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Re: Effects Pedals well you pretty much can't play a V shaped guitar sitting down and Gibson guitars are pretty rubbish anyway in my opinion, hate the rounded edges on their V they just look goofy, having said that I don't own any V shaped guitars, my Dean ML is like a cross between a V and an explorer and my Razorback is similar but with points instead of the rounded edges

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well you pretty much can't play a V shaped guitar sitting down and Gibson guitars are pretty rubbish anyway in my opinion' date=' hate the rounded edges on their V they just look goofy, having said that I don't own any V shaped guitars, my Dean ML is like a cross between a V and an explorer and my Razorback is similar but with points instead of the rounded edges[/quote'] Can you post a pic of your axes? Thinking of selling the V and getting something else...
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I take it you're the guitar player for Nevertanezra? Which brand do you go for? I bought a replica/knock-off Gibson Flying V (just coz it was a V to be honest) and everyone says it's a bitch to play due to the shape! :roll:
Yes I am! I am the founder and lead guitarist of Nevertanezra. I play a Schecter Damien V and love it. The only things I hate about my guitar are it's a 6 string and it has a rosewood fret board. I wish it was either maple, ebony or graphite.
well you pretty much can't play a V shaped guitar sitting down and Gibson guitars are pretty rubbish anyway in my opinion' date=' hate the rounded edges on their V they just look goofy, having said that I don't own any V shaped guitars, my Dean ML is like a cross between a V and an explorer and my Razorback is similar but with points instead of the rounded edges[/quote'] I play my V sitting down all the time. People who can't are apparently retarded. :lol:
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Re: Effects Pedals I've heard a lot of complaints from people saying it keeps slipping when they sit down and play their V, actually when I bought my ML the guitar I wanted to buy was a Jackson King V but I didn't like the way it played so then they brought me an Ibanez and I didn't like that then I saw the Dean and knew before I even picked it up I was going to buy it

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NTNR- what's wrong with the 6-string (you wish it was 7)?
Yes I do. My life would be easier if I had one. We play in 'B' (B,E,A,D,F#,B) and I had to have my guitars set up for said baritone setting. A 7 strings is in 'B' standard. I could feasibly use a whammy bar again. :lol:
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Yes I do. My life would be easier if I had one. We play in 'B' (B,E,A,D,F#,B) and I had to have my guitars set up for said baritone setting. A 7 strings is in 'B' standard. I could feasibly use a whammy bar again. :lol:
Don't become one of those nu-metal 7-string wanna-be's- stick with the 6 string! :D But yeah for your style of music it would probably save a lot of hassle in the tuning department.
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So, you're calling King's X, Meshuggah, Dream Theater, Within Temptation & Paradise Lost "nu-metal"?
Nah mate, I just seem to remember a 7-string fixation during "the dark times" (ie the 90's) of heaps of nu-metal bands doing the 7-string/ no solos thing. If it suits the music (which I assume it does for doom) then it's all good.
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Re: Effects Pedals That is true. I was in high school during that era and it sucked horribly. Thankfully bands like Nevermore and the aforementioned showed the 7 string could be used for good, lol. King's X used them on their 94 album 'Dogman'. It's heavy but moody. They're a great band btw. If you ever want to hear something both original and accessible yet underground check them out.

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