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Re: What is in the post? welcome to GWA: gear whores anonymo

Wed Nov 29, 2017 6:13 pm

9 to 80?! Omfg... killer shit! Awesome.

I managed to keep calm till 11.59 pm on black Friday. Damnit

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Re: What is in the post? welcome to GWA: gear whores anonymo

Wed Nov 29, 2017 6:27 pm

rfurtkamp wrote:.......Robot Overlords.....


Decorative gourd season is officially over, motherfuqqers. 'tis the season to sing praises to our Robot Overlords. Did I say Overlords? I meant Protectors.

Re: What is in the post? welcome to GWA: gear whores anonymo

Wed Nov 29, 2017 7:33 pm

a boring thing to buy, but got roland ev-5 today.

Re: What is in the post? welcome to GWA: gear whores anonymo

Wed Nov 29, 2017 8:49 pm

Jesus Was a Robot wrote:Hate the auto tuning system Gibson uses. I've always found it to be quirky and off. Maybe it's improved over the years though. I always though it was really gimmicky.


I dodged iteration one. The G Force/current unbranded ones are dead fine providing you use strings within the specified range. And I do, so...

I wasn't sure I'd keep them on my first 2016 LP HP, but love that guitar enough that I got another '16 before they went away (and the HP Studios are done anyway, thanks to the massive trimming of the line).

Re: What is in the post? welcome to GWA: gear whores anonymo

Thu Nov 30, 2017 6:23 am

And I am now perplexed. I wasn't expecting them for weeks, because..well, Tronical is a German company.

Their "free shipping" is overnight.

I just got notice from FedEx - here tomorrow.

I ran the quote for overnighting a package of that weight from Hamburg....and it was $12 less than the order.

Re: What is in the post? welcome to GWA: gear whores anonymo

Fri Dec 01, 2017 7:57 am

rfurtkamp wrote:And I am now perplexed. I wasn't expecting them for weeks, because..well, Tronical is a German company.

Their "free shipping" is overnight.

I just got notice from FedEx - here tomorrow.

I ran the quote for overnighting a package of that weight from Hamburg....and it was $12 less than the order.


Never underestimate the amazing deals companies who ship a lot of goods have.

Although that does still seem quite absurd.

Re: What is in the post? welcome to GWA: gear whores anonymo

Fri Dec 01, 2017 10:11 am

hbombgraphics wrote:
BetterOffShred wrote:I'm certainly not bashing it or anyone who would like to employ it's uses, but it's definitely not for me. I just got a guitar with sperzel locking tuners on it Nd I'm a big fan of that. It stays in tune pretty dang good considering it's 9 to 80.


9 to 80 on like an 8 string?

Yes. It's the only guitar I have currently with them, but they are really nice. I'm a big fan. I have a '97 PRS with the wing style lockers, but they aren't quite as good, they have a flat spot on the turning part of the post, and the winged collar has a notch cut out of it you slide the string in, and it turns and locks the string in the flat spot. They work OK.

molokaio wrote:9 to 80?! Omfg... killer shit! Awesome.

Can't tell if I'm being mocked... but yes 9-80 is nice on the 8 string, the low E is nice and full and makes my practice amp flub out pretty good. I dont Djent or anything, I just like the extended range.

Re: What is in the post? welcome to GWA: gear whores anonymo

Fri Dec 01, 2017 7:16 pm

I don't think there was any mocking intended. Maybe unaware of 8 string in use?

Re: What is in the post? welcome to GWA: gear whores anonymo

Fri Dec 01, 2017 7:36 pm

codetocontra wrote:I don't think there was any mocking intended. Maybe unaware of 8 string in use?

For sure :joy: I don't care if I am mocked either ;) 8-strings are kind of douchey I'll admit it. I see a bunch of failures trying to play Meshugga on them at guitar center every time I go ..

It is fun though :thumb:

Re: What is in the post? welcome to GWA: gear whores anonymo

Fri Dec 01, 2017 7:38 pm

Extended range is cool if it is used right. Every time I try a 6 string baritone I sound like Korn because I am not doing it right.

Re: What is in the post? welcome to GWA: gear whores anonymo

Fri Dec 01, 2017 7:48 pm

codetocontra wrote:Extended range is cool if it is used right. Every time I try a 6 string baritone I sound like Korn because I am not doing it right.

Or are you doing it right???

Re: What is in the post? welcome to GWA: gear whores anonymo

Fri Dec 01, 2017 7:51 pm

I sound nothing like Isis (the band :facepalm:)

Re: What is in the post? welcome to GWA: gear whores anonymo

Fri Dec 01, 2017 9:03 pm

I think a lot of people have a tendency to default to 2 string chugging when they play an ERG. So essentially the 8-string becomes a 2 string.

Re: What is in the post? welcome to GWA: gear whores anonymo

Sat Dec 02, 2017 9:52 pm

Couldn't resist drastically reduced DOD Gunslinger and Bifet Boost closeout prices and caved. $77.94 later, and both will be headed my way Monday.

Re: What is in the post? welcome to GWA: gear whores anonymo

Sat Dec 02, 2017 9:56 pm

BetterOffShred wrote:I think a lot of people have a tendency to default to 2 string chugging when they play an ERG. So essentially the 8-string becomes a 2 string.

Every time I think about 8 strings and djent dudes I get this urge to put a metalz type pickup in the bridge position of one of my ibanez 6 string basses...
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