floyd made in germany by schaller. I had the 08 catalog also and as far as I can tell even some 09s have an original but nothing newer those are all 1000 series. Thanks guys

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                      jonta
                      jonta wrote

                      Ok, ok, I'll surrender. Actually you can see the made in germany stamp if you take off the back cover plate, you don't have to take off the FR.

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