Tech Talk
Fret buzz problem...
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I have a LTD FX-260sm. Lately I've been getting buzz on the first fret on all the strings. Other frets are fine. I checked if the second fret is not popping out or anything. The neck doesn't look like it needs to be adjust...
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Hard to Choose (pickups)
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I onw a LTD Mh-100 and I really love it, perfect for my style and for my twice broken wrist (martial arts incident) but I understand that the pickups are not the best (actually it's the only thing that I don't like in the...
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KH2 pots - are they logarithmics or linear?
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hi i write here too as it is a tech matter...
are volume and tone pots installed on the KH2 logarithmics or linear?
then which brands are they?? i read a T logo...
thanx...
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Replacing My Fretboard.. Bad Idea?
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I want to replace the rosewood fretboard on my Edwards Explorer with an ebony one. I know it will cost a handfull. Is it a bad idea? It will also let me change the inlays, and the frets. The guitar has been painted already...
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Painting a guitar question
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Im painting my p.o.s. Ibanez Gio and I was wondering if I could just use paint thinner at first to get the majority of the paint off then sand, the question is, would the paint thinner do anything bad to the wood or should I...
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ESP Kamikaze (1987 model) - Locking nut help please.
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Hi guys
Hi guys, new to the site...some great reading to be done here (lots of catching up to do and guitar porn to feast my eye's upon;)).
But for now, I need your help if you can. I've two old Kamikaze's from 87 and...
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tuneing low causes bad buzz
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i have played ibanez guitars for the better part of my life. here recently i decided to join the ESP family, so i got a ESP/LTD VIPER 401FM. with my ibanez's, i am able to tune standard or drop C tune. and i have no problem...
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why ESP do not use Reverse Pots on left handed guitars?
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Hi! why ESP don't use Reverse Logarithmic Potentiometers - Anti Log pots - lefty pots on left handed guitars?
even on my left-handed ESP Custom Shop KH2 neck thru i have right-handed pots wired as lefty.
as many of you...
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Neck Finish Question
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I have owned ESPs since 1991. I am currently looking to buy my 5th and like the LTD Horizon 1000 series. My problem is I dont like painted necks and cant afford to custom order, and the only way the 1000s come is set or neck...
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Baritone or normal scale ?
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What is the difference between playing in B tuning on a standard 25,5 inch scale or on an extended 27 inch scale ?
I'm asking because they didn't invent baritone guitars just for fun, but I don't know the reasons. What is...
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New Nut On My Esp Ltd F-400
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Hey people!
I really have no idèa what to do now. The nut on my guitar is worn (broken more/less). I need to get a new one, to replace the broken one. How do I do this? Where can I order? Where do I fix? What to do !...
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Pick up selector's shot
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My pick up selector on my KH-202 was acting up during rehearsal so I opened up the back and jiggled it around I got my power drill and unscrewed the 2 screw's and looked further into it the plate that hold's the little ball...
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New ESP can't stop buzzing
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It's been a while since I've been on here. But I just bought an ESP Eclipse II (amber burst) last Friday, The store offered a free setup with new guitar purchase, so I took them up on that. Went picked the guitar up, got home...
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String Tension
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So this may be an exceedingly simple question, but none of the answers on the first few pages when I searched really helped me...
I have an Eclipse II and an RG350. The string tension on the RG is much tighter than that of...
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Question about clearcoat
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The M1000 Deluxe I'm looking into getting has, according to the seller, "a few clearcoat spots" on the neck. What exactly is he talking about? How would this affect the guitar? I'm not really sure what else to ask, as I'm not...
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