Question for C1 Hellraiser owners

[KnifeVariable]

I finally have a chance to buy one (fixed bridge) but I'm curious if any of the guys who own it had any issues with intonation when tuned to B using big gauges (65+) given its 25.5" scale... I'm asking because the C7 has a 26.5" scale which should be more suitable for such low tunings, right?
Thanks, any feedback appreciated.

edit: just to make it clear, I'm currently using an LTD EC-400 (24.75") tuned to B with .068 gauges and anything above the 4th fret sounds beyond nightmarish!

 

[JeffTD]

I've not had a problem with my C-1 Stealth or C-1 Blackjack down in B with a 64 on the low string.

 

[Genius Gone Insane]

Hey knife did you see Hostel?

I am interested here as well, I'm looking into a C1.

 

[KnifeVariable]

Cool DSS3, that's what I was hoping to hear!

Haha I saw that movie, yes, but that was Slovakia, not Slovenia (you were going for this, right?)

 

[Genius Gone Insane]

Cool DSS3, that's what I was hoping to hear!

Haha I saw that movie, yes, but that was Slovakia, not Slovenia (you were going for this, right?)

HAHAA yes, my bad, lol shows how ignorant we can be out here, gotta love it...I actually really liked that movie, tho I'm not big on horror flicks

 

[Wolfeman]

Mine is tuned to B.... I use a .70 and the saddle has just enough adjustment to get it to tune perfect.

 

[Gnash]

Hostel rules! Can't wait for Hostel 2!:Smokedev: Schecters hold up great in B. I've never gotten inntonation decent on ANY 6 string guiatar tuned to B.

 

[KnifeVariable]

Thanks guys, I'm going to pick it up by the end of the week!

 

[KnifeVariable]

Got it today, wonderful guitar in so many aspects, words fails me... BUT(!!!!) the .068 gauges are too thick to fit in the nut! How did you guys amend this? The stock strings (I'm guessing .052) barely fit in. Any suggestions?

 

[Gnash]

Be careful! If you don't have a luthier on hand, you could do like me. I just take the string that you want to use and use it as a saw in the groove. Hey, it works!

 

[JeffTD]

The stock strings are 10-46.

I usually take a small bit of sand paper, and run it through to make the groove bigger. Then, wrap a finer grit around the string itself, and widen it that way.

 

[xtranscendedx]

I see you got the guitar already. Do you tune to drop b or b standard?

 

[KnifeVariable]

That's what I was considering doing Gnash. I did sandpaper the nut on my LTD though and it was a disaster because of this infamous family trait know as "surgeon hands" - my hands shake very very much, any fine work I attempt end up in tears

B standard, why do you ask?

 

[Wolfeman]

Gnash thats kinda funny because I do the same thing sometimes. I actually have the proper files to do it, but its so much easier to just use the string.