This PRS Opeth is doing my head in!! Argh...
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Varg
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Re: This PRS Opeth is doing my head in!! Argh...
In Chile it's $15 for a new nut installed by a tech?
In Chile it's $15 for a new nut installed by a tech?
Maynardo
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Re: This PRS Opeth is doing my head in!! Argh...
a bone nut, yes... graph tech it's more expensive
a bone nut, yes... graph tech it's more expensive
Maynardo
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Re: This PRS Opeth is doing my head in!! Argh...
It take's them like 30 minutes tops, the bones they get em for free at any slaugher house, they just have to boil it and theyre good to go. sometimes they'll even throw the bone nut for free if they did something big to your ax, maybe refretting or something, Luthiers HATE plastic nuts. It's pretty much the cheapest job they do.
I usually get em from the same luthier that made my main ax ( check profile and avatar) when I change string gauges
It take's them like 30 minutes tops, the bones they get em for free at any slaugher house, they just have to boil it and theyre good to go. sometimes they'll even throw the bone nut for free if they did something big to your ax, maybe refretting or something, Luthiers HATE plastic nuts. It's pretty much the cheapest job they do.
I usually get em from the same luthier that made my main ax ( check profile and avatar) when I change string gauges
Diego
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Re: This PRS Opeth is doing my head in!! Argh...
Yes it is.
A full setup, including a new nut, and a refret, should go for around $100, maybe a bit more nowadays.
Yes it is.
A full setup, including a new nut, and a refret, should go for around $100, maybe a bit more nowadays.
Maynardo
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Re: This PRS Opeth is doing my head in!! Argh...
Rihe Lutheria... esta en la posicion habitual de bridge en la foto se ve cuatica, pq en si es rara una strato de 24 espacios, eso hizo correr el puente.
Es la raja la tarra wn, cuerpo de marupa, brazo de arce, trastes jumbo de acero inoxidable, OFR con big brass block y custom 8. En términos de sonido una tarra de luthier se viola a una de fabrica, en Goya tmb hacen guitarras increiblemente ricas. En terminaciones una de fabrica es mas "perfecta".
Rihe Lutheria... esta en la posicion habitual de bridge en la foto se ve cuatica, pq en si es rara una strato de 24 espacios, eso hizo correr el puente.
Es la raja la tarra wn, cuerpo de marupa, brazo de arce, trastes jumbo de acero inoxidable, OFR con big brass block y custom 8. En términos de sonido una tarra de luthier se viola a una de fabrica, en Goya tmb hacen guitarras increiblemente ricas. En terminaciones una de fabrica es mas "perfecta".
Pierre
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Re: This PRS Opeth is doing my head in!! Argh...
Meh I got tired of it. My friend was pretty happy with what I did even though I felt horrible I couldn't do more.
1) shaved off about 3mm off the top of the nut to better expose the nut slots
2) widened the slots for the new strings (12-54s)
3) polished the whole thing (nut files, then 1,000, 1,200, 1,500, 2,000 grit sandpaper and finally steel wool). The nut is VERY soft and a string rubbing on it will ruin your polishing job...
4) wired two new pickups (DiMarzio Liquifire and Crunchlab... not bad)
5) tried to do a decent setup but the nut is way too high. This guitar badly needs a pro nut. She sounds sweet as can be too, just needs that one little piece of bone...
6) the usual fretboard/guitar cleaning, steel wool polishing of the frets and board, blablabla
Good learning experience and a few construction issues with this guitar. A pro setup and especially nut and she can be killer though.
Meh I got tired of it. My friend was pretty happy with what I did even though I felt horrible I couldn't do more.
1) shaved off about 3mm off the top of the nut to better expose the nut slots
2) widened the slots for the new strings (12-54s)
3) polished the whole thing (nut files, then 1,000, 1,200, 1,500, 2,000 grit sandpaper and finally steel wool). The nut is VERY soft and a string rubbing on it will ruin your polishing job...
4) wired two new pickups (DiMarzio Liquifire and Crunchlab... not bad)
5) tried to do a decent setup but the nut is way too high. This guitar badly needs a pro nut. She sounds sweet as can be too, just needs that one little piece of bone...
6) the usual fretboard/guitar cleaning, steel wool polishing of the frets and board, blablabla
Good learning experience and a few construction issues with this guitar. A pro setup and especially nut and she can be killer though.
