Phantasmagoria
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Just wondering what the third small square plate at the back near the input jack is for?
Anyone know what the third back access cavity here is for (Battery?..Preamp?)
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Jack access since you can see it meets the control cavity at a right angle. Is it using a deep panel Jack?
Phantasmagoria
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Not sure what a deep panel jack is? (Barrel?)
Why gouge out wood just for jack access that you can access normally/the usual way anyway?
This is the front (pretty sweet) ...it's got EMG's. Looks like the new Retroactives. But no battery panel at the back?
Why gouge out wood just for jack access that you can access normally/the usual way anyway?
This is the front (pretty sweet) ...it's got EMG's. Looks like the new Retroactives. But no battery panel at the back?
Phantasmagoria
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They're usually pretty easy to replace/rewire. I mean, just pull them out a bit and do what you need to. There's usually enough extra wire for that. Besides where would the battery and preamp for the EMG's go, unless they stuffed everything in the main control panel. Be bit of a tight fit for an HsH. Unless Emg makes open-coil passives that look like those? Have'nt seen any though.
Phantasmagoria
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Yeah, that's what I was thinking though they usually have one of those plastic battery compartments with the lid for that.
Usually not a big fan of the dragon-burst type finishes but this one has a really nice grain under it.
I also think they have the battery in the output-jack cavity.
Pickup-rings/bezels make me feel cozy and safe, like Linus with his blanket.
It's always easy to swap pickups with rings and you need not any idea of how strong the magnet is or how close they will need to be to the strings.
Direct-mount does look slick and is not really a problem or anything, but given the choice I'll always take ring-mount if there's a good chance of swapping in the future.
I also think they have the battery in the output-jack cavity.
Pickup-rings/bezels make me feel cozy and safe, like Linus with his blanket.
It's always easy to swap pickups with rings and you need not any idea of how strong the magnet is or how close they will need to be to the strings.
Direct-mount does look slick and is not really a problem or anything, but given the choice I'll always take ring-mount if there's a good chance of swapping in the future.
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Chris Pile
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^^^^ DING! DING! DING! ^^^^
Phantasmagoria
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Thanks for clearing that up (kinda). Maybe it's got a battery in there too? Yeah it's a really sweet finish I saw it at a store the other day & it's been kinda playing on my mind since :lmao:
It's a Cort (I like Cort's and have 3 already) that was only briefly made in 2017. Originally had EMGHz's in it but then they upgraded those to EMG's (Maybe that's why they don't have a dedicated battery compartment?)
They discontinued these guitar's soon after they introduced the newer (similarly priced/spec'd) X300 series that come stock with a set of EMG Hot 70 Retroactives. Anyways, I might head back & give it a closer look & perhaps a bit of a test run at the store....see what comes of that. Funnily enough I actually went there to check out a Cort in the first place (a G290FAT) but they did'nt have any in stock.
It's a Cort (I like Cort's and have 3 already) that was only briefly made in 2017. Originally had EMGHz's in it but then they upgraded those to EMG's (Maybe that's why they don't have a dedicated battery compartment?)
They discontinued these guitar's soon after they introduced the newer (similarly priced/spec'd) X300 series that come stock with a set of EMG Hot 70 Retroactives. Anyways, I might head back & give it a closer look & perhaps a bit of a test run at the store....see what comes of that. Funnily enough I actually went there to check out a Cort in the first place (a G290FAT) but they did'nt have any in stock.
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The X300's are'nt too bad either ..saw them at the store that day too.
They have one of those dedicated battery compartments though (and the same EMG's)
It's just that that Dragon burst is pretty well done ..& kind of unusual, especially on a superstrat
They have one of those dedicated battery compartments though (and the same EMG's)
It's just that that Dragon burst is pretty well done ..& kind of unusual, especially on a superstrat
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Obsessive Compulsive
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It's for the input jack. My RGA32 has one just like that. Aren't those passives and need no battery?
The X300's are'nt too bad either ..saw them at the store that day too.
They have one of those dedicated battery compartments though (and the same EMG's)
It's just that that Dragon burst is pretty well done ..& kind of unusual, especially on a superstrat
Cort: "why not when we make the 'real' ibanezes too"
Phantasmagoria
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hhha.....and the real Schecter's, Squire's, Ltd's, Sterling's, Dean's etc..etc..
They're great playing guitars & tremendous bang for the buck. If you're buying new, nothing else comes close in $500-700 range especially. And they've been edging up higher with the x500's/700's/Duality's/G Custom's etc...
They're great playing guitars & tremendous bang for the buck. If you're buying new, nothing else comes close in $500-700 range especially. And they've been edging up higher with the x500's/700's/Duality's/G Custom's etc...
Phantasmagoria
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No idea what they are ..but they're EMG's not EMGHz's. I saw that myself. They look identical to the Retroactives (actives..ie they have an external preamp) that were in the X300 which was hanging just next to it. Either way, I don't really care..
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